ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <title>Eqarat.com Newsletter</title> <style type="text/css"> <!-- a:link { color: #095AA5; } a:visited { color: #095AA5; } a:hover { color: #4DAC27; } a:active { color: #095AA5; } --> </style> <link href="eqnews.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> </head> <body> <P>&nbsp;</P> <table width="650" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td height="130" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#095AA5"><table width="100%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td height="80" class="20pxpad"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/meren2.gif" width="390" height="64"></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="25" bgcolor="#4DAC27" class="linetopwht"><table width="610" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/worthy.gif" width="217" height="17" border="0" usemap="#MapMap"></td> <td width="175"><div align="right" class="whtfont"> <div align="center">Issue No 256 - 12 Feb 2008 </div> </div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><table width="610" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="Copyfont"> <tr> <td width="180" valign="top"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/256mubadra_big.jpg" width="180" height="134" class="blackborder"></td> <td width="20" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><SPAN class=hdngBlck>Dubai Properties launches 'Mubadra' </SPAN><BR> <p>Dubai Properties has launched 'Mubadara' to support community-oriented programmes, the developer said in a statement. </p> <p>The exclusive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aims at supporting environmental programmes, charity campaigns, and focusing on benefits to employees, it added.</p> <p>Under the programme, the company will organize several initiatives during the year for the National Environment Day, Emirates Energy Award, contribute to Beit Al Khair Association, offer help to employees to perform  Umrah and hold internal CSR awareness seminars.</p> <p>"Through 'Mubadara', Dubai Properties aims to contribute towards the overall benefit of the society while incorporating an open, honest and ethical approach to conducting its business," said Dubai Properties Chief Officer for Human Capital Yaqoob Al Zarooni. </p> <p>"The Mubadara framework revolves around four main focus areas - people at Dubai Properties, the environment, the community and the stakeholders. We recently launched the 'One Million Tree' campaign in support of the Emirates Environmental Group's (EEG) countrywide event to support awareness on ecology. Every Dubai Properties employee received a small green plant to care for and maintain under this programme," he added.</p> <p>While building diversified communities, Dubai Properties will also seek to connect people, and support different strata of the society through community-oriented activities as part of the new initiative.</p> <p>Last year, Dubai Properties channeled more than Dh116 million ($31.59m) towards different CSR activities such as participating in the Dubai Cares charity campaign ,Dubai educational Council Support, the Earth Day, and holding blood donation campaigns.</p> <br> Source: Trade Arabia News</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><P align=justify><FONT color=#333333><A href="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/Forward2.jsp?id=1&iid=256"><strong>Forward this article</strong></A></FONT></P></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="linebtmblck">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> <tr> <td height="90"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.eqarat.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/eqarat-web.gif" width="154" height="62" border="0"></a></div></td> <td width="20" valign="bottom" class="Copyfont"><P align=left><br> <BR> </P></td> <td valign="bottom" class="Copyfont"><p><span class="smallfont"><br> </span> <strong>Eqarat.com REAL ESTATE, PO Box: 7553, Dubai, UAE <br> Tel: +971 4 3242224 Fax +971 4 3242221</strong><br> <strong><a href="http://www.eqarat.com">www.eqarat.com</a></strong> <br> <br> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="200" bgcolor="#4DAC27">&nbsp;</td> <td bgcolor="#095AA5"><div align="left"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/gate.gif" width="20" height="20"></div></td> <td bgcolor="#095AA5">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> </body> </html>