SECP guidelines for CSR be aligned with SDGs-2030: Zubaida Jalal

Khudayar Mohla –
Federal Minister for Defence Production, Zubaida Jalal Saturday urged Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to review its guidelines relating to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the Pakistani business sector to align them with the Sustainable Development Goals-2030 of the United Nations for the developing nations.
Zubaida Jalal expressed these views while chairing a session of 11th International CSR Summit and Awards-2019 organized by the National Forum for Environment and Health here at Islamabad.
Zubaida Jalal said the government, corporate sector, and civil society in Pakistan should align their vision and efforts to do mandatory social work in the society to achieve the goal of promoting education among the backward and destitute sections of the population.
She said that business initiatives being launched in the country under the umbrella of China Pakistan Economic Corridor project should lead to socially responsible investments for the good of the local communities.