• In 2018, CSRDG founded Georgia’s Responsible Business Awards Meliora - one of the leading and largest annual nationwide sustainability events in the country

• In 2018, we founded CSR media contest - Georgian Journalists for Corporate Social Responsibility

• CSRDG organized several youth contests on CSR

CSRDG carries out regular educational events on corporate social responsibility. In cooperation with leading international experts, we have organized and held numerous trainings, workshops, summer schools and public lectures on CSR for various target groups – companies, journalists, civil society organizations, representatives of local and national authorities.

To promote CSR dialogue, CSRDG has held several large scale multi stakeholder forums on such issues as: CSR and public policy, Sustainability Reporting, Cross-sectoral partnership, CSR and labor standards, Environmental responsibility, Sustainable constructions, etc.

To provide knowledge and information to the public, we have developed several online platforms:

• Corporate Social Responsibility Knowledge Hub >

• CSR blog >

• Online platform for Pro Bono mediation and information resources >

We have carried our many communication campaigns aimed at CSR popularization in Georgia and raising awareness on the issue.

• In 2011, together with four Georgian universities, CSRDG signed a Memorandum of Understanding on promoting integration of CSR in tertiary education in Georgia

• CSRDG expert wrote and published the first Georgian-language handbook on corporate social responsibility, intended for Universities and educational facilities in Georgia (2011)

• In 2011, CSRDG expert developed a CSR syllabus and initiated introduction of CSR class at the Caucasus University – since then, the course has been taught at the Caucasus School of Business

• CSRDG experts regularly deliver public lectures on corporate social responsibility to students of Tbilisi and regional Universities.

• By holding a series of meetings and workshops involving representatives of various sectors and experts, in 2011-2012, CSRDG initiated discussions on State policy for CSR development in Georgia.

• In 2012, CSRDG prepared a comprehensive analytical research – Corporate Social Responsibility and the Role of the Public Sector – and provided recommendations for the Georgian Government on the development of CSR supporting policies

• CSRDG has held multy-Stakeholder forums and masterclasses on issues related to State policies to promote CSR development in Georgia (2012-2019).

Since 2008, CSRDG has been working on the introduction of sustainability reporting practices in Georgia:

• CSRDG was the first local organization to have published its Sustainability Report in compliance with the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) international reporting format in 2009

• CSRDG prepared and published Georgian translation of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Reporting Guidelines and Indicator Protocols (2008)

• In cooperation with GRI experts and other international experts, CSDRG has held numerous events – trainings, forums, and workshops on sustainability reporting topics.

• CSRDG offers consultancy assistance to companies to help them prepare their Sustainability reports in GRI format.

• In 2015, CSRDG initiated to found Georgian Pro Bono Network which unites leading Georgian companies, and has since been coordinating the Network’s activities.

• Since 2015, CSRDG is carrying Pro Bono Mediation Initiative, matching pro bono provider responsible companies with beneficiary civil society organizations.

• Since 2015, as a result of Pro Bono programs mediated by CSRDG, about 200 problems of civil society organizations have been resolved.

CSRDG’s team of experts offer diverse consultancy assistance to businesses on various issues of corporate social responsibility (preparation of CSR report, development of CSR strategy, etc).