Almost 2.000 runners came to the start line for the classic marathon distance of 35th SPAR Budapest Marathon® Festival, during the two days of the runner weekend a total of 8100 runners competed against each other in different races. Because of the epidemic caused by coronavirus, the organizers prepared with special precautions in order to...
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The newest hypermarket of SPAR, the 34th INTERSPAR has won the title „Store of the Year” in the hypermarket category. INTERSPAR Tata opened last year was built with special solutions and environmentally friendly technologies were applied at its construction. At the competition announced for the sixth time this year, SPAR retail store chain has also...
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The product range of INTERSPAR hypermarkets has expanded with eco-friendly packaging material for sandwiches and with food containers. The store chain updates continuously its „green” solutions for packaging and containing food. „The challenge of a sustainable future is how we can decrease household plastic waste in a way that the comfort of shopping and everyday...
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GreenDependent Institute, in cooperation with the Piliscsaba-Garancstető Advocacy Association, assessed the carbon footprint of the lifestyles of 20 households. The aim of the project implemented with the financial support of Daikin Hungary is to make citizens aware that lifestyle changes can significantly reduce the environmental impact of households. And the reduction is inevitable, as the...
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Coca-Cola Hungary’s environmental protection CSR program, the Zero Waste Tisza has won the International Public Relations Association’s award: the program launched to clean River Tisza and its surrounding has earned the prestigious award in two categories. At the 2020 Golden World Award of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA), which is present in 80 countries,...
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The professional jury granted The Symbol of Sustainability 2020 award to Coca-Cola HBC Hungary in the corporate category. In the competition being organized by Trade Magazine for the first time, the company presented their approach to sustainability and their efforts in the fields of environmental protection and corporate ​​social responsibility. The goal of the competition...
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BASF signed an uptake supply agreement with New Energy, a technology company specialized in the pyrolysis of waste tires, headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. According to the agreement, New Energy will supply BASF with up to 4,000 metric tons of pyrolysis oil per year derived from waste tires. In a pilot phase, first volumes of the...
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Removing and recycling plastic waste from nature is an essential task for humanity for a cleaner, more livable environment.   More than 8 tons of waste was collected from the floodplain of the Tisza at this year’s 8th PET Cup, this time on the almost 80-kilometer section of the river between Záhony and Tokaj. The...
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We welcome our newest member company, Széchenyi Funds. The funds have been the leading equity financing partner of the Hungarian SME sector for the past 10 years. Under the leadership of Dénes Jobbágy, Chairman and CEO, the company managed 83 billion forints of investable capital in five funds and employed a team of 50 in...
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Randstad asked their experts at Randstad Hungary about the most significant employee trends of the country, as well as about the potential outcomes of the current pandemic situation. What can one expect if they are looking for a position in this sector? To answer our questions here are the leaders of Randstad Hungary’s Business Services...
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Following the inaugural conference from last year, the Central Bank of Hungary (MNB), in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is organizing the Central European Green Finance Conference also in 2020, as part of the outreach activity of the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS). The main goals of...
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Mapping and assessment of Aluminium-rich residues in the Eastern-South Eastern Europe Region   In the framework of EIT KIC Raw Materials RIS ALiCE (Aluminium-rich industrial residues for mineral binders in ERSEE region), Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd organising a free webinar for Aluminium-rich residue owners, potential end users, and stakeholders. The project aims to launch a...
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