Japan offers lifeline to ESG investing amid backlash overseas

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment is booming in Japan even as it is stagnates globally, with the country’s middle-of-the-road approach making it more palatable to corporations and the financial markets and making it a more sustainable proposition over the long term.

The 500.000th S-CROSS rolls off the production line

Magyar Suzuki has reached another milestone: the 500.000th S-CROSS has rolled off the Esztergom production line. The model, which has been produced in Hungary since its debut in 2013 and has been renewed twice, has come a long way in 10 years: it has won numerous professional and public awards in Hungary, and is now only available in Europe with hybrid drive.

Green Hydrogen from sea water – a key to greening heavy industry

For decades, solar and wind energy systems have been visible signs that the transition to a green economy is progressing.

But if we want to reduce - and eventually eliminate - carbon dioxide emissions, we need to find a "clean" way not only to generate electricity, but also to drive hard-to-reduce heavy industries such as steel and cement and fertilizer production. Hydrogen seems to be the most suitable for this.

Welcome message from the President

In the following, I will summarize how our Club, founded more than half a century ago, is trying to cope in today's fast-moving world within such a traditional, one might even say classic, framework!