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The vast majority of companies have not postponed their sustainability efforts – ESG survey of domestic companies
95 percent of Hungarian companies committed to sustainability say that achieving sustainable operations is the goal, and ESG activities and reporting are tools to achieve this. The number of companies...
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Food waste in Hungary has dropped by a third in eight years
According to a 2024 survey by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), Hungarian households throw away an average of 21.5kg of food unnecessarily each year, which represents a 35%...
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Ministry of Agriculture eases conditions for Agro-ecological Programme
The Ministry of Agriculture is simplifying the rules of the Agro-ecological Programme (AÖP), which supports sustainable farming: minor errors won’t result in sanctions and the payment rate for partially completed...
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Danone receives global B Corp certification
Danone has obtained worldwide B Corp certification. Large parts of the company were already certified, but with the new accreditation, the entire global network of offices and production sites now...
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Sustainability: easing EU expectations, shifting corporate focus
The K&H Sustainability Index reached 35 points in the second half of 2025, thus remaining in the lower half of the 35–40 point range, down 4 points compared to the...
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Sustainability: easing EU expectations, shifting corporate focus
The K&H Sustainability Index reached 35 points in the second half of 2025, thus remaining in the lower half of the 35–40 point range, down 4 points compared to the...
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The Circular Economy Summit took place
On November 20, 2025, the Circular Economy Summit was held for the eighth time at the Öbölház, where business leaders, researchers and policymakers gathered to discuss the most current challenges...
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Behavioral research has shown that those who are thrifty live greener lives
People who are financially frugal are more likely to behave in an environmentally conscious manner. On the other hand, those who love to shop tend to pay less attention to...
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K&H Insurance won the MNB’s Green Finance Award
The Hungarian National Bank awarded K&H Insurance the Green Finance Award in the “Green Insurance and Treasury” category. The recognition is given to financial institutions that are at the forefront...
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Older people are leading DRS in Hungary
Although Hungary ranks among Europe’s leaders in the use of deposit return systems (DRS), a new international study highlights a less visible divide: support for the system is significantly higher...
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MaReSz’s Sustainable Event Planning Guide has been published
The aim of the MaReSz Sustainable Event Management Guide is to provide players operating in any area of the event industry with comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge to learn the...
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Hungarian Association of Event Organizers: Sustainable Event Organization Guide Published
The Sustainable Event Organization Guide of the Hungarian Association of Event Organizers and Service Providers (MaReSz) has been published, which provides any participant in the event industry with comprehensive theoretical...
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New sustainability framework helps food supply chains
Six major food manufacturers – Bakkavor, The Billington Group, The Compleat Food Group, Greencore, Premier Foods and Samworth Brothers – have teamed up with the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD)...
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100 years of Green Week
The Grüne Woche exhibition, one of the world’s leading food, agricultural and horticultural trade fairs, will be held again in January 2026. Since its founding in Berlin in 1926, the...
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Kaufland’s timber prototype: Sustainability meets local anchoring in Slovakia
Kaufland’s store in Záhorská Bystrica is the first Kaufland of its kind in Europe built largely from timber, underlining a shift towards sustainable construction. The prototype combines ecological features with...
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Lidl Unveils Ireland’s First Net-Zero Supermarket
Lidl Ireland has opened the first net-zero supermarket in the country in Maynooth, marking a new chapter in Irish retail. The project involved an investment of over €10 million and...
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New standards and new directions in cardboard packaging
In 2025 everything is about renewal in the packaging sector. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/11. The tightening of EU and domestic regulations is fundamentally shaping...
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Grupo Carrefour Brasil Introduces Sustainable And Traceable Beef
Atacadão, the cash-and-carry unit of Grupo Carrefour Brasil, has launched sales of individually traceable beef from the Brazilian state of Pará. This initiative, which kicked off in the state capital,...
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The sustainability expo will be held again in Budapest next year
The Planet Budapest sustainability expo will be held for the third time from February 25, 2026, with accompanying programs awaiting visitors for a month in the Railway History Park –...
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Splash-free urinal
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created the world’s first splash-free urinal. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/10. Their experiments showed that splashing is significant...
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Changing habits
I have written it down quite a few times – just like others did – that life consistently proves: apart from death, the only other certainty in life is change....
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Invisible risk in the chain: microplastics in the food industry
Nano- and microplastics are present in water, packaging and even in our bodies. Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5mm (approx. 0.1–5000µm); nanoplastics that are even smaller can pass through...
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Schwarz Group to Significantly Reduce Virgin Plastic Use by 2030
The Schwarz Group, parent company of Lidl and Kaufland, has extended its partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation until 2030, committing to major reductions in virgin plastic use across its...
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Sustainability has also reached the beer industry
The secret to beer’s global success has always been adaptation – and today is no different. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/10. Climate change and health-conscious...
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K&H: once again Hungary’s best sustainability bank
Euromoney has awarded the K&H Group the title of “Hungary’s Best Sustainability Bank” for the second time this year. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/10. According...
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Lucart receives Platinum rating from EcoVadis for the fourth time
Italian firm Lucart – whose Hungarian factory is located in Nyergesújfalu – is a leading manufacturer of paper hygiene products and packaging materials. A cikk a Trade magazin 2025/10. lapszámában...
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Campaign about the sustainability of meat consumption
In June the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) launched a campaign that wishes to present the role of meat, dairy products and eggs in a conscious diet on a scientific...
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Professional awards at SPAR Hungary: sustainability, commercial and communication awards
In recent months, SPAR Hungary has not only earned recognition from the industry for its sustainability and commercial innovations, but has also achieved outstanding results in the field of communication....
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Nestlé and Sustainable Business Academy launch soil regenerative agriculture training for young farmers
In January 2026, Nestlé and the Sustainable Business Academy (SBA) will launch a new online course that will introduce young Hungarian farmers to the practical foundations of soil regenerative agriculture....
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Allee is the best-performing sustainable retail facility in the Eastern European region
Allee Shopping Center has achieved a five-star rating from the internationally recognized GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) system, making it one of the top performing retail facilities in the...
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