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MAIN VIRTUS AWARD FOR
CONTRIBUTION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
December 2008 - Telenor received the Virtus Award, presented annually for corporate philanthropy, in the category
of special contribution at the national level in the area of corporate responsibility, at a ceremony in the National
Assembly on December 10, 2008. The Award, established by the Balkan Community Initiatives Fund, the largest
domestic foundation which supports civil actions and groups in Serbia, was established last year, and it is presented
to corporations that support sustainable and long-term nonprofit projects of general interest to society.
As a socially responsible company, Telenor established its own foundation, which has supported by more than 50
projects this year alone.
“We see this award as a valuable recognition of Telenor’s efforts so far, and a motivation for new investments in
Serbia’s society. We are glad to help establish an effective dialogue between the civil and corporate sectors, since
Serbia and its citizens can benefit from it considerably in the long run,” said Sandra Štajner, the Telenor Chief
Communications Officer, upon receiving the Award of the behalf of the company.
The Balkan Community Initiatives Fund organizes the project, the contest and the award ceremony in cooperation
and under the auspices of USAID, the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), the Czech Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, the VIA Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), the C.S. Mott Foundation, Executive Group,
Ekonomist Media Group (EMG), E-kapija, the Public Relations Society of Serbia, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the City of
Belgrade, the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, and many other institutions, media and
business associations.
66 Corporate Responsibility