DOHA: The 9th Annual HSE Forum in Energy to discuss issues related to health, safety and environment in the energy sector will take place from September 30 to October 2, a press statement said yesterday.
Local, regional and international experts will meet in Doha to discuss issues of sustainable corporate governance at the upcoming event.
Held under the patronage of H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum, the two-day conference and exhibition, with workshops on day three, is designed to help support initiatives to reduce workplace fatalities, maintain employee wellbeing and ensure sustainable environmental protection.
Moderating the executive plenary session Mahesh Patel, Assistant Manager, HSE Liaison and Acting Manager, HSE Business Strategies in HSE regulations and enforcement, at Qatar Petroleum, will lead a panel of experts to examine what energy sector organisations can do individually and collectively to drive change within their respective organisations, to develop sustainable corporate governance strategies.
“Successful corporate governance can also depend to what degree an organisation’s management is committed in their approach and responsibility for implementing their corporate governance and CSR action plans,” said Patel.
“HSE in the oil and gas sector has to be in line with the business process and the CSR mission. A serious threat exists if the HSE, the business and CSR strategies are heading in different directions and for different purposes.
“The industry as a whole has to be committed to social responsibility and social development. Priority must be given to human development and the sustainable health of the workforce, while social and environmental requirements are a must legally,” he added.
According to Patel, sustainability reporting by the industry is the starting point of sustainable corporate governance. “Transparency through reporting is increasingly being recognised as an important driver of improved sustainability performance by organisations. It is an important tool for overseeing, monitoring and reviewing an organisation’s relevance to society,” he said.
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