Forschungsprojekte FH des BFI Wien

Laufzeit: Oktober 2024 bis März 2027

Projektleitung: Fachhochschule des BFI Wien, Prof. (FH) Mag. Dr. Johannes Jäger

Status: laufend

Abstract

The international activities of Austrian companies often have significant environmental and social impacts beyond Austria's borders. The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (EU CSDDD) provides a new binding legal framework for compliance with environmental and social standards.
However, compliance with the standards is by no means automatically guaranteed.

The aim of the project is to mobilise the knowledge of civil society institutions from the Global South in order to contribute to the protection of climate, biodiversity and human rights. The project makes important knowledge available to companies. Through civil society and trade union networks, this knowledge can also be passed on to the public and regulatory authorities. In this way, civil society can put pressure on companies to play by the rules. The question of how to strengthen alliances and networks between civil society organisations in the Global South and the Global North is therefore also at the forefront of the project. The research project thus aims to make the EU CSDDD an effective instrument for a just transition.

Two case studies in Uganda and Chile will be conducted with local academic partners and civil society organisations. A quantitative mapping of Austrian company’s activities is intended to identify potential problems. Best practice examples of international civil society cooperation will also be analysed. The transdisciplinary approach and the application of participatory action research will contribute to gain insights and put them into practice. Thereby, insights beyond Austria are expected. Hence, the findings will be important for the effective implementation of the EU CSDDD throughout Europe.​

This project is funded by the Climate and Energy Fund and is carried out under the program "Austrian Climate Research Programme (ACRP) 2023".

Projektpartner:innen

• Fachhochschule des BFI Wien: Johannes Jäger, Judith E. Brücker, Martin Wirth, Stefanie Wöhl, Karl Wörle
  
• King's College London, Department of European and International Studies: Joseph Baines, Sean Starrs
• University of Sussex, Department of International Relations: Julian Germann, Steven Rolf
• Universität Wien, Institut für Internationale Entwicklung: Antje Daniel
  

Kooperationspartner:innen

• FIAN Austria: Lukas Schmidt
• Fundación SOL, Santiago de Chile: Gonzalo Durán

Publikationen

• Durán, G., Jäger, J., Schmidt, L. (2024): The EU CSDDD: Potential Entry Points for Transferring Power Resources within Global Value Chains, In: Durán, G., Jäger, J., Schmidt, L. (Special Issue Guest Editor, 2024): New international social and environmental rules: Putting people over profit? Journal für Entwicklungspolitik, vol. XXXX 3-2024. Published by: Mattersburger Kreis für Entwicklungspolitik an den österreichischen Universitäten.
• Jäger, J., Schmidt, L., Durán, G. (2025): Lieferkettengesetz: Werden Menschen­rechte nun ernsthaft über Profit­interessen gestellt? A&W-Blog, https://www.awblog.at/Wirtscha...

Hintergrundinformation

• Jäger, J., Durán, G., Schmidt, L. (2023): Expected economic effects of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). AK Wien, 2023. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.18216.34560

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