Responsible Competitiveness
First Place: Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (MARAFIQ)
Winning Justification:
- MARAFIQ Company added Saudization as a primary principle in the strategy of private businesses.
- 78% of MARAFIQ human resources are Saudi citizens.
- MARAFIQ Company has adopted a number of social awareness building programs, including the campaign for preserving the resources of the "Three heroes" targeting children.
- It constantly calls for the preservation of resources in various occasions in the Kingdom.
- MARAFIQ launched the "MARAFIQ Sustainability Award" to honor and encourage sustainable practices in the energy and water sectors, and promote environmental, social and economic development.
- MARAFIQ Company has once again showed strong performance in this field by continuing to run its supplier registration program.
- MARAFIQ focuses on dealing with suppliers with high quality responsible environmental practices