Humanitarian aid: increased
Breakthrough for Austrian humanitarian aid? The federal government has increased the funds significantly. In an international comparison, however, the need to catch up is still great.
Sustainable hotels: check-in with a clear conscience
The modern building complex made of steel, glass and lava rock sits enthroned on the edge of an old volcanic crater, in the middle of nowhere. On a clear day, from here ...
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Sustainability in the hotel industry: local impact, global power
corporAID: Is sustainability still a niche in the hotel industry or is it already mainstream? Wolfgang M. Neumann: There is definitely a strong trend towards more sustainability in ...
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Level playing field
Soft Law or Hard Law? The main thing is that everyone has the same rules!
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Expertise from Austria for projects in developing countries
In cooperation with the World Bank and Co, Austrian consultants are active in all corners of the world. Find current projects here.
Economic Partnerships
Window for innovation
The Austrian Development Agency advances the private sector in developing countries with business partnerships. The funding instrument was used for years to support Austrian companies in particular in poor markets. Now they also want to test new things, as an Africa project by Ashoka Austria shows.
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Values that count
We still learn that the gross domestic product (GDP) is the "total value of all goods, goods and services that a country produces within a year". Fine...
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Corporate cooperation with Impact
Katharina Jarmai, Senior Researcher at the Josef Ressel Center of the Vienna University of Applied Sciences der WKW, on the added value of multi-stakeholder cooperation in the crisis - and beyond.
New networks
Interview with Hans Joachim Zinnkann, Senior Project Manager for GIZ in the Lab of Tomorrow project, about success factors and future visions.
Asia as a model
This book is an appeal to African leaders to emulate the successful Asian development path.
Agenda for Africa
In their new book, the authors outline an agenda for sustainable economic development in Africa.