This year’s Symbol of Sustainability winners announced

By: Trademagazin Date: 2023. 07. 14. 18:05

Trade magazine has announced the fourth edition of its Symbol of Sustainability competition. From the entries received this year, 18 winners were selected in the 5 categories announced. For the first time, a Green Communication special award will be presented, with the Green Chapter of the Hungarian Marketing Association as the jury.

Every year the Symbol of Sustainability competition wishes to showcase, on Trade magazine’s platforms, as many successful projects as possible that contribute to a more sustainable future.

Last year’s winners at Business Days 2022

A large professional jury evaluated the entries in the five categories online, following a pre-selection process, and then came a second round of assessment in person. This year, for the first time, applicants also had the opportunity to compete in a separate CSR category. Those entries that scored 70% of the maximum points available won the Symbol of Sustainability award.

It was a new element in this year’s competition that the Green Communication special award of the Green Chapter of the Hungarian Marketing Association (MMSZ) could also be won. This prize was awarded to the best entry from among the successful entries for the Symbol of Sustainability 2023 competition, as judged by the members of the Green Chapter’s presidency – representing the entire membership – on the basis of the communication criteria set out in the competition announcement.

It is true for all the winners that their successful entries, whether corporate or brand-specific, set an example to market players, their customers and consumers in general through their commitments, development projects and investments.

This year’s winners will receive their certificates of recognition and special prizes from the jury at the Business Days 2023 conference, on 27 September 2023, at Hunguest Hotel Pelion in Tapolca.

Symbol of Sustainability winners in 2023:

Corporate category
Hipp Termelő és Kereskedelmi Kft.	HIPP is more than bio
SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft.	Sustainable grocery retail processes
MiReHu Nonprofit Kft.	Waste management done differently – Launching the MaKuka brand at MiReHu
Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt.	Tesco for carbon neutrality
FoxPost Zrt.	Symbol of Sustainability 2023 – FoxPost project
Essity Hungary Kft.	We create sustainable value
Gorenje Magyarország Kft.	Gorenje’s sustainability strategy rewarded with an EcoVadis silver medal
Product category
Target Sales Group Kft.	Green Clean Change – The latest generation of green toothbrushes
Sipospack Kft.	Sipos DoyPPack concrete element recyclable packaging
Procter&Gamble Nagykereskedelmi KKT.	Ariel EcoClic eco-friendly packaging
Auchan Magyarország Kft.	Sustainable tomato packaging
Individual category
Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország Kft.	Péter Mucska – The man who lives for sustainability
CSR category
Coca-Cola Magyarország Kft.	Waste-free river Tisza programme 2022-2023, sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation
HELL ENERGY Magyarország Kft.	HELLoALU – Let’s build a greener future together!
Lidl Magyarország Bt.	#Together for a cleaner Danube
Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt.	Tesco does more for communities day by day
METRO Kereskedelmi Kft.	METRO Sustainable Gastronomy Forum and Award Gala
Westend Üzemeltető Kft.	Give a new life to your old clothes!

The winner of this year’s first Symbol of Sustainability MMSZ Green Communication special award is HELL ENERGY Hungary Kft., for its “HELLoALU – Let’s build a greener future together” project.

Congratulations to the winners!