Zain's Pioneering Sustainability And DEI
The company was presented with the Leadership in Sustainability Award 2023 and the Championship Award in Women Empowerment 2023 at the annual Global Good Governance Awards held in Dubai. The awards celebrate individuals, governments, public and private sector institutions, and NGOs that exhibit governance and sustainability as their strategic priorities.
Zain Receives Global Awards for Sustainability
Zain is among the most active organisations in the region when it comes to delivering meaningful connectivity through its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. The company plays a crucial role in empowering the markets in which it operates to reap the benefits of digital transformation for the benefit of the communities it serves and beyond.
The recognition of these prestigious awards is a testament to how much Zain believes in its purpose and how relentless the company is in driving systemic change and providing meaningful connectivity to the communities it serves.
Recently, Zain joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact initiative, a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practises. Annually, the company publishes its sustainability report, which details the progress and strategic efforts undertaken across Zain’s footprint as it continues to execute on its five-year, 2025 Corporate Sustainability
Zain has cemented the four pillars of its sustainability strategy through a comprehensive engagement process with various stakeholders. Within the Women Empowerment (WE) gender initiatives under Zain’s DEI activities, the company has been working on narrowing the gender divide in leadership roles at the company. Zain firmly believes that the talent, creativity, and passion women bring to their roles are undeniable and believes developing a WE programme to initiate and measure actual progress achieved in this respect over time will reap benefits for the organisation as a whole.
Notably, Zain is focusing on addressing headcount gaps in technical and revenue-generating divisions through the development of women from STEM backgrounds.