GLOBAL COMPACT, UNITED NATIONS IN UKRAINE ANNOUNCE A COMPETITION ON CSR
On February 10, for the second year, the Global Compact Initiative, with the support of the United Nations office in Ukraine, announced a contest for the best analysis of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Ukraine. The main purpose of the contest is to improve the coverage of CSR in Ukrainian media, and to raise awareness of corporate citizenship. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2010 (only materials published in printed or electronic media from January 1 until April 30, 2010 will be accepted). Contest winners will be awarded a trip to the Global Compact Leaders Summit which will take place in New York (USA) on June 24-25, 2010. Results of the contest will be announced no later than May 18, 2010. Please click here to download an application form and learn more about the competition's criteria.

BRITISH AIRWAYS HELPS VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN UKRAINE
Last week British Airways staff visited UNICEF projects in Ukraine to see how, through the Change for Good partnership between British Airways and UNICEF, their support has been helping to provide loving foster homes for children living with HIV and are currently living in institutions. In March 2007, the Change for Good program donated more than £285,000 (3.88 million UAH) to UNICEF for a three year project to improve care for children affected by HIV. The funding is helping to prevent children living with HIV from being placed into institutions and is also developing a family-based care system for HIV affected children who are already living in institutions. The UNICEF project funded by Change for Good aims to challenge negative perceptions and stereotypes of HIV and AIDS and highlight the importance of providing a loving home for children affected by HIV. Set up in 1994 to collect spare foreign currency from customers travelling on British Airways flights, Change for Good in the UK has raised more than £27 million for UNICEF's work to support some of the world's most vulnerable children in 58 countries. In total the programme has donated nearly £500,000 (6.8 million UAH) to projects in Ukraine. Please click here to learn more.

TIC-ECO INITIATES NEW PROJECT ON ENERGY SAVING TECHNOLOGIES
On February 19, Ukrainian company TIC-Eco introduced to Mariupol (Donetsk Oblast) a system of collecting and utilizing biogas at the Primorsky dump. The applied technology will reduce environmental damage as well as create new opportunities for energy savings. Collected biogas will be used to generate electricity. The company plans to expand this project in the nearest future at other city dumps. Please click here to learn more (in Ukrainian).