Ukraine CSR Bulletin Issue # 132

News

- life:) Provides Special Number for People with Hearing, Speech Difficulties

Mobile services operator life:) has created a new number - 10003 - for people with hearing impairments which allows them to send an SMS when they need urgent medical care. The project has been implemented together with the Ukrainian Hearing Impaired People’s Association and the Operating Support Center of the Emergency Medical Services in Kyiv. In Ukraine more than 300,000 people with hearing and speech difficulties need access to emergency services, ambulances and rescue services, and thanks to this joint project, which has enabled a special number for such people, all life:) subscribers currently unable to call for help using conventional numbers can now send an SMS to 10003. Furthermore, any such SMSs will be forwarded to the Operating Support Centre of the city’s EMS. This special number from life:) for hearing- and speech-impaired persons is another step taken to enhance the living standards and equal opportunities of all citizens.

- BDO Volunteer Initiative Held on Human Trafficking Prevention

Over 12-13 March 2009, a two-day training seminar took place in the offices of BDO Dnipropetrovsk as part of an initiative involving BDO, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Promin organization. The training sessions were focused on building social partnerships in the area of prevention regarding human trafficking issues. During the seminar, implementation of the project’s strategic program, "BDO Volunteer Initiative on Human Trafficking Prevention", was finalized and a target audience defined: students of professional colleges and foster children in Dnipropetrovsk oblast orphanages. In 2009, BDO representatives conducted a series of informational training seminars focused on anti-trafficking, following which the company decided to continue to support the initiative. From 22 September through 20 October 2010, BDO representatives conducted nine informational training seminars on anti-trafficking with the main goal being to provide students and youth with information regarding human trafficking issues, familiarize them with legal employment, education and international travel concerns, help them form a model of safe behavior and provide information regarding Ukrainian and foreign companies working in Ukraine.

- Metinvest Environmental Strategy Receives International Recognition

Ukrainian industrial holding Metinvest has received a Climate Action certificate for its programs implemented with respect to environmental protection and compliance with Kyoto Protocol CO2 emissions standards. According to preliminary estimates the holding’s planned activities will allow Metinvest enterprises to reduce greenhouse gas emission by over 8 mln. tonnes of CO2 equivalent over 2008-12. Metinvest, the only Ukrainian business with the status of a full-fledged member of the World Steel Association (WSA), is pursuing active environmental efforts and has been implementing various environmental projects over the last few years. As part of its efforts, Metinvest has taken an active role in the Global Sectoral Approach since 2008, according to the agreement for which the company provides annual consolidated data on greenhouse gas emissions by all enterprises of the holding. This initiative enables the generation of an accurate forecast of greenhouse gas emission by the steel industry as a whole, and prioritizes mitigation activities and technologies.

- Global Compact Network Ukraine Hosts "Environmental Practices at Work and Beyond" B2B Meeting

Global Compact Network Ukraine invites to participate in the traditional for the Global Compact Network Ukraine B2B meeting, this time with the title "Environmental practices at work and beyond". In line with GC network continuous work in raising corporate environmental responsibility, Tetra Pak and Coca-Cola Ukraine kindly agreed to share their experience in this area. The event will take place on the 9th of November 2010 in Opera Hotel (Kyiv) from 15.00 to 17.30. This event will provide participants with an opportunity to share experience/expertise on environmental initiatives and get feedback on the issue; stir a discussion on how well (or not yet sufficiently) environment is integrating into sustainability agenda in the corporate setting, how these initiatives are being reported on, achievements and challenges ahead. To learn more and to register please contact Iryna Butiaha at Iryna.butiaha@un.org.ua till November, 8.

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