DOHA: In line with its covenant of open communications and sharing of information, Qatargas held its annual Town Hall meetings that provided an open forum for employees to discuss with the senior management, matters related to the company and seek clarification on a wide range of subjects and developments, said a press statement yesterday.
Qatargas CEO Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani and members of the Company’s Management Leadership Team attended the event held over two days, one in the Al Khor Community and the second one at Qatargas’ Head office building in Doha.
A highlight of the meetings was a presentation of the company’s achievements in 2014 by the Corporate Planning Department. The year 2014 witnessed several achievements for Qatargas in all the four areas that the Company aspires to be known for — People, Innovation, Operating Excellence and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Qatargas became the first company in Qatar and one of the few distinguished companies worldwide, to be recognised as a Gold Partner of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). This is the highest level of Corporate Partnership awarded by IChemE to companies that demonstrate a sustained commitment to the process industries and to career development as an employer. In February 2014, Qatargas also became the only company in Qatar to achieve Gold level accreditation with ‘Investors in People’ (IiP), an international business improvement tool administered by UK Commission for Employment and Skills and supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Also in 2014, Qatargas won the prestigious ‘Qatarization Crystal Award’ in recognition of its efforts in “Supporting Qatarization” in the energy and industry sector, taking the Company’s tally of Qatarization awards to four in five years.
In October, Qatargas won the first place in the “Large Size Enterprise” category across the Mena region at the Arabia Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award. The Arabia CSR Awards is the most prestigious CSR and sustainability related recognition in the region.
Qatargas was one of only four organisations worldwide who were successful in winning both the ‘Sword of Honour’ award for occupational health and safety management, and ‘Globe of Honour’ for environmental management from the British Safety Council in 2014.
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