Corporate social responsibility
Equal opportunities, a commitment to promoting gender equality, and respect for all cultures with a view to creating a diverse environment that supports cooperation are integral components of our business policies. Our goal is to build a corporate culture geared towards fostering gender equality and diversity – a culture that is fully inclusive for all employees and where there is no place for discrimination.
Diversity and equality
Diversity and gender equality are an integral part of our corporate strategy. They are taken into account in our research projects, and specialised training courses and consultation help to raise awareness of these topics. Our Gender in Research workshops, which focus on preparing research proposals, are a good example of this in action. The in-house Gender Dimension network was formed to open up new perspectives on research and innovation – here, employees share their ideas on how gender-related considerations can be integrated into research activities.
Ethics in research
We see ourselves as a pioneer when it comes to responsible research and innovation, and we fully recognise that progress in science and technology calls for a high level of responsibility. We also reflect critically on our research and innovation processes in order to ensure that our work satisfies accepted ethical standards. The ethics agreement that supplements the collective agreement for employees in non-university research, as well as our ethics guidelines for ethically sound and ethically aware research form the basis for this. In turn, this improves the quality of our research and generates added value for us as a research company.
Other activities related to ethics in research
Further activities at a glance:
- Active member of the Austrian Agency for Scientific Integrity: Guidelines for Good Scientific Practice
- Ethics ombudsman
- As a member of the Platform for Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Austria, we cooperate with other university and non-university research institutions in order to develop and promote the spread of transparent, inclusive and responsible research and innovation processes.
- Memorandum of understanding on ethics standards in contract research in connection with political consulting: POLICIES Institute in cooperation with the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW)
Compliance
There is much more to compliance than simply conforming to statutory requirements, internal company guidelines and ethics principles. It is also a question of personal conviction. Integrity, transparency and a sense of responsibility are the lifeblood of all aspects of our work. Regular training and clear communications are designed primarily to ensure that misconduct is avoided.
Nachhaltigkeit (ESG-Reporting)
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