Today, at Pullman Tbilisi Axis Towers Hotel, the fifth award ceremony of the Corporate Responsibility Award in Georgia was held at the initiative of the Global Compact Network Georgia and with the support of the Swedish government and USAID. The competition aims to strengthen the culture of corporate responsibility in the country and encourage businesses’ involvement in implementing sustainable development agendas.
JSC “Liberty Bank” won the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 9 – industry, innovation and infrastructure, with the project: “Teleclinic MyDoc”.
Liberty, in partnership with telemedicine company “Teleclinic MyDoc” and American Hospital, initiated implementing an innovative technological project a few months ago. Within the framework of the project, it became possible to conduct high-tech medical diagnostic examinations remotely for the elderly and socially vulnerable in the most remote villages and regions of Georgia. To date, “Teleclinic MyDoc”, in parallel with the Liberty Mobile Bank vehicles, has already visited 112 villages, and as a result, about 2,000 elderly people were examined and referred to the relevant specialists.
“In 2022, Liberty presented its new Corporate Responsibility strategy, which fully aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Due to our activity and its scale, we constantly strive to implement such projects and programs that will increase access to education, financial literacy, and people’s health.
Today, we are honoured to be the winning company of the Corporate Responsibility Award. This award gives each member of the Liberty team bigger encouragement to keep on caring for people and creating services tailored to their needs. I would like to thank our partners and our team members involved in this project. We are delighted that Global Compact Network Georgia gave to the project such high recognition and evaluation.’ – Beka Gogichaishvili, Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Bank.
About the Corporate Responsibility Award
“Business for Sustainable Development 2022” is intended for progressive and modern value-based companies operating in the Georgian market; It is an award for companies whose activities are based on a high standard, aims at sustainable development and brings long-term benefits to both the company and society.
The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, bringing together more than 20,000 participants from 161 countries. The organisation’s goal is to create the foundations of a sustainable, global and inclusive economy. Global Agreement Georgian Network was established in 2016 and includes about 140 members. The network’s mission is to support the implementation of the ten principles of the UN Global Compact in Georgia and to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
About JSC Liberty Bank
Liberty is one of the largest commercial banks in the country, serving more than 1.7 million individuals and more than 50,000 small and medium-sized businesses.
The bank’s assets amount to 3 billion GEL, and it has employed more than 4500 employees. Liberty is represented with the widest network throughout the country – more than 360 service centres, 632 ATMs, and self-service and POS terminals in all regions and municipalities of Georgia. In addition to the developed infrastructure, modern digital and remote services are available for individuals and legal entities.
