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Sustainable company cooperations emerge in the region and in competition

June 2, 2023

Gemeinsame Problemstellungen, regionale Verbundenheit und regulatorischer Druck durch die Gesetzgebung fördern Nachhaltigkeitsinitiativen von Unternehmen. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Studie des Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy (IBES) der FHWien der WKW. […]Read more on Sustainable company cooperations emerge in the region and in competition

Applied research connects business and society

May 12, 2023

Researchers at FHWien der WKW presented current findings on sustainable business, journalism & social media and the transformation of family businesses at the Research Forum 2023. […]Read more on Applied research connects business and society

Corporate due diligence in the supply chain

April 14, 2023

Dr. Nils Kruse, Head of Institute for Business Ethics & Sustainable Strategy (IBES) at FHWien der WKW, was a keynote speaker at the Austrian National Contact Point of the OECD on March 30, 2023. The roundtable on workers' representation focused on "Due diligence along the corporate value chain". […]Read more on Corporate due diligence in the supply chain

A Pit Stop for Higher Resilience

January 26, 2023

As part of the 8th Vienna Innovation Conference under the title "Surviving in Times of Change - Transformation with Innovation", Daniela Ortiz, Academic Head of the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy (IBES) at FHWien der WKW, discussed together with Gerlinde Macho, MP2 IT-Solutions, and Bettina Resl, Sanofi, the topic " Without Redundancy no Resilience: Is Just-in-Time Over?" […]Read more on A Pit Stop for Higher Resilience

Multi-Stakeholder Forum 2022

December 7, 2022

Corporate due diligence and human rights are gathering importance and focus within politics, society and for business, in particular because of current legal developments and increasing human rights risks. […]Read more on Multi-Stakeholder Forum 2022

Responsible Action Helps Companies in the “War for Talents”

November 17, 2022

Nils Kruse (Head of IBES of FHWien der WKW) received the Pater Schasching Prize for his dissertation on the question to what extent socially committed companies are more attractive employers. […]Read more on Responsible Action Helps Companies in the “War for Talents”

Stakeholders instead of shareholders … for Better Business

November 10, 2022

As part of the “Responsible Management Lectures – Ideas for Better Business”, the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainably Strategy (IBES) welcomed Tara van Ho, Senior Lecturer at the School of Law of the University of Essex at FHWien der WKW on 27.10.2022. One week prior – on 20.10.2022 – Cordula Meckenstock from the German family-owned pharmaceutical company Grünenthal was… […]Read more on Stakeholders instead of shareholders … for Better Business

Keynote speech by IBES scientists at the Federal Ministry

October 20, 2022

As part of the round table on the “Corporate Social Responsibility Directive” (CSDDD) of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Economy and the Federal Ministry of Justice, Melanie Rainer and Maria Riegler gave a keynote speech on support measures for companies – especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). […]Read more on Keynote speech by IBES scientists at the Federal Ministry