Mars presents the human face of its principles at this year’s CSR Market exhibition

At this year’s CSR Market exhibition, Mars Hungary presented the human side of its core principles through the “Chance and Harmony” internal associates well-being programme. Attending the event for the third time, Mars centred its presence around work-life balance.

Mars Hungary pet food plant sponsors local school, kindergarten, community centre and water polo team

The Mars Hungary plant in Csongrád-Bokros has been sponsoring the educational institutions, sports clubs and NGOs of the community in Bokros for over a decade and it has also been a committed sponsor and organiser of local cultural and other events. In addition to donations in cash and in kind, the company often does volunteer work for and in cooperation with its partners.

Mars and seven other leading Hungarian companies establish national platform for the self-regulation of food advertising

Mars and seven other leading Hungarian companies established a national platform for the EU Pledge, a commitment to the self-regulation of food advertising to children, in the presence of Annamária Szalai, President of the Hungarian Media and Infocommunications Authority. The companies signing the agreement made a commitment not to advertise their products to media audiences where the ratio of children younger than 12 is more than 35%. Mars put a stringent self-regulatory system in place already in 2006 which has now been made formal by joining the new platform. Mars and seven other leading Hungarian companies established a national platform for the EU Pledge, a commitment to the self-regulation of food advertising to children, in the presence of Annamária Szalai, President of the Hungarian Media and Infocommunications Authority. The companies signing the agreement made a commitment not to advertise their products to media audiences where the ratio of children younger than 12 is more than 35%. Mars put a stringent self-regulatory system in place already in 2006 which has now been made formal by joining the new platform.

AmCham presents Women of Excellence award for the third time at Diversity Conference

The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) presented its Women of Excellence award for the third time at its Diversity Conference centered around the theme “Performance at a Young Age” this year. The award went to Szilvia Gyurkó, UNICEF Director of Child Rights, who was selected by the jury including Zsolt Mayer, Corporate Affairs Director of Mars Hungary, from nearly 50 nominees. Mars has been one of the major sponsor of the event for years as diversity and the recognition of outstanding performance are part of its heritage.