The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) has created a new position called Head of Corporate Programs that has been filled by the expert Mandy Fertetics since 19th January. The new position is proof of the successful development of the organization which now already includes 60 member companies. Ida Petrik, Managing Director, said...
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Based on the success of the previous year’s BCSDH Future Leaders Program, 25 talented young managers started this year’s development program on the 27th January. What is common to the Accounts Manager of E.ON, the Consumer Sales Manager of SCA Hygiene, the PR Coordinator of Coca Cola HBC Hungary, the HR Manager of Magyar Lapterjesztő,...
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              Responding to the United Nations Secretary General’s invitation to take a more active role against climate change, business networks have joined forces to convene CEOs from around the world at the Business & Climate Summit on 20/21 May in Paris. The Business & Climate Summit will be the...
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This sustainable development goal pays special attention to the most urgent issues of municipal water management, ranging from access to drinking water, through waste water treatment to flood protection. In addition, the new multi-annual financial framework of the EU started in 2014. This provides an excellent opportunity to evaluate the experiences and know-how gained from the...
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Mun announced on Friday the appointment of Hungary’s Janos Pasztor as Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change. Pasztor’s main task will be to support efforts towards a universal climate agreement at the international conference in Paris in December 2015. He has been acting Executive Director, Conservation, and Director of Policy and...
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The President’s Office added a new directorate responsible for environmental sustainability, as of January 1, Hungary’s President Janos Ader announced on 5th January 2015. Ader told a press conference that the new directorate will be headed by Csaba Korosi, former UN ambassador. He said reasons for setting up the new unit were both long term...
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The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties and the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol took place from 1 to 14 December in Lima, Peru. The whistle has blown on the road to Paris as the COP 20 opened in...
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  In its latest issue brief, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) identifies a series of barriers and solutions to operationalizing the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). The latter establish an authoritative global standard on the respective roles of businesses and governments in helping ensure that companies respect human...
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According to 96% of Hungarian companies, a more stable and predictable external environment is a pre-requisite for them to improve their sustainability, and, what is more, nearly all of them agree that the business sector will have a significant influence on the future evolution of sustainability. This data is derived from the annual, statistically-non-representative survey...
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20 young professionals got certificates on the November 25th’s yearly event, organized for leaders of companies. On Tuesday, 20 successful, young professionals, who successfully completed the „Future Leaders” talent program had received a certificate. With this, they have proven that they poses all which is needed to become that kind of leaders who will be...
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Can business be a positive force to solve global environmental and social issues? We say: “YES”! – said István Salgó, President of our organization, on the event where BCSDH (Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary) launched the Action 2020 Hungary. With this sentence the business lunch started for local business leaders, where we introduced...
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Can business be a positive force to solve global environmental and social issues? We say: “YES”! The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) launches the Action 2020 Hungary program on 25 November 2014. Date: 25 November 2014 (Tuesday), 11:00-13:30 (registration from 10:30) Venue: Sofitel Budapest, Chain Bridge (1051 Budapest, Széchenyi square 2.) Agenda...
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