It is our great pleasure to announce our 100th member company, the Yamazaki Mazak Central Europe s.r.o. The company was found in 2004, and its General Manager is László Török, who is responsible for the Central-East European region covered with 144 employees, working from Hungary currently coordinates 41 employees in the Hungarian Branch. In 2018 the regional revenue including the Hungarian sale had a total revenue of close to 24 billion HUF. The company’s core business includes the distribution of machine tools, technology consulting, machine tool service and the supply of spare parts.

As a market leader machine tool manufacturer, the energy requirements of the machines, the use of coolant and the use of environmentally friendly technologies are always a priority for them – representing high focus in all innovations. Sustainable development is achieved through product design, manufacturing processes, and the continuous development of high skilled employees and engineering competencies to meet the optimal needs of customers. At their technology centre, they try to provide customers with the most productive solution during trial testing while minimizing material consumption. In addition, they contribute to the protection of the environment through the careful choice of raw materials, the reduction of energy, water and oil needs and the refurbishment of obsolete machinery.

The company’s core values ​​include proper annual communication of ethical conduct and the audit of all relevant matters. Respect for human rights also applies to suppliers, and products also go through strict Export Control. If the machines are used for purposes not approved by the company, they can be stopped remotely using a special code. They have a high level of transparency, as accountability is a priority in all cases, and they have all the information about the location and use of their machines and equipment.

Sustainable development is a key value for the company, and by joining BCSDH, they want to further strengthen this by learning about the solutions and perspectives of their and other industries using the strength of the partnership.

The Henkel Laundry & Home Care business unit sets new standards by combining innovation and sustainability. With its product developments, it constantly strives to make the daily lives of their consumers easier. An excellent example for this is the “ProNature” product family, which offers the proven high-quality cleaning performance of trusted Henkel brands in an even more sustainable way, winning over a wide range of consumers.

The ProNature assortment already includes eight products of the brands Clin, Bref, Pur and Somat. The ProNature product family is made using several sustainable ingredients*. In addition, the plastic packaging (excluding the cap) is made of recycled plastic and contains Social Plastic®**. The Somat ProNature box and the back of Bref ProNature toilet fresheners are made of 100% recycled paper. These are just a few reasons why ProNature products also carry the “Ecolabel” label (except for Bref ProNature toilet fresheners).

“Sustainability is an essential part of our business and the main sustainability trends are key parts of our innovation strategy. It is very important to us that our innovative solutions are sustainable and achieve positive environmental impacts in the long run. The ProNature concept plays a valuable role in helping Henkel achieve its ambitious sustainability goals. Moreover, ProNature products represent another step towards achieving our packaging strategy and goals for 2025,” emphasizes Lukáš Hájek, General Manager of Laundry & Home Care.

Social engagement: HUF 5 million support to the 10 Million Trees Foundation

Sustainable and responsible actions characterize the collaboration between the ProNature product line and the 10 Million Trees Foundation. As part of a campaign involving ProNature products and consumers, 1,000 trees will be planted nationwide in the coming months.

The 10 million Tree community, which was founded more than a year ago, is now present in nearly 150 settlements and 50,000 trees have already been planted with community funding worth about HUF 1.2 billion by dedicated volunteers. “We believe that our sponsorships with companies, our partnership with Henkel, will yield fruitful results that can bring us closer to achieving our ultimate goal of planting 10 billion new trees faster,” the President of the Foundation added.

Learn more about Henkel’s sustainability efforts and ProNature products.

Also learn about the work of the 10 Million Tree Foundation

* compared to the standard Henkel product range

** Social Plastic® For three years now, Henkel has partnered with the social enterprise Plastic Bank as the first global company, producing consumer goods. The common goal is to reduce plastic pollution of the oceans and at the same time create new opportunities for people living in poverty, especially in countries that do not have waste management infrastructure. The local population can take back the collected plastic waste to the collection points set up for this purpose and exchange it for money, goods or services. This significantly reduces the amount of plastic reaching the oceans and at the same time new value is created. This plastic waste is recycled and gets back into plastic packaging production as Social Plastic®.

Despite the bad weather their colleagues reached remarkable results on the 35. Spar Marathon Festival keeping in mind the COVID 19 safety instructions given by the organizers. 7 colleagues have represented Tungsram on 10 km run, at 30 and 42 km two colleagues run as well as their team participated on marathon relay race. Health protection is the most important goal of Tungsram’s Fittungrsam program, which they deservedly represent on Spar Marathon this year.

World Food Day has once again brought more than 20 trucks full of donated food into the heart of Budapest – Coca-Cola HBC Hungary also joined them with a company car. As has been happening every year since 2006, the convoy, organized by FAO and the Hungarian Food Bank Association, made a short stop at Heroes’ Square before departing for the association’s warehouse to empty 90 tonnes of food. Over the past 15 years, FAO and the Hungarian Food Bank Association have collected more than 670 tonnes of food for needy families.

World Food Day, which marks the founding of FAO in 1945, supports efforts to provide healthy nutrition for everyone – a vision reliant on sustainable agriculture and the protection of our natural resources. The number 90 is also symbolic with FAO turning 75, while the Food Bank Association 15 this year.The food carried by the convoy was donated by several Hungarian and international food producing and distributing companies that are long-standing partners of the Hungarian Food Bank Association. The products (pasta, biscuits and canned vegetables, all with long shelf lives) ultimately will go to some 36 000 needy people in Hungary.

„The theme for this year’s World Food Day (‘Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together’) underpins the need for joint actions, partnerships and solidarity for a better future. This concept was developed before the pandemic broke out, which made the day’s theme even timelier. FAO turned 75 in 2020, an unprecedented year; now it is time to transform our world through food and agriculture” – said Vladimir Rakhmanin FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative

According to FAO estimates, one-third of all the food produced globally will never be eaten. To help demonstrate the extent of the problem, 29 September marked the first-ever International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.„Hungary is committed to providing sustainable local solutions to the issues of food insecurity. Food aid is important – especially in a time of a global pandemic – however, real help should have long-lasting effects that should be taken into consideration when developing any international programmes” – said Zsolt Belánszky-Demkó Deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture.

„In the midst of the global COVID-19 crisis, World Food Day sends a strong reminder that we all have a role to play – ranging from making healthy food choices to not letting sustainable habits fall by the wayside. The Hungarian Food Bank Association is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, as does the food convoy, which has so far helped the needy with a total of 674 tonnes of food. World Food Day and the recently proclaimed Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day are closely linked to our goal of raising awareness around the issues of waste and poverty. While the prolonged impacts of COVID-19 are causing greater hardship, it is even more important that food surplus gets to the right place – delivering help without putting a burden on our environment” – added Balázs Cseh President of the Association.

Companies supporting the convoy: ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt., Auchan Retail Magyarország, Bio-Fungi ChefGomba, Bonafarm Csoport, Chef Market Food Service Company, Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország, Danone Magyarország Kft., Gyermelyi Zrt., HEINEKEN Hungária, Kifli.hu Online Szupermarket, Kometa ’99 Zrt., Metro Kereskedelmi Kft., Nestlé Hungária Kft., Nissin Foods, NUMIL Hungary Tápszerkereskedelmi Kft., Pek-Snack Kft., Penny Market Magyarország, Rauch Hungária Kft., Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt., Upfield Hungary Kft.

We are still aware of the importance of social solidarity and helping each other in the second wave of the coronavirus. As the market leader fleet management company we are committed to expand our activities in terms of social responsibility that’s why we are constantly following up the escalation of the pandemic. We believes in that we are stronger together so continued our initiative from March, LeasePlan donated cars with fuel cards and vignettes to support the organizations, who work hard to ensure social care to those in need.

During spring, LeasePlan started co-operations with local governments of IV. and XXII. districts and donated 5 cars with fuel cards and vignettes until July. As the number of coronavirus cases are intensively increasing, our support became necessary again for those who are deeply affected by the consequences and works in the front line. LeasePlan supported the centre of the Hungarian National Ambulance Emergency Service by donating 5 cars and the local government of the XXII. district with 2 cars. The OMSZ will use the cars for the logistics of COVID testing, colleagues of the local government keep serving elderly, indigent people at home by delivering staple food and medicine. To ensure complex support in mobility, fuel cards and vignettes were also attached to the car usage.

LeasePlan follows closely the updates of the coronavirus and they are ready to offer further help.