Innovation and Corporate Sustainability

„Competitiveness depends on the ability to continuously innovate, which requires innovation and sustainable business models.” 

The changing external environment and customer expectations are creating unprecedented challenges for business and governments alike. There is a growing demand for more socially and environmentally sustainable business operations, while transformative technologies can erase well-established business models and create new ones. Sustainability and innovation are intertwined in an unprecedented way.

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Business innovation and innovation ecosystem

We produce analyses on current issues of business innovation as well as the functioning and results of innovation ecosystems. We help to connect actors for effective innovation management, providing advice and knowledge to support their work.

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Innovation support and funding programmes

We provide expert support in designing support and financing programmes adapted to the corporate innovation life cycle, by carrying out background analyses, primary data collection and GAP analyses.

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International processes and trends

Our experts continuously monitor the latest international technological trends and are in contact with the key stakeholders of the Hungarian innovation ecosystem through primary data collection in order to identify the breakthrough points of the Hungarian economy and to formulate relevant recommendations for all actors to exploit them.

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Green industry and green innovation

Traditional industry classifications are constantly being superseded by technological innovation and the emergence of new industries and businesses. This requires not only new methodological approaches, but also continuous business contacts and the mapping and understanding of new and innovative industries to make the right policy and business decisions.

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ESG regulation and frameworks

Monitoring international market and regulatory practices related to ESG, collecting and analysing Hungarian corporate experience and making proactive recommendations to business and regulators.

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Business innovation and innovation ecosystem

We produce analyses on current issues of business innovation as well as the functioning and results of innovation ecosystems. We help to connect actors for effective innovation management, providing advice and knowledge to support their work.

I
Innovation support and funding programmes

We provide expert support in designing support and financing programmes adapted to the corporate innovation life cycle, by carrying out background analyses, primary data collection and GAP analyses.

I
International processes and trends

Our experts continuously monitor the latest international technological trends and are in contact with the key stakeholders of the Hungarian innovation ecosystem through primary data collection in order to identify the breakthrough points of the Hungarian economy and to formulate relevant recommendations for all actors to exploit them.

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Green industry and green innovation

Traditional industry classifications are constantly being superseded by technological innovation and the emergence of new industries and businesses. This requires not only new methodological approaches, but also continuous business contacts and the mapping and understanding of new and innovative industries to make the right policy and business decisions.

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ESG regulation and frameworks

Monitoring international market and regulatory practices related to ESG, collecting and analysing Hungarian corporate experience and making proactive recommendations to business and regulators.

Turning point: sustainability will soon be a factor in corporate borrowing

Corporate sustainability and ESG considerations are now not just a “fad”, but a very concrete expectation. Moreover, this affects a wide range of Hungarian businesses through two vital channels: the customers and the financing banks.

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About us

Our experts not only understand the new challenges facing businesses in depth, but also support business and regulators with clear and actionable proposals.

The links between sustainable business models and innovation are of growing importance for companies, offering a range of benefits that can help them remain competitive. Whether it’s innovation in energy management, corporate governance, digitalisation of production and operations, or product development, the need for environmental and social sustainability is increasingly emerging alongside business performance.

Following ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) guidelines also encourages innovation. And implementing innovative solutions will enable companies to meet ESG requirements, thus improving their environmental, social and governance performance. This synergy will increase the competitiveness and sustainability of companies in the long term. This not only has a positive impact at the level of individual companies but is also key to the future competitiveness of national economies.

In our Innovation and Corporate Sustainability Division, we draw on both practical insights from businesses and the strategic approach required by policy-making. Our experts support economic actors in implementing sustainable business models, the wider business development ecosystem in knowledge development, and regulators with strategic advice, evaluation and analysis.

Balázs Dobos

director

He is a business development and ESG expert, graduated from Corvinus University of Budapest and Pázmány Péter Catholic University. He started his career in an international consultancy, gaining significant experience in policy advice and evaluation projects across Europe. Between 2016 and 2018, he was a senior researcher at the Századvég Foundation, and later head of several priority programmes for business development. He was Deputy State Secretary for Business Development between 2020 and 2022.

In 2024, he rejoined Századvég as director of the Innovation and Corporate Sustainability Division. He is passionate about corporate sustainability and knowledge development related to technological and organisational innovation, which is a cornerstone for the further development of the Hungarian SME sector and the competitiveness of the Hungarian economy.

Együttműködő partnereink

Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem

Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem

Állatorvostudományi Egyetem

Focusing on Innovation and Corporate Sustainability

Business innovation and innovation ecosystem

We produce analyses on current issues of business innovation as well as the functioning and results of innovation ecosystems. We help to connect actors for effective innovation management, providing advice and knowledge to support their work.

Innovation support and funding programmes

We provide expert support in designing support and financing programmes adapted to the corporate innovation life cycle, by carrying out background analyses, primary data collection and GAP analyses.

International processes and trends

Our experts continuously monitor the latest international technological trends and are in contact with the key stakeholders of the Hungarian innovation ecosystem through primary data collection in order to identify the breakthrough points of the Hungarian economy and to formulate relevant recommendations for all actors to exploit them.

Green industry and green innovation

Traditional industry classifications are constantly being superseded by technological innovation and the emergence of new industries and businesses. This requires not only new methodological approaches, but also continuous business contacts and the mapping and understanding of new and innovative industries to make the right policy and business decisions.

ESG regulation and frameworks

Monitoring international market and regulatory practices related to ESG, collecting and analysing Hungarian corporate experience and making proactive recommendations to business and regulators.

We provide a wide array of solutions

Competences

Services

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Policy analysis

Preparing sector strategies and policy analyses related to the latest innovation and sustainability trends for both public and business actors.

tanácsadás szolgáltatások
Consulting

Expert support and quality assurance for the preparation of strategy documents, baseline studies, periodic reports, research and analyses and quality assurance and expert support for digitisation development projects.

trendfigyelés monitoring, szakértői rendelkezésre állás szolgáltatások
Trend monitoring, monitoring and expertise

Preparation/review of regular and on-demand expert materials, ad hoc consultations, presentations, lectures, short summaries, expert materials and preparatory materials.

benchmark szolgáltatások
Benchmarking

An international overview of the challenges in the academic or market area of interest. Providing background material for the preparation of policy and strategic material, within short deadlines.

elemzések készítése szolgáltatások
Analyses

Cleaning up existing databases, identifying correlations and formulating proposals.

primer kutatások értékelése szolgáltatások
Evaluation of primary research

Conducting analyses based on quantitative and qualitative business surveys.

piacelemzés, ágazati elemzése szolgáltatások
Market analysis, sectoral analysis

Analysis of the companies in individual sectors, including a financial breakdown, and a description of the sector’s operating environment.

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