
Bridging divides: the UAE as a collaborative blueprint for a volatile world
The UAE’s story over the past half-century provides a compelling case study in turning volatility into opportunity.
Crescent Enterprises (CE) is a diversified conglomerate headquartered in the United Arab Emirates that operates across four verticals. CE-Operates spans the ports and logistics, power and engineering, and business aviation sectors. CE-Invests maintains an investment portfolio including private equity, venture capital, real estate and other structured assets. CE-Creates develops early-stage concepts into economically viable and scalable businesses with a significant social impact. CE-Ventures is its corporate venture capital arm. Crescent Enterprises employs over 4,500 people in 20 countries on five continents. It is a subsidiary of the Crescent Group.
The UAE’s story over the past half-century provides a compelling case study in turning volatility into opportunity.
Business must act on corporate social responsibility (CSR). Action over words and impact rather than outcome is the cornerstone of an authentic CSR strategy.