Program offer

There are major changes in the field of corporate environmental protection, social responsibility and corporate governance (ESG). Currently, the scope of the regulations mainly concerns large listed companies and financial institutions, but they also have an indirect impact on the SME sector. For the SME sector, ESG regulation represents both a challenge and an opportunity. The changes will inevitably force them to review their processes in order to stay in the supply chain. This roundtable discussion will help to set out this perspective, outlining the expectations of banks and large companies, and the steps and practicalities needed to meet these expectations.

One of the priority topics of the Hungarian EU Presidency in the second half of 2024 is the development of EU regulatory frameworks for soil contamination and measures to prevent and eliminate pollution. The conference provides an opportunity to discuss domestic and EU remediation issues, current problems, goals-plans, legislative and implementation tasks, share good practices and techniques, and present the use of abandoned industrial/commercial/military/transport facility areas for new functions.

As a co-organiser of the ENVIRONTEC powered by ÖKOINDUSTRIA environmental industry exhibition, the HAEE is organising a series of professional conferences in the framework of the exhibition. One of the key elements is the conference „Future forward: Circular Economy and Waste Management Trends in CEE region and Southeast Europe– Pathways to Prevention, Reuse, and Recovery”, scheduled for 3 October, with the partnership of ISWA. The conference is organised during the EU-presidency of Hungary.

The event aims to present this call for proposals and interactively generate projects based on the Plastic Cup’s best practices and hopefully facilitate the submission of multiple proposals.