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“Driving Forward – Business Breakfast about Sustainable Transport”

Business Breakfast about Sustainable Transport

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) cordially invites you to the next event in the ”Business Breakfasts for Sustainable Development” series.

The event will be opened by
Hiroshi Saito, President, Toyota Motor Hungary
István Salgó, President, Business Council for Sustainable Development Hungary

Date & time: 2 April 2014 (Wednesday), 9:00-10:30 (registration, arrival from 8:30)
Venue: Toyota Motor Hungary (2040 Budaörs, Budapark, Keleti 4.)

Speakers and Panelists at the event:
Béla Glattfelder, Member of the European Parliament, President of the Hungarian Renewable Energy Platform
Dimitris Tripospitis, Vice-President, Toyota Motor Hungary
István Zsoldos, Chief Economist, MOL Group
Pál Lukács Phd, Associate Professor, College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation

After the event our guests will have the opportunity to take Lexus Full Hybrid cars on a test drive.

The language of the event will be Hungarian and English. For English-speaking guests translation will be provided.

Registration
Participation is free of charge for BCSDH member companies.
For non-members: 10 000 HUF / person (VAT free).
To guarantee your seat, please register by 26 March via e-mail to Katalin Parragi, katalin.parragi@bcsdh.hu, including the participant’s name and position and the company’s billing address.
If the event is oversubscribed, members of BCSDH will be given preference.

IMPORTANT! When registering please let us know if you would like to take part in the test drive. A valid driving licence will be required.
Cancellation: Written cancellations can be accepted by 26 March, 12:00. Late cancellations or “no-shows” will be charged.

Parking: Parking spaces will be available at Toyota Motor Hungary’s parking lot (free of charge).

Download the invitation here: Invitation_business_breakfast_02_04_2014

Gran Prize Innovative Interdisciplinary Award

Call for Entry – 2014

To the Gran Prize Officially established On December 12, 2012 by The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary

Annual prize awarded for outstandingly innovative solutions, papers and projects in response to the most pressing issues of our planet, in the field of environmental protection, sustainable development, design, medicine, health preservation and development and education. The SCCH has taken into consideration that persons, students and student groups might not yet have official publications which can be evaluated by the professional associations invited to participate in the Gran Prize award process and on the judging panel of the Gran Prize. Having taken this into account and in accord with the professionals and associations participating in the judging panel of the Gran Prize, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce hereby announces an open call to entry to the Gran Prize Innovative Interdisciplinary Award, with the following requirements:

  • Professional resume
  • Exact description of the entry and it’s beneficial, in particular innovative aspects
  • maximum length: 10 pages, not including attachments
  • Auxiliary documentation of the entry, relevant for the judging of the entry

Entries will be judged with the participation with the persons appointed by the professional associations serving on the judging panel of the Gran Prize.

Upload the applications to www.swedishchamber.hu.

Deadline for entries : April 15, 2014

Read the full entry here: GranPrize_entry _2014

CEEweb for Biodiversity

Leading companies are aware that “business as usual” has not an option in the longer term. Investors and customers want companies to address social and environmental concerns. Businesses recognize that developing strategies to meet these needs would also contribute to their sustainability and competitiveness. At the same time, many professional NGOs see that they can achieve widespread and long lasting change by harnessing this power of the market. In order to be more effective, companies and NGOs are finding ways to work together. These partnerships, if designed and executed properly, can achieve remarkable business and environmental results—and inspire the next generation for successful cooperation.

Gaining Profit while Conserving Nature: Guidelines for cooperation of businesses and NGOs in the Visegrad countries developed throughout multi-stakeholder consultations aims to enhance business – NGO partnerships through analyzing their complexity, spreading well-working case studies as well as providing practical tips for implementation.

Download the Guideline here.

Read more: http://www.ceeweb.org/about-us/cooperation-with-business/

 

“Managing Green Building Projects”

On behalf of the Hungary Green Building Council, eco | MIND consulting and GE Lighting are proud to offer an international training course for business professionals in the Building Desing and Construction Industry.

Date: 27 Ferbruary 2014, 8:30-17:00

Venue: GE Lighting Experience Center, 77 Váci út, 1044 Budapest, Hungary

Download the invitation here: Managing Green Building Projects INVITATION

More information: here

DANUBE BOX national students’ competition: 7th year of support from Coca-Cola Hungary

Danube Box national students’ competition has announced in 2014 as well. The organiser Global Water Partnership (GWP) Hungary will accept applications till 24 February.

Through this program supported by Coca-Cola Hungary more than 5000 children from hundreds of schools got more familiar with the habitat of the Danube basin.The success of the Danube Box clearly shows us that the for-profit, state and non-profit sectors can cooperate successfully in reaching an important common goal,  in this case: the protection of the Danube.

At Coca-Cola Hungary they believe, that in case of environmental protection, and on the field of protecting the Danube they can be successful only if we manage to make a long-term impact on the attitude of people. This was the reason behind creating the Danube Box comprehensive media set and a national student competition based on this set.

Danube Box is an education material, a comprehensive media set aiming to make children known of the complex world of Danube River, and that humans make a part of its ecological system. Danube Box helps teachers in countries all along the Danube River to motivate children to learn more about the natural and cultural assets of the Danube-region and to protect the river and utilise it in a sustainable way.

The interactive education material prepared by the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) for pupils aged 11-19 and their teachers provides not only factual and professional information, but lots of illustrations, worksheets that can be copied, descriptions of role-playing games, indoor and outdoor activities and a section on culture (ever day stories, memories, recipes), and a CD-ROM with an interactive Danube trip. It allows for a playful understanding of the fauna and flora of the Danube Basin and the way the river and its environs contribute to the well-being of communities, while children also make researches and learn by the “hands, the mind and the heart” encouraging them to reflect on their own way of life.

As in the previous years, teams can apply for the competition in two categories: 11-14 years old and 15-19 years old. It has three online turns and a national final for the best 7 teams of each category.

The competition is listed in the official register of national educational contests. All the relevant materials can be downloaded from the website of Danube Box. Also, all schools nationwide can submit their applications on the website: www.danubebox.hu.

Toyota Motor Hungary became a member of BCSDH

Since January 2014, Toyota Motor Hungary Kft. has been an actively participating member in the work of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Hungary. In accordance with the objectives of its international parent organisation – the World Business Council for Sustainable Development – BCSDH also intends to provide a platform for local companies which focus intensively on considerations related to sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Being a high prestige international organisation in global business life, WBCSD has many international companies among its membership. Toyota Motor Corporation is one of these companies, with its entire operation based on the principle of sustainable development. In line with this philosophy, all Toyota business partners, suppliers and retailers are encouraged to follow an environmentally responsible approach, while Toyota is increasingly focusing on environment-friendly propulsion systems in its vehicle manufacturing operations. To this day, Toyota has sold over 6 million full hybrid Toyota and Lexus models globally, resulting in a reduction of 41 million tonnes in carbon dioxide emissions, and a reduction of 15 billion tonnes in petrol consumption.

As the organisation wishes to set a positive example for others, a modern, full hybrid Toyota is used by BCSDH.

“Business Breakfasts for Sustainable Development” – “Creating Shared Value (CSV): A sustainable business model”

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) and Swisscham Hungary cordially invite you to the next event of „Business Breakfasts for Sustainable Development” series.

The event will be opened by His Excellency Jean-Francois Paroz, Swiss Ambassador to Hungary

Our guest speaker is Mr. Michael Nixon, Executive Director, Nestlé Hungary

Date: Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 9:00-10:30 (registration, arrival from 8:30)

Venue: Hotel Novotel Budapest City (1123 Budapest, Alkotás u. 63-67)

Language: The language of the event is English without translation.

Registration

Participation is free of charge for BCSDH member companies.

For non-members:  10 000 HUF / person (VAT free).

To guarantee your seat, register by 13 February via e-mail at Katalin Parragi, katalin.parragi@bcsdh.hu, please mark name and position of the participant and the company’s billing address.

If oversubscribed, members of BCSDH and Swisscham Hungary will be given preference.

Written cancellations are accepted by 13 February, 12:00. Late cancellations or “no-shows” will be charged.

Parking: Parking spaces are provided. Parking fee: 400 HUF / hour.

Download the invitation here: Invitation_Business_breakfast_18_February_2014

World Economic Forum publication spotlights Action2020

Green Light, the monthly newsletter by the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Agenda Council on Governance for Sustainability, recently focused its January edition on the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) new Action2020 initiative, set to be officially launched later this month at the WEF’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

The WEF’s Green Light publication highlights promising economic and environmental initiatives, and in its January edition, entitled Can business help the world become more sustainable?, Green Light describes Action2020 as, “a framework for the business community to take concrete and measurable steps toward a sustainable pathway voluntarily.”

The publication’s first section highlights the WBCSD’s Vision2050 initiative that set out three years ago to tackle how nine billion people could live well and within the boundaries of the planet. The remaining four sections of the publication focus on explaining Action2020’s nine priority areas and societal ‘Must-have’ targets, along with the business solutions that combine to provide a roadmap for achieving Vision2050’s overarching goal.

Download the January edition of the WEF’s Green Light publication

Read more on the WBCSD’s Action2020 initiative.

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