CEZ, a company that developed 9 photovoltaic panel systems that brought innovation to high schools within Apprentice Electrician program and beyond, as well as the project that promotes some of the most valuable buildings in Oltenia and the platform that provided access to digital education for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, received for its projects the Gold Recognition award, from the Community Index.

“The year 2020 anchored us even more in reality, a fact proven by every initiative awarded for the impact brought to the community. We have implemented traditional projects or initiatives at the beginning of the road at a fast pace, in a different context, without losing our substance and optimism. I thank those who have left their mark on these projects and I assure them that 2021 also reserves ambitious targets for us,” said Angelica Barbu, Communication & Marketing Director of CEZ Romania.

In 2020, the CEZ Group in Romania invested over 4.17 million lei in social responsibility projects dedicated to the beneficiaries from Argeș, Dolj, Gorj, Mehedinți, Vâlcea, Teleorman, Olt, Constanța, Caraș-Severin, Iași and Timiș. The strategic directions of CSR (health and wellbeing, education, environment and local development) were complemented by constant actions aimed at supporting the local community and vulnerable groups to overcome the challenges of the pandemic.

The Community Index focuses on best practices and strategic projects that focus on issues such as stakeholder involvement or measuring medium- and long-term impact.