On 7 April, M.V. Slipenchuk, Head of METROPOL Group of Companies, A. Plaude, Managing Director of the Department of Debt Instruments and Derivatives of IFC METROPOL, and H. Sunshine, Managing Director of the Department of Portfolio Investments of IFC METROPOL, took part in a session of the Committee for Legislation, Banks and Finance of the European Business Congress, which was held in Edinburgh (Great Britain) on 7 April 2011. The European Business Congress is an international, non-governmental, non-commercial organization created in 1997 to promote the development of economic cooperation in OSCE member countries, to provide conditions for continuous dialogue between political quarters and businesses. Hawk Sunshine spoke at the session in Edinburgh. He touched upon the topical issue of social responsibility of businesses in modern world, noting the close interrelation between the growth of company value and effective corporate communications.