2. • Chief Executive Officer of Central
Depository Company of Pakistan Limited
• Executive Committee Chairman – Asia-
Pacific Central Securities Depositories
Group (ACG)
• Founding Member of the Central Securities
Depository and Clearing & Settlement
Company in Pakistan
• Chartered Accountant by profession
• Advocate of investor cultivation, awareness
and protection in Pakistan
About the Presenter
3. About CDC
• A public company incorporated in
1993.
• The sole depository in the country
providing services to a wide range of
investors across all three stock
exchanges of Pakistan.
• An active company doing corporate
philanthropy.
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4. 49% of the country’s population
continue to live below poverty line.
Source: United Nations
5. More than 70 million
Pakistanis face severe food insecurity. Food price
hikes including those of flour, rice, sugar and
vegetables, further worsen food insecurity.
Source: Economic Survey of Pakistan
6. 13%
of Pakistani children do not finish
primary school education.
Source: Economic Survey of Pakistan
7. Pakistan spends just 0.8% of its gross
domestic product (GDP) on health which is
insufficient to cater the needs of the population.
Source: United Nations
8. Pakistan ranks 146 out of 187
countries on a human
development index
Pakistan spends 0.8 percent of its
GDP on health and 1.8 percent on
education
Even, Congo spends 1.2% of
GDP on health and 6.2% on
education
9. Pakistan’s poor performance
is due to the low level of
public investment in
sectors like Health,
Education, Housing and
other Public Welfare
projects.
10. Corporate Philanthropy
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• Corporate philanthropy or corporate
giving is the act of corporations
donating some of their profits for
charitable causes.
• Corporations give charity to all kinds
of nonprofit groups, from education
and the arts to human services and
the environment.
11. Volume & Impact
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• The volume of the contribution of
setups like SIUT, TCF, Indus, AKUH,
Edhi and Chhipa are magnimous and
their impact is countrywide.
• These institutions mostly depend
upon the corporate philanthropy to
carry out extensive work across the
country.
12. An Example of
Global Champion of
Corporate Philanthropy
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• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
focuses on improving people’s health
and giving them the chance to lift
themselves out of hunger and
extreme poverty.
• They identify and fund high-impact
projects that can help hundreds of
millions of people lift themselves out
of poverty and build better lives.
13. Champions of Corporate
Philanthropy in Pakistan
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• Aman Foundation is founded by the
CEO of Abraaj Capital.
• They are working in areas of
Healthcare, Education & Skills and
Nutrition
• Apart from its own social
development initiatives, Aman
Foundation also engages in venture
philanthropy by providing strategic
grants to high-social-impact
organizations that work in the
Foundation’s core areas of focus.
14. Champions of Corporate
Philanthropy in Pakistan
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• Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust
(LRBT) provide free eye treatment to
the poor & underprivileged citizens.
• Standard Chartered partners with the
hospital as part of “Seeing is Believing”
the Banks global program to help
combat preventable and curable
blindness.
• Its recent joint efforts include vision
screenings for 800 underprivileged
children across Pakistan in conjunction
with World Sight Day celebration.
15. Champions of Corporate
Philanthropy in Pakistan
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• Shell Pakistan has a robust program
of social investment, which supports
organizations and initiatives in the
areas of health, education, welfare,
community development, heritage
and environment.
• They support wide range of
organizations working in the areas
from Diseases and Heath care to
Road Safety and Heritage restoration.
16. CDC’s Corporate Philanthropy
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• CDC’s Corporate Social Responsibility
is set upon ambitious vision and
purpose.
• We are working to create a better
future for Pakistan by giving
donations to various organizations
successfully working in their domains
and have strong roots in the society.
17. CDC’s Corporate Philanthropy
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• We invest our human and financial
resources in inspirational, innovative
programs that serve diverse
populations.
• Its just because of the Corporate
Philanthropy by various
organizations, the situation in
Pakistan is not that worse and
chaotic as it could have been.
22. CDC CSR Committee
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• CDC has a working CSR committee
who look after the company’s CSR
initiative.
• The company has a very transparent
process.
• The decisions regarding donations
are made on merit by the committee.
23. Principles
• Huge Impact
• Impartial
• Indiscriminate
• Need based
• Non Profit
• Result driven
• Transparent
• Unbiased
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24. Compliance
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To ensure that each case referred to
CDC-CSR committee is based upon
merit and tag along our principles,
we have a checklist for CSR
evaluation that must be submitted
with the proposal.
25. Checklist for CSR Evaluation
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• Organization Name, Address, Phone, Email &
Website is mentioned
• The organization is registered with income tax
authority for donation rebate
• Copy of tax certificate is provided
• List of board of trustees is provided
• Scope and Area of work is mentioned
• Brochure and other relevant details are
available
The checklist ensures:
26. Checklist for CSR Evaluation
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• Audited financial statements are obtained
• Name of auditors are mentioned
• Copy of audited accounts along with a copy of
auditor’s report is obtained
• Organization should be financially sound and
healthy
• List of major donors or contributors is obtained
• Ensure that organization does not support or
focuses on community basis like: Race, Religion
and Cast
27. Checklist for CSR Evaluation
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• Ensure that organization is not politically
affiliated
• And their scope is within CDC’s policy
parameters
28. Process
• Public charities may request
philanthropic funding by writing a
letter to our CSR committee.
• CDC-CSR Committee will evaluate the
organization on the basis of checklist.
• They will then be invited annually to
submit proposals.
• After second-level assessment, the
cases are referred to the board for
approval.
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29. Other CSR Activities
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TCF Rahbar Program
• CDC is also providing active human
support to The Citizens Foundation
(TCF) by encouraging its employees to
participate in TCF’s Rahbar Program.
• TCF Rahbar is a Mentorship Program
aimed at the development of youth
as responsible individuals and as
productive members of society.
30. Other CSR Activities
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Pakistan Flood Relief
• CDC is amongst few organizations in
this country which encouraged its
employees to participate in Pakistan
Flood Relief Programs.
• Several delegations from CDC have
been to Pakistan Flood Relief areas to
support the community.
31. Other CSR Activities
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Charity Greeting Cards
• CDC has been supporting Patient
Behbud Society of AKUH by sending
AKU Greeting Cards to its customers
on the occasion of Eid.
• Proceeds from the sale of cards go
directly to the Patient Welfare
Programme that provides needy
patients with financial assistance.
32. CDC Staff Education Fund
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• CDC has a separate fund for its staff
earning below Rs. 30,000 per month.
• The fund provides grant for
education to the low-pay staff’s
children.
33. Thank You!
To learn more about CDC Pakistan,
please visit: www.cdcpakistan.com
