Strategic Partnerships

The CSR Dialogforum is a non-profit organization accredited by the United Nations and active in a consultative status. Within this framework, the international quality seal eccos²²® was also developed, which is why it is awarded by the CSR Dialogforum. Further information can be found on the website at www.csr-dialogforum.com

Quality Austria is a training, certification, and assessment company, and our official state-recognized certification partner for eccos²²®.

With numerous EFQM and eccos²²® assessors from the Quality Austria pool, management assessments are carried out at the highest level of quality and—if desired—confirmed through the awarding of a certificate.

As a united and strong voice of the plastics industry, ÖCC2 focuses on fact-based communication, knowledge transfer, and enhanced public outreach.

Its goals include fostering a general shift in thinking about plastics and carbon cycles, raising awareness all the way to consumers, and strengthening networking across value chains within the industry in order to identify and advance sustainable solutions in line with a circular economy.

Further information can be found on the website at www.carboncyclecircle.at

Sparx Services Central Europe is a business unit of the Lieber.Group.

It enables customers and partners to adopt agile structures through model-based methodologies and tools, identify transformation and innovation potential, and implement it in a sustainable way.

Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) allows organizations to map the business capabilities required to execute strategy in a way that makes them plannable, controllable, and measurable. Their proprietary methodology combines EAM with modeling approaches. Wherever possible, they build on established expert frameworks; in the area of sustainability, this is the framework of eccos^22®.

PlasticsEurope Austria is the association of plastic producers in Austria and part of the pan-European network PlasticsEurope, with representation in Brussels.

Through the work and projects of its member companies, as well as through industry initiatives and campaigns in cooperation with the entire value chain, necessary measures for a sustainable future with plastics are identified and implemented.

Further information can be found on the website at

www.plasticseurope.org/de/

API PVC- und Umweltberatung bundles the activities of the Austrian PVC industry and, through this cooperation, sends a clear signal of the sector’s joint European commitment to sustainability.

The API’s main focus is to address and communicate key topics such as sustainable and climate-friendly production, consumer protection at the highest level, and the use of waste as a valuable resource within the circular economy, acting as the voice of the PVC industry. Dialogue with decision-makers and opinion leaders creates transparency and builds trust in the sustainable development of the industry and the material itself.

In Austria, the API also represents the European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers and VinylPlus, the voluntary commitment of the European PVC value chain to sustainable development.

Further information can be found on the website at

www.pvc.at

The main focus of Doris Bock is corporate financing and funding advisory and support, particularly for SMEs. Some of the eccos²²® services can also be financed through funding programs in cooperation with her.

With her guiding principle, “Results matter – consulting from a practitioner for measurable success,” she is a perfect complement to eccos^22® . www.doris-bock.at

ECCOStandards & More KG has been accepted as a multiplier into the partner network of Austrian Logistics.

This means that, with eccos²²® know-how, it provides excellent services in the discipline of logistics and contributes positively to network collaboration. At the same time, it highlights the outstanding performance of the logistics sector for Austria as a business location and addresses key topics within this field.

Österreichischer Wirtschaftsverlag is a long-standing strategic cooperation partner. The partnership primarily focuses on media collaboration.

Energieforum Österreich is a non-profit association that serves as an information platform supporting Austrian businesses in navigating the Green Deal.

An expert group, contributed to by more than 20 Austrian companies, monitors over 70 standards and provides early, fact-based information—particularly regarding implementation deadlines and regulatory changes. This enables participating companies to prepare in time for new requirements and to better leverage emerging opportunities.

The content covers the full spectrum of sustainable business practices, including economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Key topics include reporting, life cycle assessment, circular economy, taxonomy, and energy efficiency.

Best Produce International (UK) Ltd is a consultancy focused on certification and quality improvement of agricultural products. It offers services such as project management, supply chain optimization, and export consulting.

In addition, the company supports businesses in obtaining certifications such as GLOBALG.A.P. and International Featured Standards. Its focus is on strengthening the competitiveness of companies in global markets.