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2022 Corporate Responsibility Report

Magenta TUN

First place in the Magenta TUN 2022 challenge goes to the AvaAssist project. The online platform supports people with disabilities and those in need of assistance in the organization, implementation, and billing of assistance services. The projects micromacro, PATHfindr and Traivelling share second place. Magenta TUN is one of the most important sustainability prizes in Austria and awards EUR 50 000 annually. The TUN award ceremony was held on 28 June 2022, the first day of the 4GameChangers Festival in Vienna.

“Sustainability is gaining momentum across the globe. As a telecommunications company, it is our mission to encourage and provide sustainable infrastructures. Connection is our daily business and our cable and mobile network is an essential part of Austria’s digital infrastructure. We are determined to further expand our technologies and digital solutions so that we can not only connect with each other in our private and professional lives but also connect vital institutions such as medical facilities, as well as support climate research. Magenta TUN is an important initiative to engage sustainable growth within information and telecommunications technology. Our intent is to encourage long-term digital solutions which contribute to helping the environment,” commented Rodrigo Diehl, CEO of Magenta Telekom and TUN jury member, as he explained the company’s commitment to Magenta TUN.

The online platform AvaAssist took first place this year and received EUR 20 000. The platform focuses on teaching digital skills to people with disabilities in order to strengthen their capacity for self-determination. Organizational tasks carried out between supporting organizations, clients and assistants need to be enhanced in the best possible way - with the help of AvaAssist. The pilot project is a cooperation between the companies Inclusion24, a long-standing and experienced provider of personal assistance, and atempo, an inclusive social enterprise that promotes equal living with its products.

micromacro, PATHfindr and Traivelling share second place with an award of EUR 10 000 each. Micromacro is an AI-based monitoring tool for observing green spaces with the aim of counteracting biodiversity loss.

PATHfindr is an online mentoring program for young people that enables them to connect with other apprentices, schools, companies and students in order to provide premium support for their decision-making in further education.

traivelling is a booking site providing customers with the cheapest options for national short-distance and intercontinental train journeys – a more environmentally friendly alternative to CO2-intensive flying.