- Award for entrepreneurial action
- Leading companies represent excellence in Austria as a business location
- Evaluation based on qualitative and quantitative criteria
All certified leading companies must complete a comprehensive qualification process. This is based on both quantitative and qualitative criteria and must be reassessed every 24 months. Key indicators include the company's financial strength and business sustainability, CSR and employee orientation, and compliance with indicators from success factor research. A total of 21 companies achieved certification this year.
"We are very proud to have once again been recognized by Leitbetriebe Austria," says Franz Braunsberger, CEO of Kühne+Nagel Austria. "For us, this certification is proof of our clear commitment to our environmental and social responsibility, as well as to treating our employees and all stakeholders fairly and with respect."
The award is sponsored by the independent, cross-sector excellence platform Leitbetriebe Austria. Together with the certified companies, it is committed to the sustainable development of Austria as a business location. "A Leitbetrieb is a company that focuses not on short-term profits, but on sustainable business success," explains Dr. Peter Haric of the Leitbetriebe Austria Institute. "Through its market and value orientation, it is a driver of development in its region and industry."
"In our units, we focus on specific, economically relevant topics, identifying economic trends, problems, and challenges," explains Monica Rintersbacher, Managing Director of Leitbetriebe Austria. "Under the motto ' Made in Austria - rethinking,' we then develop future-oriented and sustainable solutions together with our leading companies."