Abstract:
A baseline study on CSR was conducted in the Maldives in 2010 to understand the level of CSR
engagement among the business community and non-corporate stakeholders of CSR promotion in the
Maldives and develop recommendations for a CSR policy framework for the Maldives. The study
revealed that CSR was understood in the Maldives in its surface level only. Philanthropic activities were
the main CSR consideration and were not widely practiced. Only large public limited companies and
the resorts maintain some mainstream CSR practices. This report highlights the progress made in CSR
in the decade that followed the baseline study. The report was written based on the analysis of a three
recent sustainability reports of the Maldivian resorts. A remarkable progress on ethical dimension and
a minimal progress on philanthropic dimension were evident.
