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A ESG-day in Grodno on the sustainable development was held in FEZ Grodnoinvest

On April 26, a business seminar ESG-day in Grodno dedicated to sustainable development was held at the business center of FEZ Grodnoinvest. The event was organized by the administration of FEZ Grodnoinvest, ASER consulting company and the BIK-Ratings agency. 

The head of the administration of FEZ Grodnoinvest Mr. Dmitry Rozhkov opened the event with a welcoming speech and presented the current dynamics of the development of the free economic zone in the field of social and environmental responsibility, corporate governance and sustainable development.

Wanting to improve management practices for effective interaction with partners and investors, as well as to promote the socio-economic development of the Grodno region and the Republic of Belarus, we began a comprehensive analysis of the activities of FEZ Grodnoinvest for commitment to the principles of sustainable development, environmental, social and corporate responsibility. For this purpose, the Policy of FEZ Grodnoinvest in the social and environmental responsibility, corporate governance and sustainable development was developed and approved. This document systematized approaches in ESG and defined the architecture of the activities of FEZ Grodnoinvest.

 

The annual amount of financial resources allocated by FEZ Grodnoinvest for environmental protection and maintenance of environmental standards amounts to up to $5 million in 2023.

Mr. Dmitry Rozhkov | Head of Administration of FEZ Grodnoinvest

 

Current status of the ESG agenda in Belarus, innovations in national legislation and regulation in the field of sustainable development, trends and existing practices in the non-financial reporting, the development of ESG ratings were discussed at the framework of the event. The speakers - representatives of the Global Compact in Belarus, BSB Bank, Belinvestbank, A-Leasing, Alivaria and BETERA.