The European Institute for Industrial Relations (EIAB) e.V. www.eiab.de was founded as a non profit organisation in 1993. It emerged from another Franco-German cooperation.

The association (the statutes can be found on the homepage) has focused on European projects in cooperation with other European organizations, initially on the topic of “European Dialogue” and later on the topic of “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)” and later “Sustainability”. The following projects have characterized the work of the association for more than 30 years:

1. Various projects funded by the European Union on the topic of “Social Dialogue in Europe”, some with funds applied for by the association itself, others as a partner of other European applicants (e.g. restructuring of companies and changes in work in 1999)
2. Participation in projects financed by the European Union on the subject of “Corporate Social Responsibility” of our French partner organization, once on the subject of CSR in multinational companies, another time on the subject of CSR in SMEs
3. Various events on the topic of CSR in SMEs in the Rhine-Main region
4. Since 2015, the association has dealt with the topic of sustainability in several public events
5. The EIAB is part of an academic network of ICT faculties at European universities. Since 2006, it has co-organized several international conferences. In recent years, the EIAB has been actively involved in 5 Erasmus+ projects of this network (universities from Germany, Estonia, France, Croatia, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Hungary), currently also in cooperation with the Wilhelm Büchner University for Distance Learning, Darmstadt. The following Erasmus+ projects with the participation of 9 universities should be highlighted:

• Education of Future ICT Experts Based on Smart Society Needs (SUSCOMTEC)
  2012 – 2014
• Innovative ICT Solutions for the Societal Challenges (INNOSOC) 2016 – 2017
• The ICT engineer of the 21st century Mastering Technical Competencies, Management Skills, and Societal Responsibilities (TEAMSOC21) 2018 – 2019
• Education of Future ICT Experts based on Smart Society Needs (SMARTSOC)
  2020 – 2022
• Education of Inclusive Design Thinking (eduIDT) 2023 – 2025

6. Funded by the Hessian Ministry of Economics, 40 employees were trained from 2011 to 2014 as part of a “Qualification measure for sustainability officers of Hessian SMEs” (quality seal of Weiterbildung conituing education) Hessen e.V.)
7. Also funded by the Hessian Ministry of Economics, the association published an anthology in 2021 entitled “Wir tragen Verantwortung für morgen” (We bear responsibility for tomorrow)
8. The EIAB plans to continue the book project in electronic form in 2025
9. The association has been publishing columns on the topic of sustainability for several years
10. The association is currently launching a local “Citizens‘ Dialogue on Sustainability” series for the general public, especially young people.

Sponsoring members:

e-hoch-3 eco impact experts GmbH & Co. KG
Dr. Thomas + Partner GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe
Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule, Darmstadt (Hochschule für Berufstätige Darmstadt GmbH.)

Partner:

Prof. Dr. Klaus-Michael Arend; Member of the board HEAG Holding AG
Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Darmstadt