National Commercial Bank, National Petrochemical Industrial Co. and Marafiq lead the way as Saudi businesses continue to find new ways to compete more responsibly

The National Commercial Bank, National Petrochemical Industrial Company and Marafiq were named as the three winners of the 2010 King Khalid Responsible Competitiveness Awards at the Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh today (24th January 2010). The Awards recognize outstanding achievement in integrating social and environmental goals into business performance. Award winners are shortlisted from the Saudi Responsible Competitiveness Index, a detailed annual benchmark by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), the King Khalid Foundation and the global research institute AccountAbility.

80 companies, with an estimated combined turnover of US$73bn, participated in the 2010 Saudi Responsible Competitiveness Index, making it the premier responsible business initiative in the Kingdom and indeed in the Arab World. We would like to thank all participants for making the second year of this has been successful. To learn more, please contact saudirci@accountability21.net