Environment

Initiatives

BorsodChem Wins top Award for Sustainability and CSR

BorsodChem, the Hungarian chemicals company, has been awarded the EcoVadis Platinum Medal for the first time for its sustainability and...

Initiatives

Time has come for stakeholder capitalism, WBCSD head says

Following last year's regional consultation, the General Assembly of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) hosted Peter...

Initiatives

3rd Policy Agenda to Help AmCham ‘Lead the way’ to Recovery

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary has pledged to foster a business...

Pollution

EC funds Mátra lignite generation decarbonization project

The European Commission has announced funding for the gradual phase-out of lignite generation at the Mátra power plant in Hungary...

Recycling

100 greenhouse film collection sites to be set up around Hungary

Some 100 dedicated collection sites for old greenhouse film will be set up around the country in the first half...

Initiatives

Net Zero Advisory Board to promote carbon neutrality formed

The Net Zero Advisory Board, set up at the initiative of the British Embassy and the Hungarian Business Council for...

Recycling

Plastic packaging waste recycling rate below EU average

In Hungary, approximately 30% of plastic packaging waste was recycled in 2018, the third-lowest rate among European Union Member States,...

Recycling

10,000 tonnes of illegal waste removed under conservation plan

As part of the Climate and Nature Conservation Action Plan, the most involved actors in the program (MÁV Zrt., Magyar...

Recycling

Hungarian households produce 32.6 kg of e-waste per year

In Hungary, the average amount of yearly e-waste generated per household stands at 32.6 kg, roughly the equivalent weight of...

Initiatives

Romanian SMEs can apply for investment grants of up to EUR 200,000

The call session for investment grants dedicated to Romanian SMEs started on December 3, according to a report by Romania-insider....

Recycling

Szijjártó meets with Peugeot execs in Paris

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met with Peugeot group executives in Paris on Thursday, according to a...

Initiatives

New initiative to fight fear, negative mindset in the business world

ITL Group has created a new initiative called "Fear is the mind-killer", looking to combat the negative mindset and fear...

Initiatives

8th graders take career guidance survey

The Office of Education has introduced a national career guidance survey this year, which they now want to conduct annually...

Initiatives

Chambers declare support for conscious business culture initiative

Three chambers of commerce and a business club jointly signed a declaration in support of the Initiative of Conscious Business...

Initiatives

Vocational training centers to be established at cost of HUF 3 bln

The vocational training system will be supported with the establishment of sectoral training centers under a priority project with funding...

Pollution

Dongwha Plant’s Environmental Permit Revoked in Hungary

The environmental permit for South Korea’s Dongwha electrolyte manufacturing and NMP recycling plant in Sóskút has been revoked following an...

Environment

Hungary Introduces Water Restrictions in 629 Settlements

In response to the extreme heat and drought in Hungary, first-degree water restrictions have been introduced in 465 settlements, according...

Recycling

Alteo Starts Trial Run at New DRS Waste Processing Plant

Alteo Group will significantly increase its processing capacity for returned beverage packaging from this summer, with the launch of trial...

Environment, Business, Initiatives

BCSDH Breakfast Links Sustainability Award to Promoting Scalable Business Change

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary used its Sustainable Future Inspiration Breakfast on May 6 to shift the...

Environment

Meet the Hungarian Professor Working to Restore the Danube

Research professor Tibor Erős talks to the BBJ about his career as a biologist and ecologist, detailing his passion for...

Environment

Questions Arise About Toxic Exposure at Samsung Göd, Company Denies Media Reports

In 2023, Hungary’s government secretly ordered the Constitution Protection Office, the National Information Center, and intelligence agencies to investigate the...

Pollution

Air Quality Deteriorating in Several Parts of Hungary

A high concentration of airborne dust particles is further deteriorating air quality in several parts of Hungary, the National Public...

Initiatives

Gov’t Calls Tender to Support Creation of Wetland Habitats

The gov't is calling a HUF 12.8 billion tender to support the development of natural wetland habitats, contributing to long-term...

Dongwha Plant’s Environmental Permit Revoked in Hungary

The environmental permit for South Korea’s Dongwha electrolyte manufacturing and NMP recycling plant in Sóskút has been revoked following an...

CATL Hungary Fined HUF 10 mln Over Environmental Permit Violations

The Debrecen plant of Chinese battery maker CATL violated several provisions of its environmental use permit and was fined HUF...

Hungary Introduces Water Restrictions in 629 Settlements

In response to the extreme heat and drought in Hungary, first-degree water restrictions have been introduced in 465 settlements, according...

Hungary Reviews Battery Plants’ Emissions, Water Use and Waste Management

A nationwide inspection program covering the full operating chain of Hungary’s battery industry began Aug. 1, Minister of the Living...

Alteo Starts Trial Run at New DRS Waste Processing Plant

Alteo Group will significantly increase its processing capacity for returned beverage packaging from this summer, with the launch of trial...

Budapest Water Supply ‘Stable’ Amid Heatwave

The water supply of Budapest is "stable", the city is in a position to help out settlements around the capital...

Budapest Proposes Tiered Water‑fee System to Cut Waste

Budapest is calling for a reform of Hungary’s water-pricing system, proposing free basic household consumption and progressively higher rates for...

Hungarian Environmental Protection Authority Initiates Proceedings Against CATL

The environmental protection authority has initiated proceedings against Chinese-owned CATL as the company illegally discharged green-colored liquid from a sewer...

BCSDH Breakfast Links Sustainability Award to Promoting Scalable Business Change

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary used its Sustainable Future Inspiration Breakfast on May 6 to shift the...

Meet the Hungarian Professor Working to Restore the Danube

Research professor Tibor Erős talks to the BBJ about his career as a biologist and ecologist, detailing his passion for...

Questions Arise About Toxic Exposure at Samsung Göd, Company Denies Media Reports

In 2023, Hungary’s government secretly ordered the Constitution Protection Office, the National Information Center, and intelligence agencies to investigate the...

Hungary DRS manages More Than 3 bln Returns in 2025

Hungary's deposit-return system (DRS) managed the return of over 3 billion bottles and cans in 2025, Mohu, a unit of...

Air Quality Deteriorating in Several Parts of Hungary

A high concentration of airborne dust particles is further deteriorating air quality in several parts of Hungary, the National Public...

Gov’t Calls Tender to Support Creation of Wetland Habitats

The gov't is calling a HUF 12.8 billion tender to support the development of natural wetland habitats, contributing to long-term...

Mohu’s Recycling Success Met With Bitter Irony by Large Retail Partners

Hungary’s deposit return system (DRS) on beverage packaging is an “internationally recognized” success, according to Mohu, the monopoly operator, but...