Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has handed the Officer’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit to Shell Global Executive Vice President István Kapitány. In his laudation, Minister Szijjártó said Kapitány had contributed significantly to Shell having set the goal to achieve net-zero emissions in terms of its own activities by 2035 and throughout its global value chain by 2050. “It makes us especially proud, Mr. Vice President, that a Hungarian plays an indisputable leading role in these extremely important efforts of one of the most important companies in the world,” the minister said. “This is another point at which we can say that we, Hungarians punch above our weight when it comes to contributing to resolving the pressing problems of the world,” Minister Szijjártó said.
Foreign Minister hands state honor to Shell Global Executive VP
Aug 22, 2023
Minister Szijjártó said István Kapitány had contributed significantly to Shell having set the goal to achieve net-zero emissions in terms of its own activities by 2035 and throughout its global value chain by 2050.