KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), which represents around 200 of the largest foreign investors in Pakistan, has launched its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report 2025.
The report highlights the socio-economic impact of its member companies across the country. During FY25, OICCI members collectively invested Rs15 billion in CSR initiatives, marking a 10 per cent increase from the previous year and directly benefiting more than 44 million people nationwide. Of the total amount, Rs4.5 billion was allocated to flood relief and rehabilitation efforts. Member companies also contributed more than 13 million human-hours to social sector activities through partnerships with 270 civil society organisations.
The report noted that foreign investors’ CSR spending was broadly aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with Good Health and Well-being (SDG 3) receiving the largest share, accounting for more than 60 per cent of non-flood-relief contributions.
Members invested Rs6.5 billion in healthcare initiatives, including free and subsidised medical services, hospital infrastructure, maternal healthcare and mental health outreach programmes, benefiting more than 19 million people. Education (SDG 4) received Rs1 billion, supporting approximately 900,000 individuals through scholarships, digital learning, vocational training and school infrastructure projects. Poverty alleviation efforts (SDG 1) attracted Rs645 million, benefiting more than 1.2 million people through income-generation schemes, microfinance and social protection programmes.
Geographically, CSR activities were carried out across Pakistan. Sindh and Punjab accounted for nearly half of all interventions, while underserved regions including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (17 per cent), Balochistan (13 per cent), Gilgit-Baltistan (12 per cent), and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (10 per cent) also received substantial support.
Commenting on the report, OICCI Secretary General M Abdul Aleem said: “This report is a testament to the commitment of leading foreign investors in Pakistan to go beyond business and invest in the communities where they operate. Working alongside 270 social sector partners, our members have reached every corner of the country, addressing gaps in health, education and livelihoods. In doing so, they are helping build the inclusive and sustainable Pakistan that we all want to see.”
Dr Samuel Rizk, UNDP Resident Representative in Pakistan and chief guest at the report’s launch, said: “What OICCI members are demonstrating is precisely the kind of private-sector leadership that Pakistan needs. Aligning corporate investment with the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in health, education and poverty reduction, directly contributes to the country’s development trajectory. We welcome and encourage this alignment between the business community and the broader national development agenda.”
