  Ukraine CSR Bulletin
October 16, 2007
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In this issue of the Ukraine CSR Bulletin, "Siemens Ukraine" donates hospital equipment; Allo helps orphanages in Dnipropetrovsk; ISC-UCAN discusses business-social partnerships and the UN Global Compact in Ukraine launches its online Responsible Business Directory. For more information about Corporate Social Responsibility, click here. |
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"Siemens Ukraine" Donates Equipment to Hospitals throughout Ukraine
On September 30, Siemens Ukraine announced that it has selected seven hospitals throughout Ukraine to receive ultrasonic machines to detect thyroid cancer in children. This type of cancer is common in the region due to the Chernobyl accident. Siemens works in partnership with German-based Lower Saxony charity foundation, "Children of Chernobyl," to implement a long-term project "Children thyroid gland diseases early diagnosis and cure." The machines are produced by Siemens, which also provides training for hospital workers and conducts site visits to evaluate the program's effectiveness. Since 1996, Siemens has provided more than 100 machines, worth over € 3.5 million, to children's hospitals in Ukraine. In addition, "Children of Chernobyl" and Siemens work with the Health Care Ministry to train Ukrainian hospital workers. Click here for more information. Click here for more information.
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| Company Allo Donates Goods to Every Orphanage in DnipropetrovskTo recognize its ninth anniversary on October 2, Dnipropetrovsk-based electronics company "Allo" donated watches, school bags, caps, windbreakers, sport shirts and toys to nine orphanages in the oblast. Employees visited the orphanages themselves to bring the good and spend time with the children. As part of its CSR strategy, Allo has previously provided social assistance to the region, including hiring and training students, collecting donated goods for orphanages, and donating cell phones to vulnerable populations. Click here for more information. For more information (in Russian), click here. |
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UCAN Business Breakfast Series: "Building Effective Partnerships: the Business Perspective"
On October 24, the Ukraine Citizen Action Network (UCAN) and the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) will host the second event in its Business Breakfast Series: "Building Effective Partnerships: the Business Perspective." Alina Sevastyuk, PR Manager, Avon Cosmetics Ukraine, and Maryna Saprykina, Director of CSR Development Center, will share their experiences working in partnerships that include businesses, citizen organizations and/or government social service agencies to implement corporate social responsibility initiatives. A facilitated discussion will follow the event, which will take place at the Premier Palace Hotel. Registration is limited to business representatives. Contact ISC-UCAN for more information and to register.
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UN Global Compact Launches Socially Responsible Business Directory Online
On September 27, the UN Global Compact network launched its official website with financial support from System Capital Management. The web site is complete with its Responsible Business Directory. The bilingual web resource will provide a platform for discussion of GC and CSR in Ukraine, promoting the GC initiative to a wide audience of Ukrainian users by sharing the information about GC participants and CSR activities in Ukraine. Please visit www.globalcompact.org.ua for more information.
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