SearchCOMMUNITIES
Through our CSR initiatives, we foster a culture of community giving and volunteerism to create value for society.
- Customer Centricity
- Innovation and Sustainability Solutions
- Product Stewardship
- Our Manufacturing Assets
- Digitalization
- Cybersecurity
- Environment, Health, Safety, and Security
- Climate Change and Resource Efficiency
- Supply Chain
- Procurement
- Raw Materials
- Our People
- Toward Saudi Vision 2030: Driving Local Content
- Communities
- Ethics, Compliance, and Human Rights
SABIC is a truly global business, and our people live and work in and around our sites across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Through our corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, we actively engage with our local communities and foster a corporate culture of community giving and volunteerism to create value for society.
Our process to identify opportunities and develop CSR initiatives is informed by pressing global megatrends, including impacts from climate change, trends in urbanization and consumerism, and advances in economics and technology.
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| SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION | SABIC’s business activities are at the intersection of new materials and technologies, making us uniquely positioned to foster innovation and quality education and create career pathways for youth in STEM fields. Our primary engagement model is through partnerships with charities, NGOs, schools, communities, and other stakeholders for a collaborative approach. | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | Participating in cleanup activities provides opportunities for SABIC employees to collectively engage in positive environmental action, and are a good example of how our CSR activities complement the sustainability concepts inherent in our core business. Addressing climate change and plastic pollution requires both coordinated international and inter/intra industry efforts and grassroots-level engagement. | |
| HEALTH AND WELLNESS | We promote a holistic concept of wellbeing through our Global Health Initiative and Global Social Initiative, tacitly recognizing that health and wellness require both social and medical interventions | |
| WATER AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE | Water and sustainable agriculture are increasingly vital to communities due to their collective impact on our daily lives, from ending hunger to achieving food security and improving nutrition. At SABIC, we support farmers by sharing ideas and experiences on effective farming practices, crop productivity, quality, and variety. |
OUR CSR IMPACT IN 2023
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121
global CSR programs
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3,600+
SABIC volunteers
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12.78Mn.
US$ invested in CSR programs
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338,000
people reached in 27 countries
SELECTED INITIATIVES IN 2023
THEY SEE, THEY LEARN
Many children do not have the means to identify vision-related challenges due to a lack of awareness and financial support. This can lead to dropouts from schools and sometimes to child labor to support families. The eye care program “They See, They Learn” targets students in India’s government schools through eye-check camps. SABIC helped distribute free spectacles to children in need and directed them to partner eye hospitals should further treatment be required. The program reached over 100,000 student beneficiaries.
THE MADAC EDUCATION ACADEMY
The MADAC Education Academy in Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia, is a world-class educational complex that seeks to use the best educational theories and practices to provide a curriculum with an equal emphasis on education and cultural values. The center, a SAR 20 Mn. initiative funded by SABIC and inaugurated in December 2023, specializes in providing an investigative education for children and young people, encouraging them to understand the historical, cultural, and scientific aspects of civilization and to develop intellectual skills in science and culture.
SABIC NANSHA’S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
SABIC organized a series of events at its Nansha plant in Guangzhou, China. The events, held under the theme “Thrive Towards a More Sustainable Tomorrow Together”, were aimed at strengthening our relationships with the local community and raising awareness about the importance of sustainability. Students, teachers, and representatives from the local environment bureau were invited to visit the plant as part of our 2023 Open-To-Public Day. Additionally, our employee volunteers conducted a “Lights of Our Future” themed workshop on sustainability at a Nansha middle school focusing on topics such as climate change, renewable energy, and waste management.
SABIC volunteers participate in a beach cleanup in Indonesia
Disclaimer: This abridged interactive version of the SABIC Integrated Annual Report 2023 is based on the original PDF report published on this website. In case of any discrepancy, the original PDF report will prevail.