Tag "fenntarthatóság"
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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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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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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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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More than 600 tons of plastic waste can be saved annually
The latest survey of the Hungarian Association of Logistics Service Centers (MLSZKSZ) on the packaging habits of the logistics market shows that sustainable packaging solutions are gaining an increasingly prominent...
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HUF 67bn budget for sustainable water management
This autumn several new grant opportunities will open up for the development of sustainable water management, with a total budget of HUF 67bn. 80% of the funding will be provided...
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Stable base, new directions characterize domestic onion production
Although the onion growing area in Hungary shrank by about ten percent this year, the producer base remained stable, and the sector is preparing for spectacular post-harvest developments in the...
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AgriTech InnoExpo 2025 – where innovation meets nature
What does the farm of the future look like, where robots, drones and data analytics work for sustainability? November 13–14. Between 2020 and 2021, the world of agricultural innovation will...
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The 2025 Sustainable Future Awards have been presented
The impact of climate change on business has gone from a distant threat to a daily reality. Business continuity is now at stake. Companies need not only address climate change,...
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Hungarian freight transport at a sustainability turning point
The Hungarian freight transport market is affected not only by spiralling costs and stricter regulations, but also by sustainability expectations. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/10....
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Lidl Spain Transforms Plastic Waste Into Garbage Bags
Lidl Spain has become the first supermarket chain in the country to earn AENOR Circular Economy Project certification, following the launch of its new circular-economy initiative. The initiative involves transforming...
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Trade isn’t an obstacle – it can also be a tool for sustainability
According to the Trade4SD project (led by Corvinus University of Budapest), openness to trade doesn’t preclude sustainability – as a matter of fact it can strengthen it if decision-making also...
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Hatszoros Hungaropack-díjas lett a DS Smith – új szintre emeli a fenntartható csomagolás innovációját
A DS Smith idén hat elismerést – két arany-, egy ezüst-, egy bronz- és két különdíjat – kapott a Hungaropack 2025 versenyen, ezzel a fenntartható, papíralapú csomagolási megoldások egyik legnagyobb...
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The University of Sopron held discussions on green innovations in Finland
Prof. Dr. Ferenc Lakatos, Vice-Rector for Foreign Affairs and Research of the University of Sopron, visited Finland and held professional meetings with Finnish partner universities. The Embassy of the Ministry...
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Sustainability challenges in public sector catering
According the National Association of Public Sector Catering Service Providers (KÖZSZÖV), cafeteria fees increased by an average of 4% nationwide in 2025, but in some places the price rise was...
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