Mission:

“Raising Awareness, Building Commitment & Promoting Multi-Stakeholder Engagement for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practices”

ECRC’s mission is to empower businesses to develop sustainable business models, in addition to improving the national capacity to design, apply and monitor sustainable CSR policies.

• Raise awareness for Sustainability Knowledge and Culture
• Capacity building, Training and Information sharing
• International Practices within a local context
• Professional Expertise in Sustainability and CSR international standards
• Policy Advocacy and regulatory recommendations

• Business Development Advisory services and capacity building (Training) to the private sector
• Developing CSR strategies in three sectors (Agriculture, Financial and Textile)
• Catalyzing the business sector to engage in Strategic Social Investment through developing Sustainable business

• 1. Partnership with Egyptian Organization of Standards (EOS) in order to advance the uptake of ISO 26000 (Social Responsibility Standard) in Egypt.
• a. Develop local calibers to implement ISO 26000 ( train of trainers )
• b. Advise on the implementation of the ISO guideline in private sector companies.
• 2. Partnership with the Arab African International Bank to raise awareness for Sustainable Finance in Egypt by :
  • Promoting UN Global Compact & Sustainability standards relevant to the Financial Sector that enhance responsible and inclusive finance; and to establish Egypt as a trendsetter in Sustainable Finance.
  • Supporting banks in Egypt to join sustainability frameworks (Equator Principles, Global Compact, PRI, London Benchmarking Group….etc.).
  • Developing Blue print (Guiding Materials) for Sustainable Finance
  • Developing a national model for inclusive banking, an appropriate business and delivery model, that serves all excluded sections of the society, rural and urban.