ECONOMY
CHAIRMAN OF “QARANT SIGORTA” TO ATTEND GLOBAL COMPACT LEADERS SUMMIT IN NEW YORK
Baku, June 23 (AZERTAC). Chairman of the Executive Board of Azerbaijan`s “Qarant Sigorta” Company Vagif Hasanov will attend a Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York on June 24, by the invitation of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
The event, which will bring together leaders of civil societies, private and business organizations, will provide the platform for organizations to convene, collaborate and commit to building a new era of sustainability - an era where environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are deeply integrated into business based on both material and ethical rationales. At the Summit, leaders will collectively tackle priority areas that are central to corporate leadership today and essential for the transformation to sustainable markets and the achievement of societal goals.
On the sidelines of the summit, the participants will attend a ceremony marking the 10th jubilee of the Global Compact.
Hasanov`s itinerary will also include meetings with a number of leaders of the civil societies of the European countries and the United States.