Tork PeakServe® Continuous® Hand Towel System is the first real hand drying innovation in the past three decades.
What makes the Tork PeakServe® Continuous® Hand Towel System a true innovation?
Hand towel bundles latch together as bundles are loaded, therefore they dispense without interruption one towel at a time
Faster dispensing serves guests in 3 seconds, quicker than jet air drying time
Highest capacity dispenser available on the market, with up to 2100 towels per dispenser
The Tork PeakServe® Continuous® Hand Towel System has been specially designed for the needs of high-traffic venues, such as event halls, busy offices, factories or airports, meeting environmentally-conscious modern standards. What makes it sustainable?
Compressed technology
Hand towel bundles are compressed by 50%, halving the space needed for storing and transportation, therefore reducing CO2 emissions and carbon footprint.
Stop the wasting
Single sheet dispensing prevents overuse, and generates less waste, as washroom visitors only take the amount of paper towel needed to dry their hands. Paper towels are more absorbent, offering a quick and superior guest experience.
Sourced sustainably
Tork PeakServe® Continuous® Hand Towels are sourced sustainably meeting FSC standards.
User friendly
The dispenser can be topped up anytime even between refills, making work easier for the cleaning staff. Recommended by the Swedish Rheumatism Association, the dispenser is easy to use for anyone with limited hand strength.
The two-day “The GRI Standards” training is for organisation/individuals who either start reporting in line with GRI now, or have been using the previous guidelines but wish to have a comprehensive introduction to the new set of standards.
The course will give a detailed introduction to the new generation of GRI Standards and to Sustainability Reporting. Each training course is tailored to a local country/region, we use specific case studies and exercises to develop practical knowledge and competencies based on almost 20 years of reporting experience.
Sustainability reporting helps organizations to become more responsible, accountable and contribute effectively to sustainable development; to engage with stakeholders and build corporate reputation. But to prepare and publish a report needs more than data, wording and editing.
The course helps reporters understand the value of reporting and, crucially, how to use the GRI Standards for their sustainability reporting processes.
The training provides a general overview on the reporting process and areas:
• starting with definitions, global and local trends (also regulation, e.g. EU mandatory reporting)
• the reporting process (what is reporting, how to measure sustainability, GRI principles and indicators), also
• concrete reporting dilemmas (printed or online, which target group, how to communicate it effectively, how to prioritize issues, how to engage internally and externally, etc.).
Date: 13-14 th September 2018
Discount: – 10% discount for those companies which are members of BCSDH
More information about the training you can find here.
More information and contact:
Mandy Fertetics: fertetics.mandy@alternate.hu +36-20-947-1884
Katalin Urbán: urban.katalin@alternate.hu; +36-20-932-9160
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Women in Energy Association’s call for application to the next semester of their mentoring program
Be part of shaping the future!
Start your carrier in the energy sector!
Join WONY’s mentoring program and we will help you get acquainted with this exciting sector and assist you to improve your job opportunities.
Are you of the view that the energy sector is for guys only? Are you afraid that only men can get a meaningful job in this sector? Do you think this sector only offers opportunities if you have a degree in engineering? We do not think so. Women in Energy Association (www.womeninenergy.eu) is here to bust these myths.
Our Association aims to increase the publicity and visibility of all the exciting, but not really well known jobs that this priority sector of the economy might offer to the young generation of female specialists. Our members have joined forces to support each other and the young generation of female university leavers in order to improve the number of female employees and their carrier opportunities in the energy sector.
If you are studying engineering, law or economics and you have completed at least 3 semesters, apply for the autumn 2018 / spring 2019 semester mentoring programme by Women in Energy Association. Mentors with extensive and diverse experience in the energy sector will help you to
learn about your carrier opportunities
have a taste of what it feels like to work in this sector through your personal mentor,
take part in networking events
develop your skills and competencies essential at the job market and carrier development
benefit from personal consultation by our members active in various segments of the energy sector.
We do count on applicants to be able to take part in all the activities the programme offer, but occasionally we can also provide online consultation. Please only apply if you can dedicate at least 40 hours in the two semesters to participate in the programme activities.
Please send your English language application on the form available on our website www.womeninenergy.eu to Ms Bernadett Fórizs at Bernadett.forizs@whitepaperconsulting.hu by 2 June 2018. We will notify applicants if they have been accepted by 30 June 2018.
Andrea PÁNCZÉL
Chair
Women in Energy Association
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“The circular economy is the business model of the future” – said Jacqueline Crameron April 25, 2018 at the BCSDH Business breakfast and Action 2020 Forum, which was focused on promoting sustainable lifestyles and, more specifically, the circular economy.
Professor Jacqueline Cramer, circular economy ambassador of the district of Amsterdam and former Dutch Environment Minister, gave a great performance at the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary’s (BCSDH) Business Breakfast and Action 2020 Forum. The organization’s Business Breakfast – which involves a forum of 81 member companies that produce 30% of Hungary’s GDP – was followed by workshops with business leaders and experts that will help the business sector to take meaningful steps regarding the promotion of sustainable lifestyles.
“The full implementation of the circular economy requires the appropriate scale. In this, regional or corporate communities are crucial. The inevitable first step is sharing knowledge and experiences and undertaking joint action which can accelerate the emergence of sustainable supply chains and thereby drive the expansion of the circular economy. By becoming part of such a community, we can take shared steps that we would never be able to manage on our own.” – explained Jacqueline Cramer.
According to some estimates, the circular economy has business potential of 4500 billion USD by 2030 globally.
“Transitioning to a circular economy is one of the greatest business opportunities nowadays. The core of the concept is not yet deeply acknowledged by most companies, although use of this model can increase the flexibility of the economy and facilitate the achievement of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. BCSDH is a corporate community that can help companies share knowledge and experiences, as well as contribute to working as a team in this area”- said Attila Chikán, President of the BCSDH in his introduction.
Hungary’s ecological footprint is 3.6 gha per person, although available bio-capacity is only 2.68 global hektar (gha) per capita – as with many other countries in the world, there is considerable over-consumption in Hungary too. A sustainable economy can only be based on sustainable consumption. The main objective of the Action 2020 Hungary program is to ensure sustainable consumption by fostering adequate levels of supply and demand that will result in a better quality of life, while taking ecological limits into account.
“The circular economy is just one of the areas that plays a major role in achieving the goals of the Action 2020 Sustainable Lifestyle, and probably it is also the biggest challenge today in Hungary. The other two priority areas are sustainable products and services, as well as consumer decisions. During the Forum we have tried to explore and identify existing business solutions that provide immediate-, short- and medium-term results”- said Valentin Póka, Country Manager of Coface, BCSDH’s Action 2020 Sustainable Lifestyle Working Group Leader.
The primary purpose of the Action2020 Forum was to launch and support effective teamwork and joined-up thinking in the business sector while creating a real impact. Fifty-seven companies have already joined the program.
The main sponsors of the Action 2020 Hungary program include Mastergood and Nestlé, while the highlighted sponsors are Alteo, McDonald’s, MOL and Unilever. Other sponsors include E.On, Essity, Folprint, HVG, KPMG and Rossmann.
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Coca-Cola HBC Hungary, the organizer of #YouthEmpowered educational program, has made the e-learning educational material supplementing the program’s trainings available on the website of the initiative. The online training is free, can be personalized, and company employees also offer one-to-one counseling to interested participants.
Coca-Cola HBC Hungary has made the educational material supplementing its #YouthEmpowered trainings available on the Internet, on the website of the educational program. This in part supplements the previously announced and already under way trainings and also partially cover their contents. Among others, the ten-module e-learning package of #YouthEmpowered program differs from similar programs by offering an offline service as well: participants can request one-on-one counseling from program mentors, top managers of Coca-Cola HBC Hungary.
The online training is flexible, modules can be surfed freely, so studying can be customized. It is worth starting the program with a self-knowledge test, because it can provide a valuable feedback on areas the jobseeker needs to improve at. The basics of financial knowledge, sales skills, business planning and project management are all included in the modules – subjects that cannot be covered during the one-day training. Those who wish to take part in the offline training after completing or during the modules, can sign up at the #YouthEmpowered website.
„We recommend the online training, among others, for entrants in search of a job or mothers, since it can be completed from home and is interruptible. The program is also suitable for young people with some expertise and marketable ideas, who can easily obtain advice to launch their own enterprise” – Valentin Tóth, Public Affairs and Communications Director of Coca-Cola HBC Hungary pointed out. The aim of extending the original initiative to such scope is clearly to stimulate the employment of young people in various walks of life.
Coca-Cola HBC Hungary launched #YouthEmpowered educational program last fall for inactive young people between the ages of 18-30. Participants are taught self-knowledge, how to handle job interview situations and feedback in the trainings offered by the company, and in addition, it is also their aim to help young people build a network of contacts to ease their employment. Until today, over 700 jobseekers have participated in the free, one-day trainings in Budapest and in the countryside, and Coca-Cola HBC Hungary plans to involve 8,000 young people by 2020. The company receives assistance from civil organizations to carry out trainings in the countryside, which utilize their familiarity with localities to address inactive young people living in small villages.
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Coca Cola HBC Magyarország
A Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország Kft. a 600 millió fogyasztót kiszolgáló és 28 országot átfogó Coca-Cola HBC AG csoport tagja. A dunaharaszti székhelyű, Magyarországon két palackozó-üzemet működtető vállalat 1.100 dolgozót foglalkoztat, teljes tevékenysége során pedig közel 13.000 embernek biztosít munkát. A Coca-Cola Magyarország eddig 116 milliárd forintot fektetett be hazánkban. A társaság az egyik legjelentősebb magyar élelmiszer-feldolgozó, termékeit 25 országba exportálja. Az üdítőitalok előállításához használt alapanyagok közel kétharmadát belföldi szállítók biztosítják.
A cég az alkoholmentes italok széles választékát kínálja: a szénsavas üdítőitalok (Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola light, Coca-Cola zero, Coca-Cola zero koffeinmentes, Coca-Cola zero Lemon, Coca-Cola Cherry zero, Fanta, Fanta zero, Sprite, Sprite zero, Lift, Kinley, Royal Bliss), a természetes ásványvizek (NaturAqua csendes, enyhe, szénsavas, Römerquelle csendes, szénsavas), ízesített vizek (NaturAqua Emotion), a gyümölcslevek, nektárok és gyümölcsitalok (Cappy, Cappy Pulpy, Cappy Ice Fruit, Cappy Great Start, Cappy Junior), jeges teák (Nestea, FUZETEA, FUZETEA zero), sportitalok (Powerade), valamint az energiaitalok (Burn, Monster) egyaránt részét képezik a választéknak. A vállalat kizárólagos forgalmazója Olaszország első számú kávéjának, a Lavazza márkának. A társaság prémium szeszes italokat is forgalmaz, a cég a többi közt a Jack Daniel’s, Finlandia, Bacardi, Famous Grouse, Rézangyal, Campari márkákat értékesíti.
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Our new member, the Manuli Stretch Hungary was established in 2004 as a subsidiary of the Manuli Group. The group which is functioning as a stretch foil manufacturer, can be considered as a leading company on a global scale when talking about productivity, product quality and trading. The main services of the hungarian subsidiary are applying stretch foil, shrink wrapping, strapping, drilling, gluing, cushioning and filling, while still adapting to the unique ideas and expectations of the partners. The three pillars of their services are reducing packaging material consumption, increasing capacity and thus reducing overall packing costs.
The company pays great attention to ethics, and their Ethics Codex is the basis of their everyday work. By offering flexible forms of employment as a family-friendly workplace, their own 12-member team is attentive to respect for human values and can adapt flexibly to the everyday lives of small children. They also take care of their ethical operations with their suppliers, and they make sure about these with the help of regular personal audits.
“In the spirit of environmental responsibility, it is our priority to teach industrial manufacturers use less packaging material and stimulate them to a more efficient method of packaging with our environmentally-friendly and cost-effective solutions, and overall our conscious packaging concept. We are looking forward to working with BCSDH, as even more effective solutions and a more sustainable utilization could be developed, while taking recycling and reusing into account.” – said Gábor Arató, CEO of Manuli Stretch Hungary.
00eszter.chikankovacshttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngeszter.chikankovacs2018-04-09 11:02:312018-04-09 11:02:31Our new member the Manuli Stretch Hungary
The Sustainable Development Goals have become a focus of the annual general assembly of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Hungary (BCSDH), which this year was hosted at MAVIR’s headquarters. Based on BCSDH’s survey, 70% of the companies we consulted have already committed to one or more of the SDGs.
BCSDH’s member list comprises 80 CEOs whose companies produce 30% of Hungarian GDP and thus represent a value-creating community. At its annual general assembly held on 27 February 2018, the organisation revealed preliminary results from its SDG-related survey. It transpires that 70% of respondent companies claim that they are contributing to meeting the SDGs, and that another 15% are also preparing to take action.
Through use of the survey, BCSDH was interested in revealing whether companies are contributing to the fulfilment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals which were adopted in September 2015, and how many concrete objectives have been defined in relation to these goals. Evaluation of the survey is still in progress and final results will be published in May.
László Módos, Deputy CEO of MAVIR, welcomed the members of the BCSDH member companies.
“During the 2017 jubilee year, BCSDH became the voice of the business world in sustainability-related issues. The process of policy reconciliation has already begun, and will continue in 2018. The business sector and the BCSDH are also taking action to achieve the United Nations’ and Hungary’s Sustainable Development Goals “- said Attila Chikán Jr., president of the organization.
“One of the important milestones of the jubilee year was the establishment of the For a Sustainable Future Prize, which recognises outstanding corporate and individual achievements in sustainability and SDG-related topics” said Irén Márta, managing director of BCSDH.
CEOs that have already defined goals to support the achievement of the SDGs include Tibor Bodor (ING), Kornél Szepessy (HungaroControl), László Károlyi (Legrand), and László Módos (MAVIR). The company leaders took part in a roundtable discussion where they provided insight into their companies’ practical efforts to help meet the SDGs, assisting those who are still at the beginning of this process.
The SDG Compass (which was compiled by the GRI, the UN Global Compact and the WBCSD) was presented at this event. This instrument helps companies achieve their SDG-relevant goals, fulfil their strategic integration targets, and also contribute to the more accurate measurement of goals that are achieved.
The BCSDH also welcomed five new member companies (ABB, MET, Microsoft, PWC, and UTC Overseas) on the annual assembly attended by nearly 70 senior executives and delegates.
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Ludwigshafen, Germany – February 15, 2018 – BASF joined the World Plastics Council (WPC), a global organization of key leaders in the plastics industry. The WPC promotes industry topics of global relevance like the responsible use of plastics, efficient waste management and solutions to marine littering.
“Doing business in a sustainable manner is an integral part of BASF’s strategy and has been a central inspiration already since its foundation. For example, using by-products of one plant as raw materials for another does limit waste generation and increase efficiency. This Verbund principle is part of BASF’s identity,” explained Raimar Jahn, President Performance Materials, BASF. “Additionally, we are involved in initiatives addressing global challenges and engaging entire value chains such as Operation Clean Sweep®. We implement this international program designed to retain plastic pellets from getting lost in the environment,” said Jahn. “Joining the WPC is a way to be further involved in creating a world that provides a viable future with enhanced quality of life for everyone.”
James Seward, Chairman of WPC and Vice President at LyondellBasell, welcomes BASF as new member to help in WPC’s global efforts to deliver sustainable outcomes for the plastics industry and for society. According to WPC, the industry has partnered in many efforts to investigate and prevent marine debris around the world under the ‘Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter’. This has been signed by 70 plastics associations in 35 countries. The most recent Progress Report lists 260 projects that have been completed or are in progress in various parts of the world.
BASF is as well a member of American Chemistry Council and PlasticsEurope that are associate members of the WPC and working towards a more sustainable, circular and resource-efficient economy. The WPC does not replace national or regional plastics associations. Instead, it focuses on issues that require global or at least multi-regional solutions. For a company such as BASF, present in all markets, these widespread actions can be implemented throughout all the regions to contribute to circular economy and a cleaner tomorrow.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of about €58 billion in 2016. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at www.basf.com.
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ABB, our new member, is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing more than a 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolution.
In addition to pursuing its operations in a responsible and ethical way, ABB pays a special attention to respecting the fundamental human values. ABB observes these fundamental values through the rules set forth in its Code of Conduct which lays down the core behavioural norms and legislation. ABB is also committed to promoting sustainable growth and energy efficient operation. This mindset plays a pivotal role both in the services rendered by the company and in the operation of its central office. Mainly driven by energy efficiency considerations, the company, back in 2012, moved into Green House, which is the greenest office building in Central Europe. It is ABB that delivered the systems ensuring the energy supply and energy distribution for the Green House office building.
“The parent company of ABB Kft is also a member of WBCSD. The values and priorities represented by our company are in line with the objectives set by BCSDH. We wish to be an active member of the organisation and seize the opportunities offered by BCSDH, including especially participation in projects, exchange of professional expertise and networking,” said Taira-Julia Lammi, the Managing Director of ABB Hungary.
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) was held in snowy Davos on 23-26 January 2018, bringing together a unique mix of political, civil-society, academic, media and business leaders to discuss the state of the world. This year’s theme- ‘Creating a shared future in a fractured world’- drew a clear picture of increased prominence for collaboration, openness and system-wide action. Seven of the top 10 (impact and likelihood) risks in the WEF’s annual Global Risks Report are now related to sustainability challenges.
Emerging trends – system transformation, the future of jobs and circular economy
The words ‘system transformation’ were widely used in events and conversation at Davos to describe the way forward for business and society at large. The Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have by now become a key part of ‘Davospeak’ and there is widespread agreement that these frameworks require a fundamental transformation of the world’s major economic systems.
A second buzzword which was close to every conversation on sustainability was ‘the future of jobs’, linking the fourth-digital revolution to the impacts on employment and work. This is just as much a sustainability issue as climate change, particularly in a society where a growing group of people feel under-served by the system.
A third topic that continues to attract more interest is the circularity of our resource usage in the economy. At a CEO breakfast at the beginning of the forum, WBCSD launched our Factor10 project and a new report in partnership with Boston Consulting Group (BCG). While almost all business leaders believe that circular economy is important to a company’s future success, only half are engaged in circular economy activities. Factor10 aims to offer business the solutions and collaboration required to take advantage of circular economy opportunities.
Continued challenges – gender equality, lack of trust and economic disparity
Gender equality has become a focus across the globe. The time for action on issues such as equal representation of women in the workplace and equality of pay is now. The World Economic Forum set an example during this year’s event, hosting its first all-female panel of co-chairs.
On the topic of economic disparity, Oxfam highlighted further areas for system change by stating in their report that 82% of the wealth generated in 2017 was distributed to the richest 1%. Meanwhile, the poorer half of global citizens -3.7 billion people- saw no increase in their wealth at all. The consequences of this trend are demonstrably damaging and unsustainable in the long-term, and will only be accelerated by the challenges related to ‘future of jobs’ mentioned earlier.
We don’t have to wait for the next election or referendum to know how this inequality is being received by global communities- it is detailed in the annual Edelman Trust Barometer, which was – like every year – launched in Davos. In many countries, trust in government, media and business has continued to fall, with trust in the USA now placed in the lowest quarter of the global index. At the other end of the spectrum, technology remains the most trusted industry sector at 75%, followed by education, professional services and transportation. Credibility in CEOs rose seven points to 44%, with more than two thirds of respondents saying that they wanted to see leadership from CEOs on issues such as policy change.
Insights for 2018 – continued economic growth, a short window for action and a fractured political world
The 2018 World Economic Outlook, launched by the IMF at the forum, offered an optimistic picture. 2017 saw the strongest global economic growth in seven years, with the world economy predicted to grow by 3.9% in 2018 – higher than the 3.7% forecast back in October. India is predicted to be the world’s fastest growing economy in 2018 at 7.4%.
The Indian Prime Minister, Nerendra Modi, did not focus solely on economics during his opening keynote address, describing climate change as ‘the greatest threat to civilization’. Prime Minister Modi also named terrorism and the backlash against globalization as challenges facing our global civilizations. Risalat Khan, a young climate campaigner, gave a stark warning when he said that ‘global leaders have just three years to take action to achieve peak global emissions before they will have failed future generations’.
Among 340 political leaders, this year saw a record number of Heads of State make the journey to Davos. Almost every Head of State who spoke at the forum, including Prime Minister Theresa May, Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, made an appeal for collaboration and openness. President Donald Trump, in his closing address added that ‘America first does not always mean America alone’.
WBCSD in Davos
I was proud to see WBCSD lead six events throughout the week in Davos, on issues ranging from food to finance and from zero-emission mobility to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into corporate risk management systems. We have published a separate newsletter called Insider Perspective on our website, providing you with further details from these sessions.
For now, I wanted to share with you this high-level summary and some of the reports and projects launched in Davos. I look forward to working with each of you and your companies to ensure that business has a leading role to play in the system transformations that lie ahead.
Warm regards,
Peter Bakker
President & CEO, WBCSD
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Compressed technology
