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The fundraiser among ČEZ employees to help people impacted by tornado was a success: Moravian municipalities will receive CZK 15.5 million
The extraordinary June fundraiser among ČEZ Group employees in support of the Moravian municipalities affected by the tornado yielded more than CZK 2.7 million. The ČEZ Foundation matched that amount, sending over CZK 5.5 million crowns for specific projects. The money will help primarily with expenditures not covered by insurance. Immediately after the event, the ČEZ Foundation released CZK 10 million in emergency aid. In total, ČEZ helped the people of the Břeclav and Hodonín regions with CZK 15.5 million.
1. 9. 2021
Inven Capital becomes the first carbon-neutral company from ČEZ Group
The Inven Capital venture capital fund has officially become the first holder of a carbon-neutral business certificate in ČEZ Group. It has purposefully tracked and reduced its carbon footprint since 2018, and last year it joined the European Leaders for Climate Action initiative, whose members are committed to climate neutrality and to promoting the principles of sustainability in business. The ČEZ Group signed up for carbon neutrality back in 2015 as part of the Paris Agreement and announced a significant acceleration of its transition away from coal, as part of its new Vision 2030 this May.
1. 9. 2021
ČEZ has increased production in hydroelectric power plants by 68%
• Thanks to the production of hydroelectric sources, 528,000 tonnes of coal did not have to be burned, and therefore 495,000 tonnes of CO2 did not have to be released into the air. Such are the impacts that would have resulted from the production of the same amount of energy in conventional power plants.
• Upgrades and efficiency improvements of hydroelectric plants that help save water are also ongoing. • For the coming years, ČEZ is planning solar parks with a capacity of thousands of MWs. Hydroelectric plants (not including pumped storage plants) operated by the ČEZ Group in the Czech Republic generated 684 GWh of electricity in the first half of this year. The year-on-year growth was driven mainly by large hydroelectric power plants. The volume of energy from these “green” sources will cover the consumption of 390,000 Czech households for six months.