1. Responsible Leadership Summit Tyrol
What was just an idea a few months ago has now become a successful premiere: The first Responsible Leadership Summit Tyrol brought together around 120 participants at the Raiffeisen Haus in Oberndorf on March 17th. Representatives from business, science, politics, municipalities, social organisations and education discussed how rural regions can remain liveable, economically strong and socially balanced in the future. Secretary General Ursula Oberhollenzer was present for the CSR Dialogue Forum.
Presentation of CSR Guide 2026
On 12 March, the new CSR Guide was presented for the 17th time by medianet Verlag at Palais Eschenbach with numerous guests. In addition to our Secretary General, advisory board members Andrea Sihn-Weber and Andreas Schneider, as well as SENA board member Alexandra Bolena were also present. Editor Michael Fembek presented the highlights.
Viennese Salon Talk March 18th, 2026
The Vienna Salon Talks will start in March 2026. They provide sustainable impulses for tomorrow and are a discourse series of Social City Vienna in cooperation with the CSR Dialogue Forum, the Vienna Grand Gallery, Nibra and the Donaustadtecho. The topic of the first event: "From Duty to Freestyle: Sustainability as a Competitive Advantage for SMEs".Water Footprint Assessment: How Water Makes a Difference for Business Growth and Sustainability
As economic growth increases, so does the pressure on ecological resources. Water scarcity and pollution are already limiting the economic and social development of many regions. Even in Central Europe, droughts, overexploitation and (industrial) pollution are affecting agriculture, industrial production and, increasingly, communities. The concept of the Water Footprint (WF) helps companies to determine which dependencies on freshwater exist, and which of their activities influence local and regional water systems. Author: Mag. Dr. Jürgen Scheibz, MBMThe underestimated ‘S” in sustainability and ESG
Das S in ESG – die soziale Nachhaltigkeit - ist eines der wesentlichen Elemente in einer nachhaltigen und regenerativen Welt. Author: Mag. Christoph WurmThe European Packaging Regulation (PPWR)
The PPWR is a directly effective EU regulation and therefore replaces the previous Packaging Directive, which led to divergent and inhomogeneous implementations in the individual member states. Different labelling requirements for packaging (e.g. in France) as well as non-identical approaches to regulating extended producer responsibility fees led to legal uncertainty, resulting in lower investments in innovative and environmentally friendly packaging and circular models.