While delivering the keynote address at the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan announced the formation of the Arab Sustainability Leadership Group (ASLG), the first of its kind from the region to commit to sustainability and reporting. Queen Rania also appealed to the audience of over one thousand global business leaders to make Arab youth part of their social equity agenda.
The ASLG will encourage businesses to balance profit with environmental protection, and equal opportunity.
The network, which currently brings together 16 leaders of business, government, NGOs and civil society, “will be the region’s voice on the global stage, ensuring the Arab world not only catches up, but keeps pace with the front runners in field [of sustainability],” announced Queen Rania.
Her Majesty highlighted many issues that need attention in the region as she encouraged the attendees to “put the boys and girls and young people of my region at the top of your boardroom agendas because a world where so many youth are hungering for opportunity is not a sustainable world”.
“For companies that want to remain competitive, [sustainability reports] are crucial,” said the Queen.
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