The TRIGOS is not only an award for sustainable behavior and social responsibility, it has also been produced in this spirit.

Karl Lang of KOMUNITAS OG and two graduates of the “New Design University” presented a draft, inspired by the design of the federal TRIGOS: a construction consisting of three surfaces, which represent the three columns of sustainability: economy, ecology, and social affairs. The letter “N“ stands for Lower Austria and for sustainability.

Not only the design, however, also the choice of material ... read more »

The so-called “soil bags”, a recycling product out of Soil Art Calendars, are produced from now on in social production by the Fairwurzelt women’s project at Neidling-Afing. Dr. Erwin Szlezak from the Department of Rural Development of the Lower Austrian Government personally collected the first gift bags, and showed enthusiasm about the work of the female participants in the Fairwurzelt project.

Fairwurzelt offers a workplace to long-term unemployed ... read more »

Since 2007, Emmaus St. Poelten have produced the “soil colour painting box” for the Department of Rural Development of the Province of Lower Austria, more precisely for the division of soil protection. The Manager of the soil campaign, Dr. Erwin Szlezak, then devised this project together with KOMUNITAS OG, and addressed Emmaus St. Poelten for production. “We intended to achieve a good result, and this implies implementation in a social enterprise”, states Principal ... read more »

BENE products come up to the highest demands of quality and design! The task of the first discussion is to use part of the waste from production. This is a challenge, because also waste must turn into high-quality, so that this is interesting for the BENE company. Are social projects able to come up to this demand? The answer is YES, due to the mobile CNC unit of KOMUNITAS OG, which was specially adapted to this use, waste of compact ... read more »