Ralph Yirikian elected as UN Global Compact Network's Steering Committee Chairman in RA

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."