We work in networks and projects. A qualified team of junior and senior
researchers conducts every project. Internal experts from the Vienna University
of Economics and Business Administration and external experts from our
Pan-European network supply us with a broad variety of additional know-how
and experience. Most of our research teams work interdisciplinary and
can draw on long-term cooperation with other experts. By developing and
implementing our projects we obey the following objectives:
Scientific objective: We strive towards creating
and disseminating scientifically produced knowledge which is valuable
for the implementation of the guiding model of sustainable development
on all societal levels (i.e. on the individual, the corporate, the regional,
the state and the international level). By conducting theoretical research
and applied projects in interdisciplinary teams, core competencies of
the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration are strengthened
in a practically relevant, scientifically demanding and promising research
area.
Strategic objective: We strive towards the long term
establishment of research areas in which a series of theoretical research
and applied projects enrich each other. In so doing, we secure the continuity
(of both contents and personnel) which is necessary to develop and sustain
international networks, foster academic careers and remain competitive
on an international scale.
Mix of theoretical research and applied projects: In
recent years we have been able to undertake a good mixture of theoretical
research and applied projects. This mixture proved to be very fruitful
for both types of projects. On the one hand, theoretical research projects
benefited from practically relevant research questions derived from
more application-oriented projects. Furthermore we were able to disseminate
the “actionable knowledge” produced in research projects
among both the scientific community and practitioners. This implies
that, on the other hand, applied projects and their contractors benefited
essentially from the expertise generated in the theoretical research
projects. Due to our positive experiences with this mixture, we will
work towards continuing this practice.
Scientific policy consulting is a particular form
of applied projects in which we combine scientific expertise with practically-relevant
advice. Repeatedly, this activity proved to be a particularly interesting
catalysts for research projects, which, in turn, fed back to our consulting
activities. In this context our objective is to reconcile close cooperation
with the contractors with the requirements of scientific neutrality
and independence.
The following list gives an overview of all current and previous RIMAS projects.
All projects
Projects (1-77 of 77)
2013 - 2015
COBALT - COntributing to Building of Awareness, Learning and Transfer of knowledge on sustainable use of raw materials (Details)
2012 - 2015
EUROSTAT Monitoring Report and flagship publications (Details)
2012 - 2016
DYNAMIX - DYNAmic policy MIXes for absolute decoupling of environmental impact of EU resource use from economic growth (Details)
2012 - 2016
Framework contract "Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Space Policy" (Details)
2012 - 2012
Organizer of a Professional Development Workshop on "Revisiting Responsible Competitiveness - The Business Case for CSR from a Systemic Perspective (Details)
Facilitation of Workshops on "The Sustainability of DG SANCO policies – New Consumption and Production Patterns" (Details)
2008 -
Evaluation of the styrian environmental program (Details)
2008 - 2011
EASY-ECO 2008-2010 - Evaluation of Sustainability - Euro-Conferences, Training and eLearning Plattform (Details)
2008 - 2008
Socially Responsible Investing und Corporate Social Responsibility (Details)
2008 - 2010
Responsible Competitiveness - Exploring the links between CSR and competitiveness on a sector basis (Details)
2008 - 2008
Forschungslandkarte ökonomischer Nachhaltigkeitsforschung – Vorstudie für ein Forschungsprogramm zur nachhaltigen Wirtschaftsordnung (Details)
2007 - 2008
Sustainable Development in Turkey: Integration Methodologies and Indicators of Sustainable Development (Details)
2007 - 2008
Review of the Serbian Sustainable Development (SD) Strategy (Details)
2007 - 2008
Weiterentwicklung der Deutschen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie - Internationale Vergleichsstudie zu gesellschaftlichen Konsultationsprozessen bei der Formulierung und Weiterentwicklung nationaler Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien (Details)
2007 - 2008
Study on contributions of the regional and local authorities to sustainable development strategies (Details)
2007 - 2007
The Role of Government in Social Responsibility: summarising a side-event of the 5th Meeting of the ISO Working Group on Social Responsibility (Details)
2007 - 2007
Conference of „Verband der deutschen Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V. Kommission Umweltwirtschaft” (Details)
2007 - 2011
Agrobiodiversity and Stakeholder Management in the Seed Industry (Details)
2007 - 2008
Theory Based Evaluation of the Austrian EcoLabel (Details)
2007 - 2007
Pilot study for developing a monitoring methodology for FP7's contribution to the EU Sustainable Development Strategy (DG Research) (Details)
2007 - 2007
Wissenschaftliche Betreuung des Workshop "Unternehmen und soziale Nachhaltigkeit - umsetzen, bewerten, auszeichnen" (Details)
2007 - 2007
SDI Analysis of Sustainable Development Indicators (Details)
Prozessberatung und Moderation bei der partizipativen Entwicklung des Nachhaltigkeits-Innovations-Zentrums Salzburg (Details)
2006 - 2007
Evaluation des Beratungsprogrammes "ÖkoManagement Niederösterreich" (Details)
2006 - 2007
Evaluation der regionalen Programme für einen nachhaltigen betrieblichen Umweltschutz (Details)
2006 - 2008
CSR policies in Europe - Analysis of national public policies on CSR, in support of a structured exchange of information on national CSR policies and initiatives (Details)
2006 - 2008
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Sustainability in Central-Eastern Europe in comparison with Western Europe (Details)
2006 - 2013
European Sustainable Development Network (ESDN) (Details)
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2013 Research Institute for Managing Sustainability