Dubai Chamber's CRB highlights importance of responsible business practices in tourism sector

Tourism in Dubai is emerging as a strategic sector contributing towards economic stability and employment while at the same time it has the potential to be a major contributor to sustainable development in the country. The tourism sector can have major environmental, social and economic impacts and affect the culture and well-being of the population.

This half-a-day seminar will bring together prominent industry experts to share their views, experiences and best practices and will also explore issues and solutions to achieving environmental, social and economic sustainability in tourism. This is a new concept in the UAE and needs to be adopted to generate material income and employment in the tourism sector with no negative impact on the natural environment and local culture.

This seminar will give participating companies and other stakeholders the opportunity to learn and explore Tourism-related issues and solutions and will focus on building the business case for responsible business practices while also providing broad guidelines for implementation of CSR practices within companies. It will provide ample opportunity for companies to network, learn and share experiences.

Attended by speakers from DTCM, Jumeirah Group, JW Marriott and Dubai Shopping Festival, the seminar will not only bring views and initiatives from the government on promoting and encouraging sustainable practices, but
also best practice examples and experiences from local and international companies.

CSR is increasingly recognized as an imperative for business success; therefore, CRB offers a variety of educational, professional training and consulting services that are designed to build individual companies' capacity to implement broad CSR programmes including business ethics, sustainability reporting and corporate governance. CRB's work fosters a favourable business environment that values transparency, accountability and the rule of law.

This seminar has been designed for directors and managers from industries interested in implementing Corporate Social Responsibility and economic sustainability of tourism in their companies.