Engagement with local communities
We consider the needs of those who require our support. Kaspersky works with federal and regional charitable foundations, helps people with serious illnesses and vulnerable population groups, and strives to involve its employees in such activities.
In summer 2023, we created a dedicated CSR page on our intranet, which features all the relevant information about our sustainable development activities, a complete list of our partners (charitable foundations, NPOs and educational institutions), the amount of financial support provided and a list of volunteer projects that our employees can join.
The Company also supports an orphanage and a school in Tver, educational institutions and NPOs that arrange care for orphans, help victims of violence (including digital violence) and people with disabilities and serious illnesses, as well as NPOs that protect the environment and raise awareness about blood donations, ecology and other sustainable development topics.
Kaspersky supports more than 10 charitable foundations and NPOs in Russia – both federal (Gift of Life, Vera and Sindrom Lyubvi) as well as specialized and regional organizations (Igra, the Nizhny Novgorod Women’s Crisis Center and Zhivi). The Company seeks to build long‑term partnerships with foundations and NPOs by sponsoring their events and organizing volunteer projects, including pro bono activities.
Social and charitable projects
In early 2022, Kaspersky joined the Business Council on Disability Issues created by Perspektiva, a Regional Public Organization for People with Disabilities, and for the first time took part in a summer job fair for applicants with disabilities. The Company continued to support this event in 2023.
In autumn 2022, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Company launched an internal special project aimed at destigmatizing the topic of inclusive employment “The Boundaries We Push”. We dedicated it to the professional and personal journeys of Kaspersky employees with disabilities. In 2023, we took the project further by creating a new online project Impossible, where this time both our employees with disabilities and those raising children with disabilities shared their personal stories. This marked the first time that the project became public, since we believe it is important to talk openly about complex and difficult subjects in order to remind people about the value of mutual support.
That same autumn, we began sharing updates about our charitable initiatives, as well as our social and volunteer projects on our social media accounts. The Kaspersky Daily telegram channel now has a dedicated CSR digest released every three months. In addition, Kaspersky supported the International Disability Film Festival Breaking Down Barriers organized by the Perspectiva Regional Public Organization. In winter 2022/2023, the Company together with the Gift of Life Foundation helped to open a playroom for young patients undergoing treatment at the radiation therapy department of the Morozov Hospital.
In May and December 2023, we helped organize business breakfast events for the Business Council on Disability Issues. The first event was devoted to the topic “First steps when hiring an employee with a disability: creating the right conditions within the company.” In December, the business breakfast participants discussed the topic “Employment of applicants with disabilities: communication and training of management and responsible employees.” Both events were attended by 30 representatives of companies, members of the council.
In November 2023, we began taking part in Technologies for Good, a federal project being implemented by Sovcombank and Skolkovo Fintech Hub to provide infrastructure support and ensure the digital development of NPOs and charitable foundations in Russia. The project provides socially oriented organizations with the products and services they need free of charge or on special terms. As part of the project, we provide complimentary licenses for Kaspersky’s products. Eleven NPOs received free licenses in 2023.
In 2024, we plan to issue special learning materials on the basics of computer literacy together with the Sindrom Lyubvi Foundation. These easy‑to‑read cards will make it easier for people with mental disabilities to get a better understanding of this important topic.
Volunteer programs
More than 200 Kaspersky’s employees actively participate in the corporate volunteering program, which includes several initiatives: blood donation, charity sporting events, patronage of an orphanage and pro bono work.