Tag "ESG"

CSR Hungary Summit 2023: A good place to be! Where it’s good to study! Where it’s good to develop!

Since 2006, the CSR Hungary conferences have been the leading professional events for CSR Hungary’s corporate responsibility and sustainability decision makers. This year, the fall CSR Hungary Summit awaits economic...

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Fidelity: Net zero in 2030 seems unrealistic for most companies

A survey of Fidelity ESG analysts questions whether companies’ net-zero plans are sufficient. The answer is: not yet, and a greater concerted effort is needed. Additional funding, technological innovation and...

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Good cause research

Advertising agency Positive Adamsky did a new type of research, in partnership with company information specialist OPTEN, and text analysis and media monitoring firm Neticle. They followed the public communication...

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Sustainability management – no escape!

In the age of sustainability, if companies want to stay competitive, they have no choice but to hire experts to help them in this process. The Certified Sustainability Manager (CSM)...

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The Budapest Stock Exchange presented its first sustainability report

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) presented its first sustainability report for the year 2022, the exchange informed MTI on Wednesday. The market position of the stock exchange is also special...

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CBRE: environmental awareness and social responsibility are increasingly important in the real estate market

Environmental awareness and social responsibility play an increasingly important role in the real estate market as well, according to a new global survey by the international real estate consultant CBRE....

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The EU is tightening up: it is no longer enough for companies to “look green”

Analysis of BDO Magyarország’s ESG business on changes affecting the field of sustainability. The EU’s expectations in the field of sustainability (ESG) are apparently getting stricter in line with this,...

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Carlsberg Group Plans To Expand Regenerative Barley Usage Across Brands

Carlsberg Group has announced that it is making progress on its goals to transition towards regenerative farming across its global supply chain. The Danish multinational brewer said it is ‘taking...

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KPMG: growing shopper consciousness

KPMG’s “Me, my life, my wallet” study classified consumers into six categories, based on how important sustainability values are to them, and how this is reflected in their behaviour.  Moderates...

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Already 133 companies have expressed their high level of commitment to sustainability in Hungary

The Hungarian Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSDH) has reached a new level in corporate sustainability as an organization bringing together the top managers of 133 responsible companies. At the...

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Assessing the true value of companies’ green efforts is difficult

It is becoming more and more important for market players to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, as set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. Accordingly, companies communicate more and...

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According to KPMG, customers are increasingly aware of environmental and social responsibility

The pandemic has forced companies to examine their social responsibility and role – the environmental effects are also driving customers towards more conscious decisions. Systemic changes in consumer behavior were...

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Hungarian Bankholding joined the UN Responsible Banking Guidelines initiative

Hungarian Bankholding joined the global cooperation established by the United Nations (UN) and was one of the first domestic banks to sign the Responsible Banking Guidelines, the financial institution informed...

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ESG maturity increases the value of the target company in the eyes of investors

Eighty-two percent of the surveyed investors stated that ESG topics are currently being examined during transaction processes, and 67 percent of them would pay a premium for a target company...

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Generali: despite the unfolding crisis, 46% of Hungarian SMEs are actively engaged in sustainability

46% of Hungarian SMEs have already prepared their own sustainability action plan or plan to do so in the near future, due to inflation and the climate and energy crisis,...

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The third leg of ESG is more important than we think

Among the ESG, i.e. environmental, social and management aspects aimed at sustainable development, the first two receive a lot of attention, while G is often forgotten. Indeed, what sustainability goals...

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Greening reports at leading large companies

According to the KPMG Survey of Sustainability Reporting, sustainability reports supported by reliable data and covering social problems are needed. KPMG first published its KPMG Survey of Sustainability Reporting report...

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42 percent of Hungarian SMEs do not have a sustainability plan – Generali’s EnterPRIZE program encourages good examples

The Generali Group recently published the first results of its SME survey with Bocconi University. While a quarter of businesses keep environmental and social sustainability aspects in mind during their...

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Sustainability has to become a core value for every market player

Mastercard won the Symbol of Sustainability 2022 award. Our magazine asked senior marketing specialist Anna Rácz, who is also head of the company’s Green Team, about their sustainability efforts. –...

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It’s worth adapting the operations of companies to sustainability expectations

In the short term, it entails costs, but it’s worth it to adapt the companies’ operations to sustainability expectations – Opten told MTI on Monday. The survey data show that...

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Sustainability: Commitments vs. reality

In Poland PwC’s ESG team published the results of a survey in mid-July, which can help to understand the Hungarian retail and consumer industry too. Half of Polish firms are...

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Password: Consumer’s Trust

In 2022, retailers hope to get back to normal. This year, the focus is on investing a great amount of money in supply chains, as with the pandemic it became...

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EY: half of investors also considers environmental considerations

Nearly half, 49 percent, of investors already consider environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations in their financial investments – the EY auditor informed MTI on Tuesday of the latest...

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