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As a company, we are part of society and we fulfill our social and environmental responsibility in our spheres of influence. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has long been part of our strategy. It stands for the implementation of sustainability at the corporate level. CSR includes the monitoring and limitation of risks and aims to promote existing business areas and create new ones. We focus our efforts through donations and volunteerism because businesses can use ethical decision making to secure their businesses by making decisions that allow for government agencies to minimize their involvement with the corporation.

We are committed to the implementation of responsible care as broadly as possible. The network continues to expand to new regions, countries and companies, safety and environmental information and employing an increasingly rigorous system of checklists, performance indicators and verification procedures.

Meeting the challenge of sustainability requires that we effectively address and engage on all these issues while delivering on our primary responsibility to society — finding and providing the reliable supplies of energy needed for progress and development.

At SZ&W Group we’re committed to promoting business, social and economic progress in everywhere in which we operate. We believe that by thinking strategically about the societal investments we make today, we’ll make sure there’s a business context where we can thrive tomorrow. The big challenge for executives is how to develop an approach that can truly deliver on these lofty ambitions. However, some innovative companies have managed to overcome this hurdle, with smart partnering emerging as one way to create value for both the business and society simultaneously.
SZ&W Foundation
As one of the world's leading business knowledge provider and event organizer, we believe we have a responsibility to not just provide excellent products and services, but to invest in the communities where our money can make a measureable impact.

In 2013, we launched the SZ&W Foundation to increase the focus and depth of our work with local and international communities and to find new ways of using the skills of our people to help support charitable work. We have created a powerful narrative that supports the work our staff do and also gives us the perfect platform to reach out to our clients and audiences. In 2014, we expanded the Foundation to SZ&W's Africa and MENA operations.

The Foundation is managed by a dedicated committee of staff from across the business, with executive oversight and strategic input and wide-ranging participation from teams working in every area of the company. We look to actively partner with charities that share our vision and where we feel our support can make a difference. We look to make long term commitments and to build genuine partnerships with the charities the committee and wider staff select.

These partnerships are regularly reviewed but we do not work on a short-term 'Charity of the Year' basis.
  • Our mission statement

    The SZ&W Foundation partners with local and international charities that aim to improve the education and career opportunities among disadvantaged people, raising significant funds for those charities through SZ&W's portfolio of client events. The Foundation also seeks to provide a framework through which staff can volunteer a small amount of their time to contribute their skills and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.

  • Donate to the SZ&W'S foundation and its partner charities

    You can donate online to the Foundation or any of its partner charities. If you want your donation to be directed to one of the charities please add the charity name – or an invoice number if it is in relation to a pledge at an event – and we will ensure it reaches them. You can do this using the email options that appear towards the end of the donation process.