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A study by the BlackRock investment institute shows that companies that adhere to the UN Guidelines are more effective in meeting the challenges of COVID-19. In March 2021, the IT Ukraine Association joined the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals approved by the UN. This means that from now on, our CSR and educational projects will be even more focused on acute socio-economic problems and effective ways to solve them.
IT Ukraine Association supported the following Sustainable Development Goals:
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the “Global Goals,” aim to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all people in the world. 17 Goals are interrelated – to succeed in one, you need to progress in others.
Over the 6 years of the work of the Education & CSR Community, more than 40 educational and social projects and initiatives of various scales have been implemented. Among them is the all-Ukrainian career guidance project for school children #Join_IT, the largest conference in the field of IT education Synergy. IT Business & IT Education, social projects #AntiVirus, ClickToSchool, eMalyatko, etc. The list of the largest implemented projects can be found at the link. Our social and educational projects aim to provide equal access to IT education for children and adolescents, to strengthen existing curricula in universities that have technical specialties. We are also working hard to establish a productive dialogue between government, educators and the IT industry. The Ukrainian IT industry is a powerful innovative tool that allows you to respond more effectively to social challenges than ever before, — Victoria Fedorenko, Head of Education and Customer experience development, IT Ukraine Association.
Lesia Mandzevych, Employer Branding Manager, Luxoft Ukraine
“The strategy of our CSR projects is based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals both at the levels of Luxoft and our parent company — DXC Technology. The main areas are: health and well-being, quality of education, gender equality, improving the environment and combating climate change.
We decided to implement them because these goals are fully in line with the philosophy of both our CSR direction and the company as a whole — to create continuous growth through innovation and build long-term and meaningful relationships with our professionals, customers and communities in which we work”.
Aziza Khamidova, CSR expert of EPAM Ukraine projects:
“EPAM joined the UN Global Compact in 2017 globally. Today, EPAM focuses on 5 key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
Marianna Konina, Chief Public Engagement Officer, TECHIIA Holding:
In 2019, TECHIIA Holding merged more than 10 businesses of Oleg Krot and Yuriy Lazebnikov, and among the main reasons for this merger was the desire to develop a sustainable business. The holding now adheres to five Sustainable Development Goals:
Yuliya Malich, Public Projects Manager, Itera:
“Sustainable development is one of the company’s strategic goals, along with business and financial growth goals. Itera is actively involved in creating a sustainable future. For the second year in a row, we are focusing on three of the seventeen sustainable development goals:
Vira Soldatova, Head of PR, Sigma Software:
“Sigma Software supports the basic principles of development voiced by the United Nations and focuses mainly on such goals as:
Roman Hapachylo, VP, Talent Management, Intellias
“We are convinced that achieving the SDGs is impossible without attracting business. The main focus of Intellias CSR strategy is eco-mobility. We want to see Ukrainian cities sustainable and ecological, so we encourage colleagues to use eco-transport and create the necessary conditions and infrastructure. In this way, we contribute to the achievement of Goal 11 “Sustainable Cities and Communities”.
Besides, our educational initiatives help to disseminate knowledge and develop the skills needed for self-development and decent work, which are among the objectives of Goal №4 “Quality Education”. We also actively cooperate with partners from the public sector and government organizations in various formats, so we support Goal 17 “Partnership for Sustainable Development”.
In the future, we only plan to increase our contribution to the achievement of the SDGs, for example, in the company’s immediate plans to strengthen work to achieve gender equality (Goal 5 “Gender Equality”). In early April, we signed the The Women’s Empowerment Principles, initiated by the UN Global Compact and the UN Women. Thus, we became the first IT company in Ukraine to join the global movement for gender equality in the workplace and society.
I urge other businesses to join the support of SDGs to create a better future together!”
Kateryna Andruschenko, Head of Employee Relations, ELEKS
“Eleks has always supported the Ukrainian medical system, and in 2020 it was critical for us to provide physicians and hospitals with all necessary protection and equipment, including oxygen concentrators — the company raised more than 117 thousand dollars for medical needs.
In the ELEKS CSR policy, we pay a lot of attention to projects and initiatives that come from our specialists, because the involvement and development of corporate social volunteering is very important for us.
We also focus on practices:
