What: On 19 September 2007 the
launch of the first edition of
Responsible Business Directory Ukraine will be held in Kyiv within the
framefork of the Global Compact
Initiative in Ukraine,
and in partnership with the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
European Business Association and the American Chamber of Commerce.
The Launch is intended to present
the first bilingual publication in Ukraine featuring socially
responsible companies that work in the local market and implement CSR practices
in the country. It will also contribute to the promotion of a new image of
national businesses that meet social, environmetal and governance objectives.
The event will gather representatives of leading companies, featured in the
Directory, government representatives and the diplomatic corps.
The Responsible Business Directory
incorporates CSR company profiles into one source of information. The Directory
will be also contributing to the establishment of a new business community in Ukraine that
justifies its existence not only in terms of profit, but also service to the
society at large which becomes a tribute to the international business practice
tendencies. This publication is a wonderful resource of information for a wide
audience and will be distributed within the country and also abroad.
Who:
- Mr. Anatoliy KINAKH,
Minister of Economy of Ukraine
- Mr. Mikhailo PAPIEV, Minister of Labour and Social policy of Ukraine
- Mr. Francis
O'DONNELL, UN Resident Co-ordinator in Ukraine
- Ms. Barbara FELITTI,
Country director UCAN
- Mr. Anatoliy TYMOSHENKO, Vice President, Ukrainian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
- Mr. Jorge ZUKOSKI,
President of the American Chamber of Commerce
- Ms. Anna DEREVYANKO,
Executive director of the European Business Association
When/where: Wednesday, 19 September, 2007, 11:00 a.m. at the
conference hall "Paris" of the Hotel Hyatt,
Tarasova st. 5a, Kyiv.
Media are invited to register and confirm attendance by 18.00, 18 September, 2007 - please
contact Ms. Aleksandra
AFANASIEVA (044) 253 93 63, Aleksandra.Afanasieva@un.org.ua.
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Global Compact was successfully launched in Ukraine in April 2006 with the
support of leading local and multinational companies as well as senior
representatives of Government. The initiative aims at making its 10 universal
principles on human rights, labour, corruption and the environment part of
business strategy and operations around the world.
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