respACT - austrian business council for sustainable development is Austria's leading platform for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development. The association emerged in October 2007 from the fusion of the Austrian Business Council for Sustainable Development (ABCSD) and respACT austria. respACT stands for "responsible action“ and supports its member companies in implementing socially responsible actions into their daily business. Throughout the year respACT offers its members room for knowledge transfer on current CSR topics in order raise awareness, inspire with examples of best practices and connect experts from fields of economy, science, politics and civil society. Besides workshops and webinars, respACT yearly co-organises the TRIGOS- the Austrian award for responsible businesses, the ASRA- Austrian Sustainability Reporting Award and hosts the flagship-event for CSR Managers in Austria, the CSR-Tag (CSR-Day). Besides being the offical partner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and CSR Europe, respACT also coordinates the Global Compact Network Austria since 2004. respACT acts therefore as an advocate for the successful attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).