HBOR HBOR obtained Croatian Sustainability Index award in the public enterprises category
The Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development has obtained this year's Croatian Sustainability Index (HRIO) award in the public enterprises category, awarded by the Croatian Sustainability Index Commission at the 16th Conference on Sustainable Development. The conference was held at Esplanade Zagreb Hotel on 13th November and was organised by the Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Croatian Employers' Association. The HRIO award was presented to HBOR by H.E. Charlotte van Baak, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
 
I would like to thank the Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Croatian Employers’ Association for organising the Croatian Sustainability Index competition and for this valuable award, by which our contribution in this important economic segment has been recognised. We are proud to be part of this community, to be among businessmen who connect their business activities and business results with environmental protection and the progress of society in the best possible way," said on that occasion Alan Herjavec, Member of the Management Board of HBORHBOR-a Alan Herjavec.
 
He added that HBOR's role, as the development and export bank of the Republic of Croatia, was to support the green transition and thus ensure financial stability and sustainable and inclusive economic growth. "HBOR has recognised for many years the importance of the sustainability aspect in the financing activities of the Croatian economy and includes environmental criteria, such as DNSH, in almost all credit placements it approves. I would like to thank our clients, partner institutions and HBOR employees who are dedicated to incorporating sustainable practices into their areas of work," concluded Herjavec.
 
HRIO award is presented annually to companies in 4 main categories: small, medium-sized, large and public enterprises, and to companies that achieve the best results in a particular area of sustainable practices in 6 categories. It has been held through an annual competition for 17 consecutive years, and more than a hundred companies participate each year.
 
This year's HRIO awards winners in 12 categories are:
 
· in the category of large companies, the award winner is Holcim (Hrvatska)
· in the category of medium-sized companies, the award winner is ECCOS inženjering
· in the category of small companies, the category winner is Catering Tim Lisak
· in the category of public enterprises, the award winner is Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development
· in the category of sustainable corporate governance, the award winner is Erste&Steiermärkische Bank (Erste Bank Croatia)
· in the category of environmental governance (services), the award winner is Valamar Riviera
· in the category of environmental governance (production), the award winner is Cemex Hrvatska
· in the category of human rights, the award winner is Lidl Hrvatska
· in the category of children's rights, the award winner is IKEA Hrvatska
· in the category of community relations, the award winner is Hrvatski Telekom
· in the category of greatest progress, the award winner is Zagrebački holding

You can watch the recording of the award ceremony and this year’s conference at the conference site: https://hrpsor.hr/konferencija-2024 or on the Youtube channel 13th November and 14th November.

Photo: HR PSOR, Sanjin Kaštelan