Analysis of local CSR cases

3I - Initiativs Impact Index Weekly Report (Week 30, 2026)

3I Weekly Digest | Week 30 | 20 – 26 July 2026 9 initiatives scored | Average composite: 2.99 (Adequate) Most Active Sectors This week saw diversity across eight industries. Sports (3 projects) and Culture/Media (3 projects) emerged as most active, followed by Education & Skills (2). The remaining initiatives spanned Banking, Pharmaceuticals, Telecommunications, Government, and Lottery sectors. Project of the Week: Karabakh SMEs 2026 Karabakh SMEs 2026 – Entrepreneur Traini

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Jul 282 min read

3I - Initiativs Impact Index Weekly Report (Week 27, 2026)

3I Weekly Digest | Week 27 | 29 June – 5 July 2026 8 initiatives scored | Average composite: 2.91 (Adequate) Banking leads a quiet week defined by what went unreported Banking was the most active industry in Week 27, accounting for three of the eight scored initiatives – from ABB and Birbank at the top of the table to AccessBank at the bottom. The spread is a useful reminder that the 3I score reflects how clearly an initiative is communicated and structured, not the industr

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Jul 73 min read

3I - Initiativs Impact Index Weekly Report (Week 26, 2026)

3I Weekly Digest | Week 26 | 22–28 June 2026 10 initiatives scored | Average composite: 2.79 (Adequate) Most active industry Banking led W26 with three entries – PASHA Bank's AI for Good programme, Kapital Bank's 7th Local Companies Promotion Exhibition, and Yelo Bank's Violette Mentorship graduation. The Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Food & Beverage industries each contributed two projects, with the remaining entries spread across Construction Materials, Healthcare & P

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3I - Initiativs Impact Index Weekly Report (Week 30, 2026)

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3I - Initiativs Impact Index Weekly Report (Week 27, 2026)

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3I - Initiativs Impact Index Weekly Report (Week 26, 2026)

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3I - Initiativs Impact Index Weekly Report (Week 25, 2026)

3I Weekly Digest | Week 25 | 15–21 June 2026 13 initiatives scored | Average composite: 2.92 (Adequate) Most active industry: Banking Four of the thirteen scored projects this week came from the banking industry – TuranBank's GGSF gender-smart financing agreement, Kapital Bank's TəhsilPlus regional rollout, and two Yelo Bank entries (Violette Mentorship graduation and LANDAU School internship). No other industry contributed more than two entries. Telecommunications followed

Jun 224 min read

3I - Initiativs Impact Index Weekly Report (Week 24, 2026)

3I Weekly Digest | Week 24 | 8–14 June 2026 16 initiatives scored | Average composite: 2.60 (Adequate) Most active industries: Telecommunications and Banking Three of the sixteen scored projects this week came from Azercell – as Platinum Sponsor of the 4th National Cybersecurity Forum, as co-developer of an LLM training platform with AWS, and as host of the first Azerbaijani local round of RobotChallenge. No other organisation contributed more than two entries. Banking was

Jun 174 min read

3I - Initiativs Impact Index Weekly Report (Week 23, 2026)

3I Weekly Digest | Week 23 | 1–7 June 2026 25 initiatives scored | Average composite: 2.78 (Adequate) Most active sector: Banking Banking was the most active sector in W23, contributing five scored initiatives – TuranBank, Unibank, PASHA Bank, Bank of Baku, and Kapital Bank (as co-organiser of the Red Hearts Foundation DanceAbility workshop). The financial services sector accounted for four of the top eight scores this week, suggesting that banks are increasingly pairing ch

Jun 84 min read

3I - Initiativs Impact Index Weekly Report (Week 22, 2026)

3I Weekly Digest | Week 22 | 25–31 May 2026 15 initiatives scored | Average composite: 3.07 (Adequate) Most active sector: Banking Six of this week's fifteen scored initiatives were driven by banking institutions – Rabitabank (twice), PASHA Bank (twice), Expressbank, and Azer Turk Bank. The clustering reflects the Eid al-Adha holiday period, which traditionally triggers charitable activity from financial institutions. However, the week's highest-scoring initiatives came not f

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3I - Initiativs Impact Index Weekly Report (Week 21: 18-24 May, 2026)

8 projects scored | Average composite: 2.68 | Rating: Adequate Most active sector: Telecom Three of eight initiatives this week originated in the telecommunications sector – Azercell (two projects: Azercell CUP and BEU visit), Bakcell (SummerStack Bootcamp), and Nar (Opportunities for All internship). This continues the pattern of telecom companies dominating Azerbaijan's corporate CSR landscape, though the quality of their initiatives varies considerably: Nar's inclusion pro

May 253 min read

3I - Initiativs Impact Index Weekly Report (Week 20, 2026)

Week 20 | 11–17 May 2026 | 13 projects scored | avg 3.00 | Adequate Most active sector: Banking & Health The banking sector dominated Week 20 in volume if not in score. Three banks – Expressbank, Yelo Bank, and Bank of Baku – all ran blood donation campaigns tied to International Thalassemia Day on 8 May, each cooperating with the Republic Blood Bank under the Ministry of Health. While the humanitarian rationale is clear and the track records are established, all three scor

May 183 min read

Week 18 CSR Intelligence Report: Environmental Mobilisation and Social Inclusion Dominate Azerbaijan's Corporate Agenda

27 April – 3 May 2026 | 11 projects scored | Average 3I score: 2.85 Week 18 was a week of coordinated action. Six financial sector organisations participated in the same tree-planting campaign on the same day at the same location – Mushfigabad settlement on the Absheron Peninsula – as part of the national 1 Million Trees initiative operating under a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the Central Bank and six financia

May 64 min read