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  Ukraine CSR Bulletin
Issue # 37 June 3, 2008
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In this issue of the Ukraine CSR Bulletin, a conference on "Integrating sustainability into business operations" in Kyiv; the Victor Pinchuk Foundation opens Ukraine's most advanced neonatal medical center in Zhytomyr; Telenor and the East Europe Foundation help improve quality of life for the disabled in Lviv oblast and Internews Ukraine and the British Council announce an ecological writing contest for journalists. For more information about Corporate Social Responsibility, click here.
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Conference on Sustainability in Business Operations to Take Place in Kyiv
The Centre for Corporate Citizenship, jointly with the European Academy of Business in Society (Belgium), Bocconi School of Management (Italy) and Responsible Business Forum (Poland), is pleased to announce a conference on "Integrating sustainability into business operations: Implications from RESPONSE project for business and educators in Central and Eastern Europe" on June 6 in Kyiv. Please click here for more information. |
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Victor Pinchuk Foundation Opens Center for Newborns in Zhytomyr
On June 3, The Victor Pinchuk Foundation (VPF) will open Ukraine's most advanced neonatal medical center in Zhytomyr within its "Cradles of Hope" program. The Center, located at Zhytomyr Oblast's Center for Mother and Child Health Care is Ukraine's only infant care center providing complete medical services for newborns. VPF donated $1 million to create this center. Please click here for more information. |
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Telenor and the East Europe Foundation help improve quality of life for the disabled in Lviv oblast
On May 23, telecommunications company Telenor Ukraine and the East Europe Foundation (EEF) announced a grant competition for Lviv oblast NGOs aimed at increasing the quality of life for disabled people. The program "Sustainable Solutions: Ways to Improve the Quality of Life of the Disabled" will help people with special needs develop professional skills, find employment opportunities and provide social assistance. The deadline to submit a project proposal is June 13. Please click here for more information (in Ukrainian). |
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| Eco-Ukraine www.eco-ukraine.org.ua |
| Eco Writing Contest for Journalists
The British Embassy in Ukraine and Internews Ukraine, a nonprofit organization dedicated to media development, announced a joint contest for journalists to cover energy efficiency and climate change issues in Ukraine. Organizers invite journalists to submit news clips published or broadcast between June 1, 2007 and July 31, 2008 that cover energy conservation technology or problems caused by climate change. The deadline for submissions is August 4, 2008. For more information please click here (in Ukrainian).
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