National CSR Fund approves new frameworks to enhance corporate social responsibility in UAE

MAJRA – National CSR Fund – held its second Policies and Strategies Committee meeting for 2025 to explore ways to advance the UAE’s sustainable development goals through enhanced cross-sector collaboration and the rollout of new tools and frameworks to drive national impact.

The meeting was Chaired by Mubarak Al Nakhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, and Head of the Policies and Strategies Committee, and attended by Hanan Ahli, Managing Director of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, and the Deputy of the Policies and Strategies Committee; Bedour Saeed Al Raqbani, Board Member of American University of Sharjah; Abdulaziz Al Jaziri, Deputy CEO of Dubai Future Foundation and Sarah Shaw, CEO of Majra – National CSR Fund.

The meeting reviewed key ongoing initiatives and approved several tools designed to streamline sustainable project qualification and verification processes. It also placed a major emphasis on increasing private sector engagement in the fund’s initiatives, validating project assessment mechanisms, and introducing new initiatives such as the Impact Index. It also addressed the ‘Transformational Projects Framework’, which is being developed by the Emirati committees for social responsibility and sustainability, chaired by the chambers of commerce and industry in each emirate. The strategy formulated as a part of the Impact Retreat held in November 2024 was also reviewed, and strategic initiatives aligning with the UAE’s vision to enhance social sustainability, were launched.