Belgrade, November 26, 2021 – The importance of further integration of the Sustainable Development Goals into business policies and practices as well as raising awareness of the 2030 Agenda within the corporate sector was the focus of the recently held “SDGs Business Week”, organized by the Responsible Business Forum and Smart Kolektiv. The week-long event gathered speakers and panelists from the public, corporate, and civil society sector, and attracted a large number of representatives of small and medium enterprises.

This weeklong manifestation was concluded with the “Sustainability Champions” award ceremony to recognize companies that have contributed to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2020 and 2021 and, as such, represent examples of good practice. For their exceptional contribution to the various goals of the 2030 Agenda, the following companies were awarded: Erste Bank, Coca-Cola HBC Serbia, Delhaize Serbia, Manpower Group Serbia, Nestle Adriatic S, Delta Holding, and Lidl Serbia.

“SDG Business Week” event is organized within the SDGs for All Platform supported by the Swiss and German Governments and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH as part of the Public Finance Reform – Agenda 2030 project.