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UN Global Compact Award: the MHP-Hromadi Charitable Foundation Wins Top Honors in Sustainable Development
The MHP-Hromadi Charitable Foundation has received Gold and Silver awards at the international Partnership for Sustainability Award 2025, organized by the UN Global Compact Ukraine—one of the most prestigious distinctions in the field of sustainable development and ESG.
The Gold award was presented to the MHP-Hromadi Charitable Foundation in the category “Veterans: Strength and Unity” for the support program for military personnel, veterans, and their families, “MHP Poriuch” (“MHP by Your Side”).
The Silver award in the category “Economic Resilience and Growth” was granted by the international jury to the “Community Leaders School” project, aimed at developing managerial and project competencies of local leaders and strengthening the economic resilience of communities.
In 2025, 150 applications from 22 countries were submitted for the award. Ninety-three projects were selected as finalists, marking a record in the award’s history. The projects were evaluated by an independent international jury with experts from Harvard University, the London School of Economics, the World Economic Forum, and the Basel Institute on Governance.
“This award is about the effectiveness of solutions that work in real wartime conditions. Through the Foundation’s activities, we are building a systematic and comprehensive support system for military personnel, veterans, their families, and communities, with a focus on long-term impact. Recognition by the international jury confirms that such approaches create real change and can be scaled through partnerships.”
“Community Leaders School”: Strengthening Community Capacity
In wartime conditions, Ukrainian communities are taking on increasing responsibility—from supporting veterans to ensuring energy efficiency and working with youth. That is why the development of local leadership is critically important for the country’s resilience.
The “Community Leaders School” is an educational and grant-based program of the MHP-Hromadi Charitable Foundation for community representatives working to expand opportunities at the local level. In 2025, the total grant budget of the program amounts to UAH 10 million.
The project is implemented by the MHP-Hromadi Charitable Foundation in partnership with MHP and Mariupol State University. Its goal is to strengthen the managerial and project competencies of local leaders and help communities turn ideas into sustainable, effective solutions in the context of full-scale war and recovery.
“For us, community development is a component of the country’s long-term resilience strategy. We focus on supporting leaders capable of implementing change at the local level. The ‘Community Leaders School’ creates conditions in which these ideas are transformed into practical solutions with long-term impact.”
“MHP Standing Together”: Systemic Support for Military Personnel and Veterans
The “MHP Standing Together” program has been implemented by the MHP-Hromadi Charitable Foundation since May 2023 as a comprehensive support system for military personnel, veterans, and their families. It covers MHP employees as well as residents of the communities where the company operates and provides individual support during military service and after returning from the frontline.
In autumn 2023, the Center for Interaction with Military Personnel and Veterans was launched as part of the program, coordinating medical, legal, and psychological assistance, rehabilitation, and professional adaptation. A free support hotline 4545 is also in operation.
As of today, 2,965 MHP employees are serving in the Defense Forces of Ukraine, while 957 veterans are currently employed by the company. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, mobilized MHP employees have received more than UAH 2.8 billion in salary payments. Within the program, more than 500 activities have been conducted with the participation of over 21,000 military personnel, veterans, and their family members, and more than 5,200 requests have received individual support and practical solutions.
“For MHP, sustainable development is about responsibility to people. We systematically support defenders and their families—from the period of service to return and adaptation—and invest in community development so that people have opportunities for life, work, and recovery. During wartime, business must be a pillar where it is truly needed. This daily work, partnerships, and concrete actions became the foundation of the projects recognized by the UN Global Compact. For us, this recognition confirms that we are moving in the right direction and reinforces our responsibility to move forward together with the country.”
The Partnership for Sustainability Award is an annual international award of the UN Global Compact Ukraine that focuses on partnerships as a key instrument for sustainable development and recognizes projects in which business, government, and civil society join forces to address social, economic, and environmental challenges.