4 - Kuwait Oil Company

Caring for the CommunityKOC’s History of Corporate Social ResponsibilityHubara Club, 1963Since its earliest days, CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR) hasplayed a major role in Kuwait OilCompany’s day-to-day activities.Stretching as far back as the1930s, when the Company wasstill run by a mostly Britishworkforce, employees wereprovided with housing, healthcare and food. Of course,these earliest accommodationsand services were very basic;however, over time, KOC wenton to build one of the strongestsupport structures that directlybenefited not only employees,but residents throughout Kuwaitas a whole.Happiness and HealthDuring the 1940s, the first majorsteps were taken to createa vibrant community withinAhmadi that would turn thesmall desert town into a selfsustaininghub where KOCemployees could live comfortablyand enjoy various activitiesfor entertainment after workhours. It was around this timethat major construction beganwhich saw the building of morehomes, swimming pools, playingfields and parks, a golf courseand a number of different clubsfor entertainment, such as theKuwait Little Theater, which isone of the oldest theaters in theregion.Ensuring the health and safetyof its employees has also beena longstanding tradition of KOC.Before 1960, most employeesreceived their medical care atthe medical center in Magwa,which was used as the Companyhospital until Ahmadi Hospitalwas built. Today, the hospitalprovides a range of medicalservices to not only KOCemployees and their families, butall oil sector employees.The EnvironmentPart of KOC’s CSR initiative isto do everything in its power28October - December 2012