This document summarizes corporate social responsibility (CSR) trends and developments in Saudi Arabia. Some key findings include: - The top 3 areas critical for sustainable development in Saudi Arabia are youth, education, and employment. - The majority of CSR professionals agree that sustainability initiatives drive more customers to organizations and improve business performance. - Saudi organizations are actively engaged in CSR, with most having integrated CSR strategies and CEO involvement. - Common CSR focuses in Saudi Arabia include education, small and medium enterprise development, and engaging local communities. - CSR experts in Saudi Arabia will discuss these trends at the upcoming CSR Saudi Arabia Summit in November 2014.

1. CSR in Saudi Arabia:
Trends & Developments
CSR IN SAUDI ARABIA - THE FACTS!
TOP 3 AREAS CRITICAL FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPEMENT
46%
Youth
CSR IMPACT ON CLIENTS
89%
agree that sustainability led
organisations drive more
customers
CSR IMPACT ON BUSINESSES
COMPANIES
CEOʻS INVOLVEMENT IN CSR
75% of CSR professionals
improved bottom line
73% of CSR professionals
improved overall business performance
and operation
CSR IMPACT ON ENGAGEMENT
87%
Education
49%
Employment
78%
Saudi organisations are actively engaged in CSR
66%
have integrated CSR strategies
74% attract and engage
their clients through CSR
89% of CSR professionals agree
that sustainability performance
is very important for corporate
success
CSR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY
55%
of companies Social ROI
40%
of companies
54%
of companies
52%
of companies
staff turnover
28%
not involved
72%
involved
“CSR is
commonly seen
as corporate
philanthropy” -
70% agree
53% of CSR professionals
find building a business case for CSR
initiatives a challenge
70% improved stakeholder engagement
75% engages with their employees
47% find collaborating and engaging
with NGOs a challenge
Education & Saudisation
are what companies are
focusing on to deliver
long-term benefits Education & SME
development are the latest
CSR trends within Saudi
organisations
60%
of organisations
foster innovation
through CSR
S audi o n re g io n a l C SR
40% of Saudi CSR
professionals believe
regional organisations
are actively adopting
CSR into their
businesses, while
38% disagree
75% of organisations have an improved impact
on local community development
CSR IN 2014 VS 2013
operating outcomes
organizational performance
CSR and sustainability experts across the Kingdom will be discussing these trends and
more at CSR Saudi Arabia Summit - 24-26 November 2014
SAUDI ARABIA 2014
For more information, visit www.csrsummitsaudi.com
Source: Results are from a survey done with 170+ organisations and professionals in Saudi Arabia