Corporate Social Responsibility in the Algerian Petroleum Industry: Case Study SONATRACH
Abstract
The study highlighted the key dimensions of social responsibility adopted by SONATRACH as one of the leading companies in the Algerian petroleum industry. It is characterized by economic and environmental responsibility through building a crisis and emergency management system, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing gas flaring to less than 19%, and decreasing the number of fuel leaks by 21%. In terms of cooperative social responsibility towards the external environment, SONATRACH has contributed in various areas: in the health sector, by providing donations in the form of financial assistance and medical equipment to health institutions; in the sports sector by sponsoring sports clubs; and in the educational sector, by rehabilitating primary schools and installing solar panels. Additionally, SONATRACH has financed significant projects in remote areas and connected neighborhoods to electricity.
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