RALPH YIRIKIAN ELECTED AS UN GLOBAL COMPACT NETWORK’S STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN IN RA

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
08.07.2009 20:15 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ VivaCell-MTS, the pioneer of the concept of Corporate
Responsibility (CR) in Armenia, took a new bold step toward higher
institutional – interorganizational level of promoting the concept of
CR in Armenia, when on June 30, a kick-off meeting between leading
companies operating in Armenia and major non-profits saw the launch
of the new initiative – the establishment of the Steering Committee of
the UN Global Compact Network in Armenia. The above network comprises
companies such as Coca Cola, Astarak Kat, Cascade Capital, Enterprise
Incubator Foundation, Microsoft, Grand Thornton Amyot, HSBC and many
others, VivaCell-MTS website reported.

The Steering Committee, which includes the most advanced companies and
not-profits in the sphere of CR, elected Ralph Yirikian as the Chairman
of the Network’s Steering Committee and the Official Representative
of UN Global Compact in Armenia.

In the capacity of the Official Representative of the UN Global
Compact in Armenia, Ralph Yirikian will be the Chairman of the GC
network in Armenia. One of the most important duties of the Chairman
is using its reputation to promote the adoption of the 10 principles
of Global Compact by the companies and NGOs engaged in the Network.

In her congratulatory statement, Consuelo Vidal, UN Resident
Coordinator in Armenia, said, "Dear Mr. Yirikian, I truly believe that
the Global Compact is a very efficient tool to mobilize the Armenian
business community around the ideas of corporate responsibility and
citizenship. Your outstanding experience in CR is a value which should
be shared with Armenian companies and here again the Global Compact
may be of great help. I am now assured that the UN Global Compact in
Armenia is in safe hands."

In his address to the Network members, Ralph Yirikian said, "I’ll try
to "sail the ship through the misty sea" with a driving force based
on the belief that VivaCell-MTS is doing the right thing to Armenia,
my homeland, through mentoring, guiding, co-sharing, as well as
co-participating with other corporate citizens in the making of a
better future leading to sufficient sustainability."