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HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), praised RTA’s achievement of obtaining the Dubai Chamber Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Label, rendering it the first government entity to win this accolade.
“The RTA is always keen to introduce new initiatives to reinforce its social responsibility and support all initiatives and programs of the Dubai Government in various scientific, social, humanitarian and economic fields. Realizing these objectives is part of RTA’s continuous efforts to enhance its CSR and profile besides achieving people’s happiness. Achieving this Label culminates RTA’s efforts at the local level, highlighted by the scores of CSR initiatives such as ‘Read More’, which benefited more than half a million people, and the ‘Charity Bus’ initiative which serves 3,000 meals to public transport users in Ramadan,” said Al Tayer.
Al Tayer made these remarks when accepting the Dubai Chamber CSR Label Certificate from Yousef Al Rida, CEO of Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector. Ms. Moaza Al Marri, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communication, as well as members of RTA’s Corporate Identity and CSR Section, attended the event.
“The RTA has lived up to its commitment to the community to roll out a series of initiatives & activities tailored to the serve community members. Such efforts are compatible with RTA’s strategic drive to serve the interests of clients, employees, stakeholders, community and the environment. The aim of this drive is to achieve sustainable development, render Dubai a better place to live, work & visit, and diffuse the social responsibility culture.
“The RTA also makes every efforts to maintain the sustainability of assets & resources and realize environmental, societal and educational sustainability. It seeks to move up with plans catering to community development as a means of achieving sustainable development and fostering social responsibility culture at the workplace. The entire process reflects the Dubai Government’s drive and fulfills its aspirations in this regard,” added Al Tayer.
Commenting on the event, Yousef Al Rida said, “The RTA has mapped out a strategy to carry out its duties towards all spectrums of the community, including students, special needs, elderly, etc. As a major government entity that fully understands its CSR, the RTA takes part in local community events in view of the importance of humanitarian activities. The Dubai Chamber CSR Label Team visited a number of RTA departments to review their humanitarian and charitable achievements, which resulted in winning the CSR Label. The RTA is moving on the right track to enhance its role in this regard through plans and strategies tailored to the needs and aspirations of the community.”
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