Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG) hosted a delegation from Corporate Social Responsibility Development Center (CSR-DC), Iran, for a study tour to Pakistan. The CSR-DC intends to introduce principles of good corporate governance in the Iranian corporate sector and for this reason had approached PICG for assistance in capacity building, said an announcement here on Friday.
The study tour was aimed at providing the delegation the opportunity to meet and interact with prominent businesses and corporate leaders who have helped in implementation of good governance practices in their respective organisations. Keeping in mind the instrumental role of the Institute in initiating and implementing corporate governance in Pakistan, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)- member and President of PICG, Fuad Azim Hashimi, arranged for the delegation to visit ICAP as a part of the Study Tour.
The delegation comprising representatives from business sectors, private sectors, NGOs and academia visited ICAP recently. The delegation met with its President, Saqib Masood, Vice-President, Zahid Bhatti, Council members Khalid Rahman, Yaqoob Suttar, Nadeem Yousuf Adil and the Secretary and Directors of the Institute.
Saqib Masood welcomed the guests and expressed his appreciation for the efforts of the CSR-DC. He highlighted the importance of good governance citing it to be the propeller to robust economic and business environment and gave a presentation about the Institute, its functions, working and the achievements. Khalid Rahman gave a presentation on initiatives taken on Corporate Social Responsibility followed by an active question and answer session. Saqib Masood assured the delegation of support and co-operation from ICAP in future.-PR