The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and more than 40 of its members, all major global companies, lay out “Vision 2050: Time to Transform”, with nine pathways to action across industries to ensure a more sustainable and prosperous future. The world faces three critical challenges: the climate emergency, nature loss and mounting inequality....
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Budapest, 23 March 2021: For the first time, research has been conducted on the status quo of the Hungarian business sector in relation to carbon-neutral operations. The picture is not so bright – although 31% of leading companies already have net zero emissions targets, this figure is below the international benchmarks and below the level...
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Businesses for Net Zero: towards net zero – questionnaire results CEOs and Sustainability Managers, join us on 23 March at 3pm CET on MS Teams We cordially invite you to the Net Zero Business Ambitions Forum organized by the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) in cooperation with the British Embassy Budapest. The...
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We invite you to provide your feedback, opinions and comments on a global standard for net-zero criteria. Please find the draft criteria (including instructions on commenting and the consultation process) below: SBTi Net-Zero Standard Criteria Draft for Public Consultation Submit your comments here Additional resources: View the consultation launch webinar recordings (held in 2 time...
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Budapest, February 23, 2021: Following last year’s regional consultation, the General Assembly of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) hosted Peter Bakker, President-CEO of WBCSD, as guest speaker, who gave a presentation on “Making stakeholder capitalism real and rewarding” to nearly 100 CEOs. BCSDH, which now has 102 leading member companies, has...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that no institution or individual alone can address the economic, environmental, social and technological challenges of our complex, interdependent world. The pandemic has accelerated systemic changes that were apparent before its inception. The fault lines that emerged in 2020 now appear as critical crossroads in 2021. The time to rebuild...
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Budapest, January 18, 2021: The Net Zero Advisory Board has been formed in a uniquely wide collaboration with renowned experts, the primary goal of which is to promote and accelerate the process by which the Hungarian economy can become carbon neutral by 2050, thus taking an important step to stop climate change. The Advisory Board...
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After a rather world changing year of 2020 we enter into 2021 with high expectations and hopes, some unanswered questions and a degree of trepidation. Will we finally see the completion of the Paris Agreement Rulebook with the global agreement on Article 6? What shape will the voluntary carbon markets take during the new decade?...
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Budapest, 3 December 2020  ̶  In a unique collaboration, the embassies of six countries and the Hungarian Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSDH) have teamed up with the support of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology to help accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral economy in Hungary by 2050, thus taking an important step to...
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The circular economy involves a number of tools and complex systems for making the food supply more sustainable, which is one of the most effective things we can do to tackle climate change and rebuild biodiversity. The third Circular Economy Summit, held on 26 November 2020, focused on food and biodiversity and provided a number...
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Businesses for Race to Zero: achieving the net zero 2050 target CEOs and Sustainability Managers, join us on 3 December at 2pm CET on MS Teams for an opportunity to hear from Race to Zero policy and business experts and to exchange on best practices for achieving your business’ 2050 net zero goals. Participation is...
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The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and ING Wholesale Banking Hungary will organize this year’s Circular Economy Summit online on 26th November. In addition to presentations by renowned Dutch and Hungarian experts, concrete, innovative circular solutions and the Lean and Green project will be presented,...
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