Within the framework of our corporate social responsibility strategy, BDO Balance-Audit has completed negotiations with the Ukrainian Field Hockey Federation and became an official partner of this national Hockey Federation recently. BDO is one of the four WorldHockey Partners of the International Hockey Federation (FIH)
The partnership agreement includes:
- Supporting junior hockey schools
- Popularising hockey throughout the Ukraine by assisting in the organisation of tournaments, with web site development and with PR support
- Managerial assistance, including free of charge consulting in accounting, taxation, commercial and non-commercial activities and legal issues.
Field hockey originated in the Ukraine in the mid 1970s, during Soviet rule. The town where it was first played was Krivoy Rog in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
The current world rating of Ukrainian teams (as per October 2006) is as follows:
Women, 15th place (out of 64 countries)
Men, 45th place (out of 69 countries)
Source: BDO International
