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magdas Social Business
Wien, ATImpact-drivenNon-Profit EnterpriseSocial ImpactSocial Services
Impact3Sustainability Goals
Employees11 - 50
Founded2012
LocationWien
About magdas Social Business
magdas Social Business is a Vienna-based social enterprise that has combined economic success with social action since 2012. The organization creates meaningful training and job opportunities for individuals facing significant barriers to employment, including refugees, long-term unemployed, or people with physical/psychological limitations. magdas operates four business units – magdas HOTEL, ESSEN, REINIGUNG, and RECYCLING – offering high-quality services with inherent social value. Profits are reinvested to solve social challenges and promote integration.
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Sustainability Goals
Decent Work & Economic Growth
Future-proof jobs for marginalized groups
magdas Social Business creates meaningful training and job opportunities for individuals with refugee experience, long-term unemployed people, and other groups who face significant barriers to employment. The organization provides them with secure jobs and professional prospects.
Reduced Inequalities
Promote equal opportunities through labor market integration
magdas Social Business combats inequalities by opening up access to the labor market for those disadvantaged by their background, age, or specific limitations. Approximately two-thirds of the employees would otherwise have faced significant challenges finding employment.
No Poverty
Combat poverty through secure work and donations
By providing stable jobs and training positions, magdas Social Business helps prevent poverty and secure livelihoods. The recycling of mobile phones also generates crucial donations for families in need.
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Q1What is the core mission of magdas Social Business?+
magdas Social Business's core mission is to provide meaningful training and job opportunities for individuals facing significant barriers to employment. The aim is to create future prospects and foster social integration by focusing on potential rather than obstacles.
Q2What philosophy is magdas Social Business based on?+
Founded in 2012 by Caritas of the Archdiocese of Vienna, magdas Social Business operates on Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus's Social Business concept. This means profits are reinvested into the business to solve social challenges, combining economic success with social action.
Q3What business units does magdas Social Business operate?+
magdas Social Business operates four business units: magdas HOTEL, which trains young people with refugee experience; magdas ESSEN, providing community catering; magdas REINIGUNG for professional cleaning services; and magdas RECYCLING, which collects and recycles mobile phones to generate donations.
Q4Which UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) does magdas Social Business contribute to?+
magdas Social Business primarily contributes to SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities). Secondarily, the organization supports SDG 1 (No Poverty) by offering prospects to people in precarious situations.
Q5Where can I find open positions and application information at magdas Social Business?+
Interested individuals can find open positions and further information on career opportunities at magdas Social Business directly on the organization's career page. Job listings are available at https://jobs.magdas.at/.
Q6Where is magdas Social Business headquartered and what locations does it operate?+
magdas Social Business is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The organization operates a total of four business units that offer their services from Vienna and its surrounding areas, including magdas ESSEN in Austria's most sustainable commercial building in Vienna-Liesing.
