MAIN VIRTUS AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL December <strong>2008</strong> - <strong>Telenor</strong> received the Virtus Award, presented annually <strong>for</strong> 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, <strong>2008</strong>. 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, <strong>Telenor</strong> established its own foundation, which has supported by more than 50 projects this year alone. “We see this award as a valuable recognition of <strong>Telenor</strong>’s ef<strong>for</strong>ts so far, and a motivation <strong>for</strong> 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 <strong>Telenor</strong> 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 <strong>for</strong> 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
Mlađan Dinkić, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development, with Sandra Štajner, <strong>Telenor</strong> CCO, at the VIRTUS award ceremony Corporate Responsibility 67