The most important activities of Bureau Veritas Magyarország Kft., founded in 1992 – as a member of the Bureau Veritas Group of Companies – are certification and conformity control according to international standards, directives and legislation; technical consulting and related trainings. In addition, they are available to their customers with quantitative and quality control of products and crops, as well as with accredited laboratory tests if required. With their sustainability services and solutions, they help their customers achieve their sustainability goals.
In order to transition to a carbon-neutral economy, their goals include, among other things, using at least “A” energy category office buildings, the continuous replacement of their entire vehicle fleet with hybrid and then fully electric cars by 2028. With the development of digitalization, they intend to reduce the personal trips required for work and the use of paper for work.
It is essential for them to keep human rights, values and diversity in mind and to support it in all areas of operation and during all their activities. The provisions to be followed in this regard are contained in their Code of Ethics. The TQR and Legal&Compliance office operate as separate areas within their global organizational structure. Annual trainings are held for all employees to maintain responsible and ethical operations. They also operate a “Whistleblowing” system, where anyone can anonymously report to the global L&C office if they notice any activity that raises ethical concerns. In 2019, Bureau Veritas Hungary won the Business Ethics Award in the multinational company category.
As a member of the BCSDH, their goal is to provide more and more space for sustainability in the course of their operations and to be able to support others in their efforts in this direction.
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Díjbeszedő Holding Zrt. performs invoicing, meter reading, fee collection and customer service activities on behalf of about 20 service providers. The number of their customers is more than 750,000, for their part, approx. 16 million invoices and payment notices are produced. The value of the fees invoiced and collected by them exceeds HUF 75 billion per year.
The company’s impact on the environment and society is significant, so the management raised the company’s affiliation to the group of companies that think responsibly, make meaningful decisions for a sustainable future, and develop concrete solutions based on this to a strategic level. Their first sustainability report was published in 2022 for the company group. In line with its strategic objectives, the company is constantly reducing its ecological footprint. In 2022, 30% of their desktop printers were liquidated, their paper consumption decreased by 13.93 tons, and their energy consumption decreased by more than 30%. Part of the Group’s future vision is the gradual development of carbon-neutral operations and the achievement of complete carbon neutrality in the long term. To this end, they put a special emphasis on examining their energy consumption, waste production and the carbon footprint associated with their core activities. Scope 1, 2 and 3 according to the CHG protocol are measured, and the measurement methodology of the protocol is used both during the setting of goals and during control. The company has a Code of Ethics and Conduct, and operates a complaint officer and an Ethics Committee. In order to increase social welfare, it carries out many activities.
Their primary goal with the BCSDH membership is to learn about the reporting and sustainability expectations for companies and the best practices, trends, and actions to fulfill them, with which they can contribute to sustainability in the most effective way and which create value for their company.
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Gránit Pólus is the largest domestically owned real estate asset management company in Hungary. During its operation, it brings together the most iconic properties of Budapest, among others: the Westend building complex, the Papp László Budapest Sports Arena and the Palace of Arts. Its services include: asset management, real estate management and leasing, real estate development and related legal, administrative and marketing tasks.
The company group implemented a 30% energy reduction between 2019-2022 and a further 8% in 2023. They prepare their group-level sustainability report according to the GRI standard from 2022.
By 2024 and 2025, a number of commitments and objectives have been set in the field of sustainability, such as: developing a comprehensive environmental policy and governance principles; launching due diligence processes regarding the protection of human rights; development of due diligence processes, complaints and handling procedures with a value chain approach; integrating circular economy principles into operations.
As a guiding principle, they also aimed to remodel the corporate structure in order to make governance system more efficient and transparent. Their ambition is to focus as much as possible on assessing and adapting to the impacts of climate change and societal challenges, as well as on reducing the negative impact of the company on the environment and continuously monitoring the results.
By joining BCSDH, their goal is to present the innovative practices they use as widely as possible and to learn about the methods used by others, as well as advocacy and to represent the profession in the field of sustainability.
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This year, for the third time, PPH Media announced its CSR Doing Good Award competition with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of corporate social responsibility.
KPMG’s entry “Ticket to Pride” won the Special Mention Award. Organised by the KPMG Global Services Hungary team, it showcases KPMG’s diversity, inclusive and team-centred work community.
IMAGE: Zsuzsa Illés, Gabriella Liptay and Gabriel Mérő-Santucci receiving the Special Mention Award at PPH Média’s CSR Doing Good Awards
Our Impact Plan, which sets out KPMG’s global ESG objectives and also serves as a guideline for KPMG in Hungary, is built on four pillars: Planet, People, Prosperity and Governance.
A key element of the People pillar is to foster the development of an inclusive and diverse corporate culture built on trust, where everyone feels safe and can thrive and be successful. In line with these goals, the Ticket to Pride programme series, linked to Pride Month 2022, raised awareness among colleagues about the importance of LMBTQ+ acceptance and an open corporate culture, through various activities.
One of the highlights was the “Come as You Are” art exhibition at KPMG’s head office in Budapest, which was not only open to employees, but, from time to time, to the public too. The programmes concluded with taking part in the Budapest Pride procession. The management’s ongoing support demonstrated real commitment towards the topic, and has been an example to colleagues.
In addition to the CSR Doing Good Awards, the programme running under the umbrella name of Ticket to Pride, with the “Come as You are” contemporary art exhibition at its focus, won several awards, such as the Art is Business Award, and the Marketing Diamond Awards.
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Following the announcement of the HUF 50 billion investment two years ago and the launch of the HUF 35 billion project last year, Nestlé Hungary begins another large-scale development in its Bük pet food production facility. The company is spending almost HUF 140 billion to build a new automated warehouse and a new wet pet food plant. This plant means to create new 250 job.
Nestlé Purina Hungary is expanding the capacities of its Bük facility with more than 35,000 m2 new production area and a cutting edge, automated warehouse. Nestlé, one of the largest employers in the region is investing HUF 140 billion for a new wet pet food plant and a new ASRS storage and retrieval system. This is an important additional amount even in the light of the previous HUF 50 and 35 billion invested in 2020 and 2021. Nestlé Purina Bük, is one of the largest pet food factories in Europe, with about 1,400 employees. Previous investments resulted in the creation of 250 new jobs in the region, so together with the investment just announced, more than 500 new jobs are created in the factory in the last five years.
“This new investment does not only create jobs, but also drives demand as it further increases the share of agricultural raw materials sourced from Hungarian suppliers”, said Péter Noszek, managing director of Nestlé Hungary, who also reinforced the series of development projects acknowledging that the demand for pet food may continue to grow in Hungary as it is likely to in 50 destination markets who also receive pet food products from Bük. He also added that the 100,000 tonnes per year new production capacity will ultimately benefit the whole region through the favourable impact of new jobs creation.
Similarly to the previous two development phases, innovation and environmentally friendly solutions will also be a priority in this development. In the new factory unitsy, the electric supply will be provided exclusively by green electric boilers, which will further improve the CO2 emission values of the factory.
In line with the global ambitions of the company, Nestlé Purina Bük facility has used renewable electricity for six years, and industrial waste is either recycled or utilised for heat generation.
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Shell has a long-standing commitment to contribute to sustainable development. Sustainability is essential to the way we do the business in every country where Shell operates. Sustainability at Shell means providing more and cleaner energy solutions in a responsible way – in a way that balances short- and long-term interests, and that integrates economic, environmental and social considerations.
Our approach to sustainability starts with running a safe, efficient, responsible and profitable business. Our ambition is an integral part of our Powering Progress strategy to accelerate the transition of our business to net-zero emissions, in step with society, purposefully and profitably by 2050. It is designed to create value for our shareholders, our customers and wider society.
Becoming a net-zero emissions energy business means, that we are reducing emissions not only from the fuels and other energy products we sell, but from our operations as well. We are taking a number of measures to operate Shell’s filling stations in Hungary in a sustainable and responsible way and to reduce our carbon footprints.
We strive to reduce waste at our service stations, so we don’t use single-use plastic and we package our Shell own-branded sandwiches in recyclable materials. In addition, we have designated cooking oil collection points for our customers in various parts of the country.
Many of our charging stations are powered by electricity from renewable energy sources. To reduce our environmental footprint, we have increased the efficiency of our cooling and heating systems, replaced our indoor conventional light bulbs with LED lights, switched to lower-consumption, sealable refrigerators, and use recycled water for car washing at certain stations.
In addition to the measures at our stations, we are working hard to achieve the energy transition across Shell’s other businesses. You can find out more about our Powering Progress strategy at shell.hu.
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At the Open House of November last year, Mazak supported the planting of a sapling at the MyForest Community Forest Foundation after all our guests and our next March event, we will continue to support the Foundation. We need to protect our environment that is why we launched our global Go Green program.
A continuous improvement strategy focuses on improving the sustainability of Mazak machine tools four times by 2030 compared to 2010.
Mazak’s manufacturing premises in Japan and the UK operate to comprehensive energy and sustainability policies. They maintain the registration of ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management and ISO 50001 Energy Management. While Japan and Singapore utilise roof space for over 3.5 MW of solar energy production. Local initiatives are supported across Europe with clear objectives to promote sustainability and environmental awareness right through to our customers.
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Today, companies need to prove that their commitments are credible, and this requires an integrated customer and ESG approach. KPMG’s Me, my life, my wallet research focused specifically on sustainability issues, and its segmentation model provides guidance for companies on how to target specific consumer groups.
According to KPMG’s research it is clear that the number of value-centred consumers is on the rise. 87 percent of the survey participants believe that companies have a responsibility to produce sustainable products. 86 percent of the respondents are concerned about the environment, and 64 percent want to know the environmental impact of a product or service that they buy.
59 percent of the people asked are also taking steps towards sustainability. However, the extent to which people internalise these values varies; it depends to a great extent on their emotional orientation, personal convictions, goals and other circumstances, such as financial means.
KPMG categorised consumers into six groups based on how much they care about sustainability values, and how this is reflected in their behaviour. These groups are: the moderates (26%), the pragmatists (21%), the realists (17%), the price-sensitive (9%), the activists (17%) and the collectivists (11%).
The characteristics of each segment are described in detail in the KPMG study, and it also explains how the model helps design marketing programmes targeting the various segments to reach their customers more effectively.
The research shows that the biggest obstacles to engaging consumers in sustainability programmes are costs and a lack of understanding or knowledge – individuals are not aware of how to achieve change.
“Conclusion: consumers clearly expect businesses not just to participate but to play a leading role in the transformation. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations must be incorporated into operations, but traditional marketing tools can also be used to ensure these are properly reflected in all phases of the customer experience” – explains Erika Halász, director at KPMG. “This requires an assessment of the current status, creating a framework for measuring sustainability, rethinking product lifecycle and customer paths in an ESG-centric way, understanding the needs of the different customer segments, then involving and educating consumers to achieve the goals. The process is unlikely to be a fast one, and may even require redefining the organisation, but in the long run it is destined to generate value.”
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Less than a year after OPTEN, as an early adopter introduced its ESG index firstly on the Hungarian market, in January 2023 the company extended its ESG service portfolio. The ESG Report, compiled according to GRI standards, is an automated, online alternative to the more common manual consulting and reporting.
Although in previous years ESG efforts were only published as recommendations, from 2022 it is mandatory to report on large or multinational companies’ non-financial performance, i.g. their ESG results.
ESG: How to assess company results at the field of ESG?
ESG Index
Company information provider OPTEN launched the first Hungarian ESG index in January 2022. Since then, the index rates ESG activities of Hungarian businesses based on over 75 factors. The index provides separate scores for environmental, social and governance metrics to give as detailed picture as possible of the current status of each company.
ESG questionnaire and documentation
OPTEN has also created a free-to-use platform that companies can use to audit their own ESG operations. By filling the form, they can record their ESG activities and performance, and use the results to improve their ESG index.
ESG Report, an alternative solution to manual consulting
The platform is now live, and as of this January, there is also an option to purchase an ESG Report, which provides an automated online alternative to the legacy reporting service, based on manual consulting.
A simple process, without the need of consultancy
Instead of several weeks of consultation, an ESG Report can be prepared cost-effectively on the OPTEN platform in about 90-120 minutes, in line with GRI standards.
In compiling the product, OPTEN has taken into account regulatory requirements that are in force or will enter into force in the near future, such as the CSRD, SFRD, ESRS regulations, taxonomy regulations or the latest German supply chain regulations, which also affects a significant proportion of Hungarian suppliers.
To complete the report, companies must fill in the ESG questionnaire, which includes at least 44 mandatory questions. The results of the OPTEN ESG Report will highlight the most important emission and consumption data and companies can gain insight into ESG guidelines and get feedback on what they need to improve.
Then, you can request a 4-page report in Hungarian and English, which includes the OPTEN ESG index – already widely used by the banking sector -, with industry benchmark data and a detailed presentation of the ESG pillars for the company in question.
Who is affected by ESG regulations?
Sustainability is a shared interest, but ESG factors have a tangible impact on financing, profitability and growth. The Hungarian SME sector can also benefit from a number of advantages in the areas of financing, HR, Sales and Marketing. Thanks to recent regulations and increasingly conscious consumers and employees, all investments in sustainability can give businesses a significant competitive advantage, so it is worthwhile to integrate ESG factors into everyday operations, even if a company starts with small steps.
Large companies have to publish their accounts in a very transparent and regular manner and as the number of companies affected by the regulation is expected to grow, it is also worthwhile for Hungarian companies without a foreign parent company to consider ESG reporting.
The relationship between ESG and company information
As a company information provider, the development of scaling models and indices such as the ESG Index is not a new area for OPTEN.
Several of its scoring models have already become industry standards in the market; its creditworthiness index or even its risk rating are preferred by Finance and Banking industry. And its stability and crisis resilience index has quickly become a benchmark during the pandemic.
“With almost three decades of experience, we have a very detailed database of Hungarian companies, so we can accurately assess domestic companies and guide them towards more detailed, concrete tasks to take steps on the ESG path.” – said Gergely Ferenczi, Director of OPTEN’s Company Information Division.
Sustainability is not just about the financial situation of the company. Company’s processes and its relationship with the environment, and social responsibilities are also influence how viable a company is in the long term, how well it can progress, develop, and meet constantly changing expectations. If a company fails to address these issues, it will be left behind in the modern competitive environment. OPTEN offers a wide range of ESG services to help domestic businesses to develop and increase their competitiveness.
OPTEN ESG Report – available from January 2023
Set of questions based on GRI standards
CSRD, SFRD, ESRS regulations, taxonomy regulations – taken into account when compiling the questionnaire
Includes the company’s OPTEN ESG Index; with main and sub-indices
Online, automated alternative to traditional consulting
Quick and cost-effective solution
Compulsory and optional questions
Available in English and Hungarian
Can be integrated into corporate communications (Finance, HR, Sales & Marketing)
How can a digital, data-driven decision support solution contribute to optimizing a city’s operations? Can public transport be greener? How can the emissions of a fleet of vehicles be reduced? How can the energy consumption of public institutions be rationalized?
The latest initiative of the National Mobile Payment Plc., currently in its pilot phase, offers the City of Szolnok County Municipality answers to these questions.
It can be concluded that the city management processes, the development of new services, and the continuous optimization of existing services can only be effectively implemented if the data generated in the relevant areas are collected, processed and transformed into the information needed to support decisions.
The innovation cooperation between the City of Szolnok and the National Mobile Payment Plc. seeks to find answers to how we can ensure the sustainability of our cities. The results of the project so far demonstrate that making data-driven decisions that improve the city’s competitiveness can be an important pillar of creating a liveable future. We need to develop processes and models to support city management and sustainability, based on the data generated in the city.
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