Rostyslav Kurinko

is a private consultant, professional in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, socially responsible investing, non-financial and integrated reporting. Official tutor of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), qualified CSR consultant on EBRD Business Advisory Services Programme, a certified graduate of the UN PRI Academy.

Rostislav worked in the Federation of Employers of Ukraine (from 2005 till 2011). This organization brings together and represents the interests of 8.500 Ukrainian companies. Over five years of active work he has held various positions, joining the organization as a specialist, and leaving in the position of the Deputy Director-General. He also took a part in position of the adviser at the National Official Delegation of Ukraine to the International Labor Conference 2005-2008, Geneva.

Today, Rostislav has more than 10 years of successful experience of working as a CSR professional. There are big companies and organizations like VNESHECONOMBANK, RusHydro, Metinvest, Group DF and Avon, the United Nations Global Compact, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and others between his clients and partners.

He has gained expert recognition at the national level, and, as part of the of the Presidential Decree’s realization, Rostislav Kurinko was invited to join a group of experts to develop the first fundamental document for the country in the field of CSR – National Strategy for Corporate Social Responsibility. In September 2013, by open voting, leading invited experts elected Rostislav as a secretary of the Working group for the coordination, high-standard and professional work for drafting the National Strategy for CSR.

In 2008, Rostislav initiated the launching of the “Sustainable Business” magazine, where he still holds the position of the editor-in-chief. Today International Business Magazine “Sustainable Business” – is the leader among publishing houses in the field of corporate responsibility and sustainable development in Eastern Europe. In addition, the project is a leading communication platform for information and knowledge, experiences and successful examples of socially responsible business conduct exchange.

In 2010, Rostislav Kurinko wrote the book “Mastering CSR: in plain words” (republished in 3 countries, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan). A unique practice-oriented guide had tremendous success in the business environment, and the book became the first systematic publication which described a process of CSR implementation.

Today, the “Mastering CSR: in plain words” remains one of the most famous and widely read practice-oriented books on CSR in the CIS countries. Materials of the book became the basis for general education programs within the launched in 2015 International practice-oriented educational project «Educational Centre of CSR (hub) CSREduHub».