UAE. Social Responsibility Fund announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Value Partners Management Consulting for a Corporate Social Responsibility Partnership.

The agreement was signed by HE Abdullah Rashid Al Suwaidi, Director General of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Santino Saguto, Partner and Managing Director of Value Partners in Dubai, in support of social projects that contribute to the development of society through the promotion of cooperation between the government and private sectors, and to participate in social community initiatives.

Commenting on the partnership HE Abdullah Rashid Al Suwaidi, Director General of the Ministry of Social Affairs said: "Agreements such as this are in line with the Ministry's policy and social strategy which is based on the principle of partnership between sectors such as the community, the civil government and the private sector. Enhancing social responsibility has become an essential task for companies in the private sector and a fundamental criterion to assess the work that they do in the region.”

Santino Saguto, Partner and Managing Director, Value Partners Dubai, added: “We believe that it is the duty of every individual and every institution to give back to the communities and we intend to lead by example in the promotion of corporate social responsibility. Our consultancy experience in mass media is a definite advantage to the advancement of the causes of the Social Responsibility Fund.”

Abdul Aziz Al Hinai, the Executive Director of the Social Responsibility Fund, said: "The signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the Social Responsibility Fund and Value Partners is a successful example of the continuing partnership between the government and the private sector and signifies Value Partners commitment to the values of social responsibility”. 
  
 Value Partners has an established corporate social responsibility strategy in place, having been involved in charity projects through its Italian and Brazilian offices.

The international management consultancy firm recently opened a new office in Dubai to serve its clients across GCC, Levant and Africa. Value Partners has been doing business in this area for some years, mainly with projects in the Media and Telecom sectors. Over the last decade Value Partners has served leading companies in the region such as Tecom, Etisalat, ictQatar, Huawei, Orascom and other major players.

Value Partners was founded in Italy and is one of the first management consulting firms in Europe. Since its inception, the firm has grown into a global organisation that draws on 50 partners and 3,000 professionals across 16 offices in 13 countries. It has a portfolio of over three hundred international clients. Value Partners has successfully handled turnaround and change management projects for major companies and work with companies across sectors such as telecommunications and media, financial services, energy, manufacturing and technology.

Value Partners provides consultancy services for leading telecom operators and companies, such as Etisalat, Tecom, Huawei, Orascom, BT Albacom, Telecom Italia, BrasilTelecom, Turk Telekom, Turkcell, Cisco and Siemens. In the financial sectors, Value Partners' experience allowed them to work with clients such as Deutsche Bank, ABN AMRO, Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit Group, Citigroup, Eurobank EFG, Texas Pacific Group, Tokio Marine Seguradora and Morgan Stanley. In the media and entertainment sector, they have assisted companies like BBC, Disney, FIFA, Fox, Sky, Reuters, Microsoft and Manchester United. In the industry and consumer field they worked with clients such as Pirelli, Carrefour, Nestlé, Marazzi, Whirlpool, Michelin, Ferrero, and United Colors of Benetton.

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