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Interest in emission-free nuclear power is growing. ČEZ ESCO newly supplies it to Spolchemie
Floor coverings, durable coatings for kitchen appliances, and pharmaceuticals – that is just a small example of the broad range of applications for the products of SPOLCHEMIE, a Czech chemical company with a 165-year history, which relies on ecology, modernises its production processes, and reduces its carbon footprint. A newly concluded contract with ČEZ ESCO for the supply of emission-free electricity will help the company achieve “greener” production. From now through to the end of 2024, SPOLCHEMIE will purchase more than 900 GWh of electricity generated in Czech nuclear power plants. The interest in clean electricity among large companies is also growing in connection with meeting European climate commitments.
26. 10. 2021
ČEZ aims to be among the top 20% of energy companies in sustainability rating by the decade’s end. A new department will see to it.
By the end of this decade, CEZ Group wants to be between the 20% of the best-rated energy companies in Europe in terms of sustainability ratings. The new ESG department led by Katerina Bohuslavová as the Chief Sustainability Officer will see to the fulfilment of the goal. ESG indicators play an increasing role in the decision-making not only of investors, banks, and insurance companies, but also customers and employees.
13. 10. 2021
ČEZ and Komerční banka announce a partnership for a more sustainable Czech Republic: They will work together to reduce the carbon footprint and support the installatio of solar power plantsTS
ČEZ Group and Komerční banka today announced their strategic partnership for sustainability. The country’s largest energy company and one of the largest Czech banks will work together to reduce their climate footprint as well as their customers’ emissions, thereby helping the Czech Republic on its way to meeting the 2030 European climate targets, a stricter version of which was put forward by the European Commission this summer. Both companies have ambitious plans in this area: Komerční banka wants to become carbon neutral by 2026 and ČEZ Group plans to reduce the use of coal to a minimum by 2030, replacing it with low-emission and renewable sources in power generation. The first step in the cooperation of the two companies is an innovative model for installing rooftop photovoltaic power plants at customers’ sites. Komerční banka has also begun purchasing electricity from renewable sources from ČEZ ESCO.
6. 10. 2021
ČEZ plans to go after hackers. It puts tens of millions into increasing its cyber security every year
• 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.