Two-day CSR Workshop was held in Shamakhi

On November 27-28, 2022, two-day CSR Workshop jointly organized by AmCham Azerbaijan and the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan titled the “Business Benefit of Effective Corporate Social Impact Strategy” was held in Shamakhi.  The workshop was aimed to strengthen members' capacity and build shared language to promote collaboration, advance CSR, and build ties of cooperation between private and public sectors. 

The invited guest speaker was Mais Abbas Abousy, Attorney-Advisor with the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) in the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The workshop was moderated by Alisa Oyler, skilled facilitator, trainer, and curriculum designer with experience working in over 20 countries.

The first day of the workshop featured comprehensive presentation on “Business case for CSR/ESG” by Mais Abbas Abousy and group discussion on how to identify business-based social purpose and the people that could benefit.  Afterwards, to explore examples of CSR strategy in Azerbaijan, the panel discussion was held with the participation of:  Blake Dawgert, Economic and Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan, Fidan Tofidi, Corporate Stakeholders Engagement Division Head at Pasha Bank, and Rena Tahirova, Sustainable Development and Communication Manager at Holcim Azerbaijan. The first day of the event was followed by an interactive session on partnership and knowledge-sharing models where participants shared their views from different perspectives. 

The second day of the workshop started with the brief presentations of the participants from government sectors on CSR/ESG: what they have done and what are their future plans. Kamran Abbaszada, Leading Specialist in Sustainable Development and Social Policy department at the Ministry of Economy in Azerbaijan, Haji Aliyev, Head of the International Relations and Project Management department at the State Employment Agency and Javanshir Maharramov, SME agency regional representative for Shirvan region shared their agency’s experiences and plans with all participants. During the final session, participants created individual strategies to advance CSR/ESG and involved in group work with peer coaching.

The workshop was concluded by overview of the next steps/actions and awarding certificates to the participants for their active contributions.

Date
28 November 2022
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