Georg Kell, Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, will be present at the event organised by the Bulgarian Global Compact Network (BGCN). RESPONSIBLE CHOICE 2015 is a BGCN member companies' project as a response to significant social issues. "We believe that by our responsible corporate behaviour and standards we follow and implement in our everyday activities, we are changing our common reality.

The start of the RESPONSIBLE CHOICE Project of Global Compact Network Bulgaria (GCNB) with the United Nations was reflected in the official website of Global Compact. Its announcement was attended by Mr. Georg Kell, Executive Director of Global Compact, who signed also the annual Memorandum of Understanding with the Bulgarian companies. The leading companies in the initiative include Sopharma AD, Overgas Inc. AD, TechnoLogistica AD, ContourGlobal Maritsa Iztok 3 AD, Mobiltel AD and VUZF (University of Finance, Business and Enterpreneurship).

Rick Stewart didn’t know about the laburnum trees growing in Bulgaria — and their potential to produce a drug for quitting smoking — back when he was the chief executive of the pharmaceutical company Amarin. He was too deep inside the drug industry, a place often criticized for its short-sighted focus on profits. He had to fail first. Only then could he spot the opportunity in those yellow-flowering trees. Now, with the help of the National Institutes of Health, Stewart is trying to introduce the laburnum-derived drug to the U.S. market.

In the week dedicated to the healthy lifestyle at Mondelez, May 25 and 26 were dedicated to the subject of smoking and the benefits of smoking cessation. During the two-day campaign under the logo "Smoking or Health",from 11:30 to 13:30 andfrom 14:00 to 16:30 the interested employees will be able to measure СО level in the lungs and make a test for addiction. Representative of DHI will tell them more about both tests and about smoking itself.

The I am Proud of the Work of my Parents Project breaks the stereotypes professions most wanted by children (a photo model, a fireman, a football player) For the third consecutive year Bulgarian companies, among which Sopharma as well, open their doors to children of their employees within the framework of the national initiative I am Proud of the Work of my Parents. The idea includes programmes and games specifically developed to show children why the work of their parents is important.