We deliver IT solutions for and with your employees that create sustainable value
concircle is a consulting company for digitalization solutions especially in the areas of supply chain management, enterprise operations, and manufacturing. The main focus is on manufacturing companies.
The headquarter is located in Vienna (Austria), with subsidiaries in Bratislava (Slovakia) and Bingen am Rhein (Germany).
“I’m more interested in the future than in the past because the future is where I intend to live.”
Albert Einstein
Within the scope of our possibilities, we want to shape our future. As an owner-managed company, we shape our organization in such a way that all employees can develop and experience pleasure in their achievements. We set high standards for our behavior and that of our business partners, which we have laid down in a Code of Conduct. Our goal is to strengthen the competitiveness of the European industry in particular through digitalization. We are convinced that sustainable, ecologically responsible industrial value creation is an essential component of our prosperity. Through our solutions, we create internationally recognized best-practice processes that increase convenience and efficiency and thus secure jobs.
We have implemented the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) concept as a yardstick for our social and ecological actions. It helps us to define our goals and measure their achievement. For us, sustainable growth means not only achieving business objectives but also permanently expanding our social and societal opportunities.
2009: Start of the adventure
Foundation in year 1 after the financial crisis
2010: Going International
First international project in Switzerland and Italy
2011: Accept the challenges
We will digitalize a large steel manufacturer over many years
2012: Organic growth
10 dedicated employees form concircle team
2013: Move
Out of the incubator in Brunn, into the fantastic Twin Towers at the Wienerberg
2014: Solutions
Our portfolio of intelligent add-on solutions is growing continuously
2015: Customers
More than 20 active, international clients are managed at the same time
2016: Diversity
7 countries of origin in the team, enrichment for our concircle spirit!
2017: More space!
Doubling of the rental space of the office in Vienna
2018: Extending our footprint
The first foreign subsidiary is founded with concircle Slovensko s.r.o.
2019: Celebration
10 years of concircle success story!
2020: Conquering Germany
After many years of project work in the neighboring country, the next foreign subsidiary follows. The offices in Bratislava and Vienna are expanded
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Sustainable action is the order of the day, and at concircle we embrace this social responsibility in a professional context as well. We are committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and dedicate 3% of our operating profit (EBIT) each year to projects in the 17 different areas of the SDGs. We log our progress and future goals in the topic tiles below.
No Poverty – End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Successes (50 % target achievement)
- Support of charitable organizations e.g. SOS Children’s Village, Doctors without Borders
- Fair payment (interns, SPBs)
Goals
- Use of 40% of the SDG budget (3% of the profit) for donations
Zero Hunger – End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
Successes (40 % target achievement)
- Support specifically Caritas projects
Goals
- Use of 20% of the SDG budget (3% of the profit) for donations
Good Health and Well-being – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all of all ages
Successes (90 % target achievement)
- Personal and family well-being through flexible working time modelslle
- Keep on moving! – Fitness center subscription for every concircle AT team member, bike garage with showers in the Vienna office, annual public transport ticket in Vienna.
- Healthy working environment through daily free fruit, ergonomic furniture, lighting, plants, air conditioning
- Healthy and individual distribution of the workload
- Professional psychological coaching if necessary
- Team spirit and collegial support
- Sports sponsoring
Goals
- Fitness Center Subscription/Vouchers for concircle DE and concircle SK
Quality education – Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Successes (90 % target achievement)
- Support for independent schools in various projects
- External training by certified institutions
- Internal training with certified trainers
- Full support for training activities (trainees, interns, master’s theses)
- Professional and sustainable knowledge transfer to our customers’ organizations
- Internal reading circles and discussion groups
- Teaching at universities
- Participation in research projects of public institutions
Goals
- Continuous training – annual, significant development of each individual
- concircle academy – education and training in connection with the TU Vienna Pilot Factory
Gender Equality – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Successes (75 % target achievement)
- Participation in the project “100 percent – equality pays off” to make our internal structure even more attentive and create an environment for equal opportunities and fair pay
- Gender-sensitive recruiting process
- Equal pay
- Flexibility in childcare for men and women
Goals
- Diversity
- The inclusion of a woman at the management level within the next two years
Clean Water and Sanitation – Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Successes (25 % target achievement)
- Funding Support Ethiopia for the construction of sanitary facilities in schools and the repair of water systems
Goals
- Increasing internal awareness of the topic
Affordable and Clean Energy – Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all
Successes (40 % target achievement)
- concircle offices live on natural light and need little artificial lighting
- Sufficient shading options in summer to reduce the need for air conditioning
Goals
- Use of renewable energy as far as possible
Decent Work and Economic Growth – Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all
Successes (60 % target achievement)
- Organic, cash-flow financed growth without concircle debt
- Support our customers to achieve their goals sustainably
Goals
- Supporting sustainable growth in Austria, Europe, and around the world
Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure – Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
Successes (85 % target achievement)
- Investment in the tender process of a large bilateral industrial research project of the FFG and after successful admission active participation in the EuProGiant project
- Commitment to industry
- Supporting digitization to secure jobs in Europe
- Development and continuation of the Pilot Factory as an innovation and training center
- Offer digitalization services for public transport and public utilities.
Goals
- Active participation in the research and development community in Austria, Germany, and Slovakia
Reduced Inequalities – Reduce inequality within and among countries
Successes (70 % target achievement)
- Highly valued diversity in our organizations (Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Italy, Tunisia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Hungary, Iran, Thailand, Kazakhstan)
- Equal treatment of every team member and business partner
- Annual financial support of SOS Children’s Village
Goals
- Inclusion by offering internships for people with special needs
- Continuous monitoring of the measures for equal treatment
Sustainable Cities and Communities – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Successes (80 % target achievement)
- Home office reduces the impact of transportation on the environment
- Free annual ticket for the Viennese public transport system
- Team motivation bike voucher
- Bike-Sharing at concircle AT Office
- Car-Sharing at concircle AT Office
- Excellent bike infrastructure at concircle AT office (bike garage, showers, …)
- Sponsorship and support of associations (Union West Wien)
Goals
- Motivation to use public transport
- Motivation for sustainable mobility
- Support for the general public through sponsorship of associations and projects
Responsible Consumption and Production – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Successes (70 % target achievement)
- “green manufacturing” and “green supply chain” as services for our industrial customers
- CO2 evaluation
- Product declaration projects
- Global supply chain traceability projects
- Sustainable management and administration at various levels (sustainable procurement, support for local suppliers)
Goals
- Support of our industrial customers in the implementation of their “green” strategy
Climate Action – Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Successes (70 % target achievement)
- Using e-mobility and increasing our fleet with e-vehicles
- Bicycle use
- Use of public transport and business trips by train
- Reduction of flights and CO2 compensation by www.atmosfair.de
Goals
- Reduction of concircle’s CO2 footprint
- Responsible fleet management (switch to full e-mobility by the end of the fiscal year 2023)
Life Below Water – Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Successes (0 % target achievement)
- None yet
Goals
- Raising awareness for the topic
Life on Land – Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Successes (15 % target achievement)
- Reforestation project in Germany through the support of lets-woodify.de
Goals
- Raising awareness for the topic
Peace and Justice Strong Institutions – Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels
Successes (90 % target achievement)
- Peaceful, open, and trustful cooperation
- No bribery
- Definition and implementation of a Code of Conduct within our organization and our network
Goals
- Maintaining the current status
Partnerships for the Goals – Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Successes (60 % target achievement)
- concircle is a trusted business partner and employer
Goals
- Cooperations with like-minded organizations (e.g. membership in respACT https://www.respact.at)
Code of Conduct
concircle is committed to honesty and transparency. These values are also reflected in our Code of Conduct which applies to concircle and its employees but is also used as a benchmark for customers and suppliers. Here you can find our Code of Conduct: