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• Last year, ČEZ detected 6.5 times more suspicious activity in its networks than three years ago.

• The newly launched security monitoring centre – the iSOC (Integrated Security Operations Center) oversees the protection of ČEZ Group in terms of physical, information, and cyber security.

• The protection of critical information infrastructure in the Czech Republic is one of the priorities of the newly established National Coordination Centre for Research and Development in the Field of Cyber Security.

The energy company ČEZ opened its new Integrated Security Operations Center – iSOC, which oversees the cyber security of ČEZ Group’s information systems, in the presence of senior representatives of the National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB), Military Intelligence (VZ), and Czech Police (PČR). The centre’s task is not only to detect security events and incidents and activate the necessary countermeasures as quickly as possible, but also to oversee their effective resolution and, above all, to prevent security events in the future.

The ORLEN Unipetrol Group continues expanding the offer of its Benzina ORLEN network with electricity from fast-charging stations. They can recharge e-car batteries with zero-emission electricity in tens of minutes. In addition, Benzina ORLEN offers eco-friendly energy from ČEZ green stations in ten regions throughout the Czech Republic. Last year, drivers charged up with as much energy as would enable 40 trips around the world.

The annual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions has been a tradition at the ČEZ Group for several years now, last year being no exception. The ČEZ Group succeeded in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases by 15% year-on-year, meaning a reduction of one-fifth in the past three years. Alongside its progressing decarbonisation, the company increased the generation of energy from renewable sources by more than 7% and accelerated the construction of public charging points for electric cars by 50%. The current Sustainable Development Report maps out the individual steps that ČEZ has taken on the road to clean energy. The report also defines ambitious targets for the future within Vision 2030 Clean Energy for Tomorrow, which was announced this year.

The Berlin company Forto, whose last round of $ 50 million funding was led by the CEZ Group's Inven Capital fund last autumn, has now achieved a valuation over $ 1.2 billion, becoming a so-called unicorn after five years of existence. The rapidly growing start-up in logistics has received $ 240 million from experienced global players such as Softbank, Citibank or G Squared, and current investors are increasing their investments in the company. Forto operates in Europe and Asia, has about 2,500 customers and over 500 employees. By 2025, Forto wants all transport to be climate neutral.