Welcome to Göd-ÉRT, the “For Göd Association,” dedicated to protecting the environment and urban integrity of Göd, Hungary. Founded in March 2020 by concerned local residents, our association emerged in response to the establishment of the Samsung SDI lithium-ion battery plant, a significant industrial investment that has raised serious environmental and health concerns among our community.
Our mission is clear: to ensure that Göd retains its natural beauty and a healthy living environment for all residents. We strive to engage the community, raise awareness about environmental issues, and advocate for the residents’ rights against unchecked industrialization. The association collaborates with similar organizations in other cities to address battery industry issues.
Within Göd, we pay special attention to the city’s livability, the promotion and protection of its cultural and natural values, and community building. We pursue legal actions, write articles, and organize campaigns. Since October 2024, we have also delegated two representatives to the city council.
Explore our website to learn more about our goals, ongoing initiatives, and how you can get involved!
Articles in English about environmental, labor, and industrial safety issues related to Samsung SDI, as well as about Göd-ÉRT’s related activities:
2026
Government defended the Samsung factory for years
In March 2024, the management of the Göd Samsung battery factory discussed lobbying the government to stop Átlátszó from investigating the factory’s pollution. Three months later, the Sovereignty Protection Office launched an investigation against Átlátszó, and a few months later against Göd-Ért Association as well.
Governamental denial against all evidences and official data
https://telex.hu/english/2026/02/15/the-samsung-factory-in-god-is-completely-safe-gulyas-4
„Viktor stripped the factory of protection” – the cover-up at Samsung’s Hungarian battery plant and how the government mishandled it – the Telex article that outraged half the country
2025
Court revokes Samsung SDI’s environmental permit – Göd-ÉRT Association had taken the battery factory to court over the environmental permit issued last December.
https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/12/15/samsungs-battery-factory-in-god-continues-to-operate-despite-court-ruling/https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/12/15/samsungs-battery-factory-in-god-continues-to-operate-despite-court-ruling/
https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/10/16/residents-achieve-victory-agains-polluting-battery-factory-after-years-of-litigation/
2024
Anti-inmigration government imports up to 300,000 „guest workers” for reindustrialization
battery waste issues
https://telex.hu/komplex/2024/10/17/hidden-hazards-disinformation-and-waste-in-hungarys-battery-boom
2023
„strict environmental regulation” versus reality
2022
state subsidies, environmental issues, Samsung SDI fined for endangering workers
2019
Samsung SDI’s Göd factory expanding