ETERNA LAW is pleased to announce that in September 2021, the firm entered the UN Global Compact membership. By joining the initiative, ETERNA LAW has affirmed its commitment to respect the Ten Principles of the Global Compact on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption. The firm has also committed to implement projects and initiatives aimed at achieving the goals from the approved list of SDGs (17 Sustainable Development Goals), such as:
- Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls;
- Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all;
- Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all;
- Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
ETERNA LAW’s Managing Partner Andrey Astapov comments: “ETERNA LAW is pleased to become a part of the UN Global Compact. We fully share the UNGC values and goals and adhere the enshrined by the Organization principles in our daily work. Therefore, joining the initiative is a completely logical next step in the implementation of our philosophy.”
The UN Global Compact Network in Ukraine
The UN Global Compact Network in Ukraine is the official representative of the UN Global Compact (United Nations Global Compact) network. It is the world's largest corporate responsible business association, which encourages companies to align their activities and strategies with the Sustainable Development Goals and Ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and the fight against corruption.
