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The number of international awards received by Azerbaijan's leading telecom operator Azercell Telecom LLC is growing. For the second time, Azercell was conferred with a prestigious international business award, Stevie, this year. This time, Azercell got a Bronze award for its interesting and valuable social responsibility project "Carbon Calculator" implemented in Azerbaijan.

3,200 applications were filed by corporations and individuals from over 50 countries for the "International Business Awards 2012". The initial winners of this tough competition were selected after two months of discussions. As a result of the final selection process Azercell was nominated as the winner of two Stevie awards. The company received an award in the nomination "New generations Carbon calculator" and got Stevie awards as "The public relations department of the year" and "The creative team of the year" of 2012.

Azercell's Carbon Calculator project is an initiative intended for the prevention of the global climate change. This calculator helps you to calculate daily personal carbon emission ratio and clearly see and track the impact you have on the environment. With the help of the calculator available on Azercell's website, anyone can get valuable recommendations on the methods to reduce the impact on climate change and on the conscious and environmentally friendly behavior.

"Stevie" award is presented to companies that have made tangible contributions on the global scale. The purpose of the competition is to generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments and positive contributions of companies and business people worldwide. Since 2002 companies and individuals from over 60 countries have been conferred with International Business Awards. On its 10th anniversary Stevie also introduced its Silver and Bronze awards, and it is reassuring that Azerbaijan's Azercell is one of the first companies to receive Bronze Stevie award.