An international forum under the auspices of the UN Global Compact was held in Almaty

An international forum under the auspices of the UN Global Compact was held in Almaty

On April 5, 2023, an international forum was held in Almaty at UN PLAZA with the participation of representatives of business, financiers and the United Nations Country team in Kazakhstan, under the auspices of the UN Global Compact. The purpose of the Forum dedicated to the role of business in sustainable development is

  • Business support to promote the sustainable development agenda in Kazakhstan.
  • Raising awareness of the business community about the SDGs and the Global Compact.
  • Demonstration of effective sustainable business practices in Kazakhstan.

The UN Permanent Coordinator in Kazakhstan, Michaela Friberg-Storey, discussed with UN partners, the business community and members of the Global Compact the forms of business cooperation with the UN, inviting representatives of government agencies, banking, financial structures, businessmen, oil workers, and civil society to join the Global Compact. Assistant to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Asset Orentaevich Issekeshev and Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Didar Talgatovich Temenov spoke from the Kazakh side.

Kazakhstan demonstrates a strong commitment to the SDGs in all areas of sustainable development, including universal principles related to human rights, labor, the environment, the fight against corruption and other social SDGs.

The guests of the Almaty Forum were Salome Zurabishviili, Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network in Georgia, Rayad Yusuf, a Goldman Sachs partner representing the London office, and others.

The forum on sustainable development in business, sustainable financing and responsible investment was attended by S. S. Tutebaev, Chairman of the Board of JSC "Samruk-Energo", Zhanykulov Zh. General Director of Karazhal Operating, Joint Venture with Haliburton, Koshenov M. U. Deputy Chairman of the Board of Halyk bank, Tasmagambetova A. I. Founder of the Institute of Ecology of Central Asia CAIER, Turlov T. R. Freedom Finance, Iskakov R. V., Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, etc.