The Global Compact was launched to develop corporate social responsibility,to make its 10 principles on human rights, labour, corruption and the environment part of business strategy and operations around the world, to facilitate the development of partnerships between the private sector and the Governments, UN agencies, labour and civil society in support of Millennium Development Goals.
“As business interests increasingly overlap with development objectives, the need for responsible business practices, as well as cross-sector partnerships, is more important than ever before.” – stated Kalman Mizsei, Assistant to UN Secretary-General and Regional Director of UNDP, while welcoming the business leaders at the official launch of the Global Compact in Kyiv.
To promote the corporate social responsibility concept and encourage the adoption of socially responsible practices as a positive force for change, the United Nations system in Ukraine
has organized series of focus group meetings with the private sector, leading representatives of Ukrainian and multinational companies, business associations, trade and labor unions and civil society representatives.
Launching the Global Compact in Ukraine, implementing its principles and goals into the operations of increasing number of business structures would enhance formation of civil society, develop the culture of philanthropy in Ukraine, contribute to collaboration of governmental, non-governmental and business structures.
The signatories of the Global Compact in Ukraine: Active-Bank Commercial Bank, American Chamber of Commerce, Bank Nadra, British Airways Ukraine, Bytsko Travel Company, Coca-Cola Company, Consortium for the Enhancement of Ukrainian Management Education, European Business Association, Federation of Employers of Ukraine, JSC “Kyivstar GSM”, JSC PROsto-INSURANCE, HVB Bank Ukraine, Institute for Sustainable Communities, UCAN Project, International Centre for Policy Studies, Gestalt Consulting Group, GlaxoSmithKline, Leo Burnett Ukraine, Lviv Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Lviv Regional Association of Small and Medium-size businesses, Nissan Motor Ukraine LLC, Odessa Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Siemens Ukraine, SC Johnson Ukraine, Scientific and Industrial Enterprise “OMiTex”, Scientific production Investment Group “INTERPIPE”, System Capital Management, TNK-BP Ukraine Ltd.,Tetra Pak Ukraine, Ukrainian Women’s Fund,All-Ukrainian Public organization “Ukrainian Public Relations League”,Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ukrainian National Committee of International Chamber of Commerce, Ukrainian Association for Quality.
