AmCham Sustainable Development and Corporate Impact Committee’s October Meeting

On October 7, 2021 AmCham Sustainable Development & Corporate Impact committee organized its monthly meeting.

Guest speakers of the meeting were Ms. Amanda Orpana, Recovery and Peacebuilding Associate at the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Azerbaijan and Ms. Sevinj Mamedova, Executive Director of Junior Achievement Azerbaijan (JAA).

The meeting was opened with the welcome speeches by Mrs. Fidan Tofidi and Mr. Jeyhun Atayev, Deputy Chairpersons of SD&CI Committee, who introduced the guest speakers to all participants and announced the agenda of the meeting.

Afterwards, the first guest speaker, Ms. Amanda Orpana, Recovery and Peacebuilding Associate at the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Azerbaijan, shared the presentation on 2021 Azerbaijan Sustainability Survey, conducted among AmCham member companies. The main purpose of the survey was to identify AmCham member companies' awareness and understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Global Compact’s Ten Principles. The study also aimed to examine ongoing activities around corporate sustainability and explore any future commitments made by the companies on corporate sustainability (details are available in the attached presentation). Ms. Orpana’s presentation was followed by Q&A session and discussion on further actions and possible joint activities to be taken by AmCham members in order to improve their corporate governance system, including, but not limited by the internal processes and procedures.

Then the second guest speaker, Mrs. Sevinj Mamedova, Executive Director of Junior Achievement Azerbaijan (JAA), shared delivered the presentation on “Young Entrepreneurs: Empowering Future Business Leaders” project, implemented by JAA in 2018-2021 in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, PASHA Bank and the European Union. The project aimed to support modernization of educational process, cultivate, train and promote entrepreneurship skills, mindset, as well as business and leadership among youth, and increase their employability chances in the future. Mrs. Mamedova’s presentation was followed by Q&A session and call to AmCham members’ community to share the knowledge and expertise with the younger generation, the people, who need older generation’s experience to build up own entrepreneurial career.

The online meeting was concluded by closing remarks from Mrs. Fidan Tofidi and Mr. Jeyhun Atayev regarding the next Committee meeting.

Date
7 October 2021
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