Corporate Social Responsibility

To support the preservation of the environment and protect communities from the harmful effects of electronic pollution, Dur Hospitality formed a partnership with Ensan, the Charity Committee for Orphans Care and TADWEER, the organization for Recycling of Electronic and Electrical Equipment. The objective of this initiative is to collect and recycle old electronic items owned by Dur and any of its properties, a process carried out by TADWEER. Following the success of this initiative in 2017, Dur gathered electronic items of 8272 KG from Makarem’s Crowne Plaza and 18,310 KG from Marriot, all of which generated over SAR 11,000 that were donated for charity. In October 2018, Dur’s hotels in Makkah gathered a total of 1,020 KGS of electronics which generated 470 SR.

Moved by its keenness to contribute to the localization of the accommodation sector, Dur Hospitality participated in the 25th recruitment forum, which was organized by Riyadh College of Technology. The forum attracted and nominated a number of national cadres of graduates and job seekers to fill some jobs in the company's properties in the central region. 

Dur also participated in the recruitment forum organized by the Technical College in Makkah, Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Human Resources Development Fund “Hadaf”, Labor Office, Taqat Center and the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage in order to localize the professions of the tourism accommodation sector in the technical and engineering disciplines in the Chamber of Commerce in Makkah.

Dur sponsored the accommodation of 20 orphans in our Albait property in partnership with Imam Muhammad bin Saud Charity. 

The Disabled Children Association set up several fundraising and donation booths in all of Dur’s properties during the month of Ramadan to collect a large sum of funds and create a check point for the donation of a variety of items. The association also set up table tents in rooms and restaurants on the properties of Marriott and Marriott Riyadh Airport of Dur Hospitality.

300 boxes 15KG each containing 16 ingredients of basic and essential foods with various sources of nutrients and proteins were donated through Imam Muhammad bin Saud Charity and Ighathat Malhouf, to be distributed to 300 families. The boxes were prepared and distributed by the Social Responsibility team in collaboration with Dur’s staff, who also raised funds worth over 42,500 SAR compared to 32,000 SAR in 2017.

During the Holy month of Ramadan, Dur invited 32 families of 96 members from the Disabled Children’s Association (DCA) and hosted them in its properties in various regions of the Kingdom.

Dur’s CSR team, together with the support of the PMFM maintenance team cleaned nearby mosques during the Holy Month of Ramadan. The cleaning included executions such as carpet cleaning, light bulb changes, and cleaning Air Conditioning systems.

Dur organized Blood Donation Campaigns in cooperation with King Faisal Specialist Hospital at the company's headquarters. In the 2018 campaign, 40 employees made donations while 32 employees donated in the 2017 campaign.

This was an initiative executed in partnership with a third-party organization that primarily focuses on recycling paper. The initiative comprised of the organization picking up all recyclables from Dur twice every month.

Dur Hospitality in partnership with the Calling Chinese Office, hosted 53 Chinese Muslims, as part of the company’s CSR initiatives to host under privileged Muslim pilgrims from new countries. They were hosted at Makarem Al-Bait Hotel and received with great care and attention. They were also introduced to Makarem's exclusive services, and presented with gifts

Dur conducted an informative internal campaign for all its employees on Paper Re-Cycling and Garbage Segregation. The campaign covered aspects such as the importance of recycling, sessions on reducing and reusing recyclable material. In cooperation with Scrap CO, Dur recycled 11,703 kg in 2018.

In cooperation with the Charity Committee for Orphans Care (Ensan) and TADWEEER (Recycling of Electronic and Electrical Equipment), Dur contributed to the initiative of “Sponsor an Orphan with Your Old Devices” by collecting and recycling more than 13 tons of electrical and electronic waste from the company's headquarters and its facilities in Riyadh. Tadweer collected this waste from hotels and properties then reimbursed Ensan for this waste value.