Sustainability efforts: reality or illusion?

WWF regularly carries out public attitude surveys, which show that a considerable but still small proportion of society believes that individual consumer responsibility is the key to change. When it comes to corporate attitudes, it is more difficult to identify specific trends. More and more companies are communicating the importance of sustainability and larger economic actors are required by EU and national legislation to prepare sustainability reports, but it is difficult to tell how much of this is “greenwashing” and to what extent firms see all of this as just an to tick off a list.

FAO: Sustainable Development Goals until 2030

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working to achieve the goals defined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the countries of Europe and Central Asia through four key priorities – food security, improving the resilience of small farmers, food systems transformation, and sustainable natural resource management.

Green Brands: corporate strategies and training

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important part of corporate strategies and consumer awareness. GREEN BRANDS Hungary and the GB Academy are playing an important role in this domain, with certification schemes and training programmes that support environmentally conscious efforts. The Green Brandstrademark is an independent and transparent certification recognised by the EU.

KSZGYSZ: working for a sustainable environment for 32 years

The Hungarian Association of Environmental Enterprises (KSZGYSZ) has been representing the domestic environmental industry for 32 years. KSZGYSZ’s main objective is to assist its 265 member companies in complying with national and EU legislation and meeting the ESG criteria.

FAO food price index remains stable

FAO has reported that the world index of agricultural commodities and foodstuffs remained unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar and dairy products offset the drop in cereal prices. The FAO food price index, which tracks monthly price changes for the main foodstuffs in international trade, was 2.5% lower in June than a year earlier and 24.8% below its peak in March 2022. The FAO cereals price index was down 3% compared to May, but the price index for vegetable oils rose by 3.1%. FAO’s sugar price index was up 1.9% after three months of decrease. Dairy prices grew by 1.2% and the FAO meat price index basically didn’t change. //