By embracing social responsibility at the core of its strategy, objectives and policies, IRSHAD actively looks for opportunities to protect the environment and contribute to the well-being of the communities in which it operates as well as to conduct its business in a responsible manner towards meeting or exceeding the needs of employees, customers, suppliers, stakeholders and society as a whole.

IRSHAD while recognizing that its activities and services may have a significant impact on the wider social, environmental and economic well-being in the UAE, endeavors to provide marine and port services in line with established best practices and standards as well as adopt strong corporate values designed to guide its employees in their conduct and business relationships.

In support of its goal for a sustainable development towards contributing to ADNOC and overall UAE sustainability objectives, IRSHAD is guided by the following principals:

• Conduct its business in a socially responsible and ethical manner
• Protect the environment, the health and the safety of people
• Develop strong relationships with its partners, other external organizations and individuals as well as honoring its commitments
• Provide economic and other benefits to the communities as required
• Respect employees and encourage their development and training
• Promote, maintain equality and to have constant regard to the happiness, welfare and empowerment of employees as a whole
• Encourage and promote team-working and the sharing of skills and knowledge, whilst recognizing outstanding individual contribution and rewarding employees fairly
• Employing a variety of policies, programs and practices to manage corporate governance and ensure fair, full and timely disclosure
• Communicate policies, objectives and performance openly and honestly to its employees, partners and stakeholders as well as seek their views
• Pursue continuous improvement through monitoring performance, benchmarking and seek feedback/views from employees, partners and stakeholders