The current anthology of the Springer book series „Research & Practice at FHWien der WKW“ presents 17 contributions of the Research Forum for Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences 2021, which illuminates the topic “Shaping the Future Responsibly” from different perspectives. […]

Companies are increasingly required to act in a socially and ecologically sustainable manner. The City of Vienna Competence Team "Change for Corporate Sustainability" supports Austrian companies with the research project "Transformation for Sustainability" in their strategic transformation towards sustainability and supports sustainability-oriented innovation. The competence team is funded by the City of Vienna and is based at the Institute for… […]

Especially the region of Xinjiang in the northwest of the P.R. China is known for systematic human rights violations. Alicia Hennig from the International University Institute Zittau (TU Dresden) talked about her current research and her personal approach to this topic with Radio Radieschen. […]

Daniela Frühauf, a graduate of the master’s program in Executive Management, wrote her master’s thesis on the subject of collaborations for the social good at the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy (IBES) under the supervision of Maria Riegler. Determination, passion and perseverance were essential for her in the process of writing the thesis. IBES spoke to Daniela Frühauf,… […]

Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz spoke with the German Donors' Association about the political responsibility of companies and categorizes this new phenomenon based on current examples. […]

In permanent crisis mode, how do we react to events that can be interpreted in amazingly different ways through Fake News? On May 10, 2022, political scientist Mag. Natascha Strobl discussed this question with the two business ethicists Prof. Thomas Beschorner and FH-Prof. Markus Scholz. Dr. Daniela Ortiz moderated the event, hosted by the Institute […]

From May 5-7, 2022, the Institute for Business Ethics & Sustainable Strategy (IBES) of FHWien der WKW invited leading global business ethicists from North America and Europe to Vienna to discuss the topic: “Revisiting the Political Responsibility of Business”. In the wake of globalization, the influence of national governments on the private sector is waning, […]

The Institute for Business Ethics & Sustainable Strategy (IBES) at FHWien of WKW will host a high-level conference on “Revisiting the Political Responsibility of Business” in Vienna from May 5-7, 2022.   “The Political Responsibility of Business.” In the context of TABEC – an exclusive, invitation-only conference – FHWien of WKW’s IBES, under the Chair […]

Pharmaceutical companies are well regarded in the pandemic. But in the long run, exorbitant profits could undermine the companies’ credibility, argues business ethicist Prof. Markus Scholz. After all, companies also bear political responsibility for the distribution of vaccines.   Listen to the entire interview here (in German). […]

Western corporations that are still active in Russia are making themselves accomplices of Vladimir Putin. There is no right business in the wrong war. In their guest commentary, Prof. Dr. Thomas Beschorner, Prof. Dr. Guido Palazzo, Prof. Dr. Peter Seele and Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz underline the political responsibility of companies and their importance as […]