Oil and Gas

Biography

Biography: Mohamed Kirat

Abstract

In the last few years the state of Qatar, as well as various national and international corporations and firms, paid a great attention to corporate social responsibility (CSR) to face a score of challenges namely sustainable development, globalization, governance, corporate sector impact, communications, finance, ethics among others. Through in depth interviews and the analysis of companies' websites and annual CSR reports this study looked at the perceptions and practices of CSR in Qatar. Findings of the study suggest that Qatar oil and gas companies engage in corporate social responsibility activities focusing on health, sports, education and environment, while neglecting other important areas such as human rights, labor rights, work conditions, anti-bribery and anti-corruption measures, accountability, transparency and performance reporting. They allocate minimum budgets and resources, they perform no research and assessments before or after they engage in CSR activities. CSR should be enforced by law, through regulations and international standards in order to improve its performance and to meet local and international challenges. With barely a decade of practice and experience, CSR in Qatar oil and gas industry is developing fast and has to move to the next step where the focus should be given to developing policies and strategies through scientific and systematic inquiry and research.