ALTEO, a leader in smart energy management services in Hungary, held its Annual General Meeting on 24th April 2017. At the event, Attila Chikán Jr. (CEO) presented the Company’s business report for 2016. As Chikán stated, last year was a remarkably booming year in the Company’s history as evidenced by the fact that the Company’s sales grew by 33% to nearly HUF 14 billion, while its EBITDA rose by 62% to HUF 2.3 billion.
As a result of good governance, the ALTEO Group’s consolidated after-tax profit was close to HUF 823 million. Based on the results of 2016, the Company’s management proposed a dividend of HUF 130 per share, which was approved by the General Meeting. Accordingly, ALTEO will pay its shareholders a dividend of 8.3% point higher than last year’s HUF 120 / share.
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2017-04-27 14:41:432017-04-27 14:41:43ALTEO successfully completed its business operations in 2016
The company starts its European expanding from the Viennese central office with its innovative software ‘SOLARIS’ that gives solution to comprehensive social issues such as migration-integration and active ageing. For its business clients the firm has been working out a programme in order to strengthen the innovation and the cooperation within the organisation. With its strategic partners, such as university labs, technology companies and delegation of the biomedical field they are working on 21st century solutions.
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2017-03-07 13:28:292017-03-07 13:28:29The ProSelf International Co. has opened its Austrian representation
KPMG and the UN Global Compact have developed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Industry Matrix to inspire and inform greater private sector action to drive inclusive, sustainable prosperity. In 2015, the member States of the United Nations adopted 17 new Sustainable Global Goals to make our world more prosperous, inclusive, sustainable and resilient over the fifteen year period to 2030. To help turn this commitment into action, KPMG has worked with the UN Global Compact to publish the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Industry Matrix for Energy, Natural Resources and Chemicals. This report highlights commercial opportunities for shared value. The opportunities to contribute to each of the 17 Goals are illustrated with multiple examples of leading practices from companies in the energy, natural resources and chemicals industry. The publication also includes good practice industry principles and global multi-stakeholder partnerships. More information about SDG Industry Matrix available here.
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2017-03-06 12:50:032017-03-06 12:50:03SDG Industry Matrix update
Last Christmas, employees at Allianz Hungária, once again, proved their commitment to their responsibility for society. Unfortunately, in Hungary there are a lot of families who are deeply in need, being really poor, they live in extremely sad conditions. These families don’t have either money nor any other resources to purchase warm and water-resist boots for their children. In winter times, which in Hungary can be very hard, children go to school in sopping, thin shoes – no matter if it is raining or snowing. Of course, they easily become sick. That is why Allianz employees organized a „boot buying” activity, buying new and warm boots for 150 children!
The organizers asked the help of local social workers who gave a list about the children with name, footsize and age; so the children got personalized packages. The colleagues were so nice (usually a little, 4-5-membered team chose one children), they felt a real responsibility for these children, so they completed the packages with for example: thick socks, chocolates, little toys, they wrote them short, kind messages. The colleagues of Allianz Hungária loved this activity so much, they proved their humanity again.
Not much to say about the outcome: The pictures of happy kids’ faces and pleased employees taken by Allianz colleagues speak for themselves, don’t they?
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2017-02-23 13:40:352017-02-23 13:40:35These boots are made for walking – personalized gifts from Allianz colleagues
The MOL Group’s Female Engineers MOL ProgramMe provides financial support and skills development opportunities for outstanding female full-time students from selected universities. These students are pursuing degrees in the fields of Geoscience, Petroleum Engineering, Chemistry, Petrochemicals and other MOL Group relevant STEM subjects.
After the pre-selection, in which 69 applicants competed to enter the semi-final, the best 7 candidates were chosen to take part in personal interviews and to give presentations about the topic of Diversity & Inclusion. The competition was very tight and all the candidates demonstrated impressive knowledge at the event, but at the end only the best 3 candidates could receive the scholarship. The winners are:
Sara Mujahid – Pakistan
Nikolina Petrović – Croatia
Anikó Dóra Kazup – Hungary
The winners won valuable awards, including a 5000 Euro Scholarship, an opportunity to participate in an international Oil & Gas conference in 2017, a possibility to visit MOL Group’s site to see oil & gas operation in reality and an employment offer once their studies are completed. MOL Group will grant internship or opportunity to work on MOL Group projects, if it is relevant both for MOL Group and for the students.
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2017-02-23 13:37:452017-02-23 13:37:45Female Engineers MOL: Here are ‘The Women of Tomorrow’!
MOL service station situated at Istenhegyi út has been upgraded by two new fast chargers suitable for simultaneous charging of four cars. Each charger has a total power throughput of 50 kW DC and 22 kW AC, both of them are compatible with the Japanese (CHAdeMO) and the European (CCS) standards and are equipped with Type 2 AC plugs, i.e. suitable for electric cars produced by VW, BMW, Renault, Opel, etc. Moreover, by using fast chargers, it takes only 20 minutes to fully charge a car.
The required electric energy is partly provided by the integrated solar panels installed on the canopy and on the “solar tree” above the fuel dispensers.
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2017-02-20 13:21:382017-02-20 13:21:38State of the art electric chargers installed at MOL Istenhegy service station
MagNet Bank was accepted as the first East-Central European member in the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), the international association of value-based banks. GABV is represented by 39 member banks, through which it is present on 5 continents and serves more than 24 million clients.
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2017-02-20 13:15:102017-02-20 13:15:10MagNet Bank has become the proud member of GABV
As part of the Budapest Water Summit 2016 (BWS 2016) a Sustainable Water Solutions Expo was held aiming to display internationally recognised water management technologies.
Recognising the fact that water-related business entities as well as representatives of the academic and scientific sectors can significantly contribute to the development and to the improvement of the aquatic environment, the co-organisers of the Expo, the Hungarian Water Cluster and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade will present the award of the “Water Innovation of the BWS 2016 Expo”.
Application for this Award was open to exhibitors and speakers of the Innovation Day of the BWS 2016 Sustainable Water Solutions Expo to nominate their own innovative equipment and/or technology. Pureco and Budapest Waterworks as exhibitors submitted an application about the latest common development: the ReWater drinking water treatment container.
From the entries the international evaluation committee – consists of international water professionals: Head of Unit for Water and Marine Resources in JRC Directorate D – Sustainable Resources, Director, Freshwater Program of WWF, president of ICSU, representatives from the Presidential Office, director of Water Unit of Hungarian Chambers of Engineers, rector of Eötvös József College, president of European Water Associations and member of the streering group of EIP Water – awarded Pureco and Budapest Waterworks with the prize of Water Innovation of the BWS 2016 Expo.
On the award ceremony, Mr Giovanni Bidoglio, Head of Unit for Water and Marine Resources in JRC Directorate D – Sustainable Resources, highlighted in his appraisal the importance of this innovations as it offers local solutions and access to drinking water for everyone even in risk areas of water scarcity.
The system that is able to produce drinking water even from biologically pre-treated waste water is equipped with the latest technological development operating with Reverse Osmosis technology, installed after suitable physical-chemical pre-treatment.
From the treated water BDL produces potable water with remineralization: disinfection and replacement of trace elements.
The compact, modular, cost-effective solution is available in container, flexibly used the modules in accordance with local environment and the given task.
ReWater container is easy to install where it is most needed such as high risk areas of water scarcity, contaminated freshwater sources, in case of disaster and havaria, etc.
The Master Unit has been tested in October and November this year in the Central WWTP of Budapest and thanks to the accurate and precise engineering and manufacturing work BDL can proudly say that from the pre-treated waste water of Central WWTP they were able to produce clean, healthy drinking water!
On the Budapest Water Summit 2016 Expo not only the ReWater container has been exhibited but visitors can taste ReWater as well.
Development of ReWater, after long preparation work, started at the beginning of 2016 as a cooperation between Pureco Ltd. (they were responsible for the technological development), BDL Ltd. (for engineering and development work) and Budapest Waterworks (responsible for manufacturing and logistic), and this award represents the success of the collaboration and hard work.
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2017-02-15 11:26:372017-02-15 11:26:37The ReWater drinking water treatment container of BDL, Pureco and Budapest Waterworks won the prize of Water Innovation of the BWS 2016 Expo
A recent survey conducted by CCHBC Hungary among the students of the four universities revealed that they are enthusiastic about dual training. When it comes to job seeking, most of them consider the possibility of professional development more important than salary.
Practical training is the first step to this direction. Coca‑Cola HBC Hungary has signed a dual training agreement with four Hungarian universities. With this new cooperation, the company can get qualified workforce, universities can provide an innovative way of training for the students and they will be able to gain degrees that are more valuable than others. This year, the youth programmes will support more than 30 students in gaining valuable working experience.
Students would like to have knowledge that can be used in the labour market, therefore most of them appreciates the start of dual training in education, —revealed the survey our company conducted late last year. Surprisingly, in addition to this aspect, students considered the possibility of professional improvement more important than high salary. The research confirms: the company’s decision about starting a dual training with food and mechanical engineer students of four Hungarian universities was right. The co-operation agreement was initialized by CEO Minas Agelidis and the representatives of Szent István University, Pannon Univrsity, Óbudai University and Szegedi University in the presence of Dr. István Nagy Deputy Minister of Agriculture and the Representatives of the State Secretariat for Higher Education.
“The most important condition of competitiveness today is clearly well-trained workforce; therefore, we expect dual training to spread and become widely available in the coming years. Through the recent co-operational agreement, our company will receive a continuous replenishment of excellent work force, who are prepared for the challenges of the 21st century. In addition, dual training can contribute to keep young talents in Hungary.” Minas Agelidis, general manager of Coca‑Cola HBC Hungary
The dual training is beneficial for all parties; the student, the company and the university. During the training, students will gain work experience at industry leader companies. With all our youth programmes, our company provides valuable experience for more than 30 students altogether. In addition, the students receive salary for the entire duration of the training. Participants will be leaving university with three and a half years of work experience, therefore, they can find better jobs easier.
“Today, with the increasing readiness to invest, labour needs of Hungarian companies are also growing. Food development strategy of the government defined ambitious goals, including the strengthening of innovation and creating conditions for providing human resources for the sector with a modern way of thinking. Therefore, dual training is an essential element of our medium and long-term industrial strategy. We welcome the co-operation of Coca‑Cola HBC Hungary and the universities.” Dr. István Nagy, Parliamentary State Secretary at Ministry of Agriculture
Ont he picture: dr. Mihály Réger (rector of Óbuda University), dr. András Gelencsér (rector of University of Pannonia), dr. Krisztina Karsai (Deputy rector of University of Szeged), dr. István Nagy (The Ministry of Agriculture’s Parliamentary State Secretary), Minas Agelidis (general manager of Coca‑Cola HBC Hungary), dr. János Tőzsér (rector of Szent István University) – from left to right
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2017-02-13 15:48:442017-02-13 15:48:44Coca Cola HBC Hungary to sign dual training agreement with four universities
Henkel started the new year with four recognitions for its sustainability performance: The company ranks on the 15th place among the “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations” (Global 100 Index) and received the highest score in its industry from Sustainalytics as well as the Gold Class and Industry Mover distinction from RobecoSAM. Furthermore, Henkel has been included in the FTSE4Good ethical index for sixteen consecutive years.
Henkel among the leaders of the “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations”
Henkel was again listed in the Global 100 Index of Corporate Knights, a Toronto-based media and investment advisory company, and ranks on the 15th place. The index lists the top overall sustainability performers in their respective industrial sectors, who are selected from more than 4,000 companies with a market capitalization greater than 2 billion dollars.
Top position in Sustainalytics rating
Sustainalytics has rated Henkel as a leader in the “Household and Personal Products” category. In December 2016, Henkel had the highest rating among the 40 companies assessed in the category with a total ESG score of 87 out of 100. Sustainalytics is a global responsible investment research firm specialized in analyzing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of companies.
Gold Class and Industry Mover distinction by RobecoSAM
Henkel was also included in the “Sustainability Yearbook 2017” and has received the Gold Class and Industry Mover distinction for its excellent sustainability performance. The yearbook includes the world’s most sustainable companies in each industry as determined by RobecoSAM’s annual corporate sustainability assessment, which is based on over 100 criteria. More than 3,000 of the world’s largest companies are invited to participate in this assessment every year.
Henkel again listed in FTSE4Good index
For sixteen consecutive years, Henkel has been included in the FTSE4Good ethical index series. The indexes identify companies that better manage ESG risks and are used by investors who wish to incorporate ESG factors into their investment decision-making processes.
These awards emphasize Henkel’s solid foundation and confirm its resulting success in the field of sustainability. Henkel’s ambition to further expand its leading role in sustainability is embedded in its corporate values. Together with its partners, Henkel wants to drive new solutions for sustainable development, while remaining a responsible and economically successful company at the same time. Henkel will publish its new sustainability report on February 23.
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2017-02-13 15:24:222017-02-13 15:24:22Henkel recognized in four external sustainability assessments