The Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2007

Corporate Responsibility

Supporting local business

CWC cares about its impact on society. We employ local contractors and suppliers wherever possible within country, with the aim of building long-term relationships.

We work with partners and agents in over 30 countries all over the world.

CWC takes its responsibility towards the environment very seriously. We offset the carbon emissions for staff air travel to and from our events and courses.

Supporting local causes

Myriam Chbani, one of ourSeniorEvent Managers visiting the orphanage, Christmas 2008

Myriam Chibani of CWC, recently returned from her second visit to Ghana where CWC continues to make donations to help build facilities at the Drifting Angels Orphanage.

If you would like to make a donation or for further information please contact Disaster Volunteers of Ghana at www.divog.org.

CWC is a member of the Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS (NIBUCAA). This is a very important initiative and one we are proud to support given our long history in working in Africa. CWC recognizes the important issues faced in the countries in which we operate and our role in society, hence our strong interest in supporting HIV and AIDS awareness.

CWC is a major supporter of the Nigerian Childcare Trust and also supports the motherless babies charity in Nigeria.

We also donate money to local charities in countries where we work as well as contributing in excess of £10,000 per year to the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF.

Tackling key issues

In-country, our work is carried out in consultation with the key stakeholders including the Government Ministries, internationals investors, NGO’s and industry experts. For example, in Nigeria, we host a special session on the Niger Delta to engage all stakeholders to discuss the prevalent issues.

We also work with governments and UNCTAD in researching and holding events on sustainable development and local content.

Your point of view

Customers’ points of view are vital to improving our services: we take all positive and negative comments seriously, and share them with our partners too.

And it’s not just externally...

CWC is an equal opportunities employer offering best current working practices to ensure our teams are well-placed to deliver excellent results. Amongst our 100 permanent staff at our London headquarters, 19 languages are spoken. In addition to our own staff, CWC has offices, partners and agents in Algeria, Argentina, China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey.