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Social responsibility for Vienna

magdas was founded by Caritas of the Archdiocese of Vienna in 2012 with the goal of finding entrepreneurial solutions to social challenges where it makes sense and is possible. We are a social business, and we believe that everyone has the potential to do great work. This belief allows us to create future opportunities for people who may not have a chance with many other employers. In our four business divisions—magdas RECYCLING, magdas REINIGUNG, magdas HOTEL, and magdas ESSEN—we offer high-quality products and services with added social value. magdas employs more than 250 people, around two-thirds of whom face barriers to entering the labour market.

Our mission

magdas is convinced that economic success and social action are not a contradiction. With our social business company, we create meaningful training and employment opportunities and open up future prospects for people who are not given a chance by many other employers. We see potential where others focus on obstacles. Social responsibility is our core principle as well as the added value of our high-quality products and services for our customers. We prove it: things can be done differently.

Our Vision

For everyone who is willing and able to learn and work, there is a suitable and sustainable apprenticeship or job. It doesn’t matter where someone comes from, the colour of their skin, what they believe in, or the history they carry with them – all individuals have potential and talents that should be recognised, nurtured, and developed, making them great and valuable colleagues.

Impact business, made in Vienna

Our history

magdas was founded by Caritas of the Archdiocese of Vienna with the goal of finding entrepreneurial solutions to social issues where it is both reasonable and feasible.

Since our founding, magdas RECYCLING has been responsible for the Caritas mobile phone collection. In Vienna-Floridsdorf, we recycle mobile phones from the Ö3-Wundertüte.

Link zu RECYCLING

With magdas ESSEN, we are launching a social enterprise in communal catering in Vienna. We prepare fresh meals for people in residential homes, offices, kindergartens, and schools.

Link zu ESSEN

We are opening magdas KANTINE, where we provide delicious meals in the former Ankerbrot factory in Vienna-Favoriten.

Link zu externer Seite https://magdas-hotel.at/de/kantine-im-kulturhaus-brotfabrik

We are committed to finding long-term ways to integrate people with refugee backgrounds into the labour market and established the magdas Social Business association to make this possible.

We opened magdas HOTEL, Austria's first social business hotel near Vienna’s Prater, as part of our successful labour integration project for people with refugee experience.

Link zu HOTEL

magdas REINIGUNG became part of our social enterprise and has been providing professional daily maintenance cleaning with social added value in Vienna and the surrounding area ever since.

Link zu REINIGUNG

We fulfil our social responsibility through our dedicated training programme for young refugees in three high-demand apprenticeships.

We are moving to the magdas HEARTQUARTER in Vienna-Liesing. Austria's most sustainable commercial building is now home to magdas ESSEN with magdas KÜCHE and magdas OFFICE.

After seven years, the temporary use licence for our pop-up hotel in Vienna’s Prater expires. In October, the team opens magdas HOTEL Vienna City in Ungargasse 38.

Link zu externer Seite https://www.magdas-hotel.at

Our magdas ESSEN and magdas HOTEL divisions have been awarded the Austrian Ecolabel. Additionally, magdas ESSEN is recognised as a TOP training company.

By opening a second magdas HOTEL in Vienna in 2027, we will double our social impact and create even more opportunities for committed individuals to enter the labour market.

The team

Our team is as diverse and colorful as the society we live in. Over 250 people work together across four areas to deliver professional services with added social value. At magdas HEARTQUARTER, four service centres ensure that our teams can support both customers and colleagues in the best possible way.

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Magdas Portraet Gabriela Sonnleitner c Aleksandra Pawloff 3

Gabriela Sonnleitner

CEO

E-Mail: gabriela.sonnleitner@magdas.at
Magdas HOTEL Portraet Margit Lindner c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Margit Lindner

Resident Manager

E-Mail: margit.lindner@magdas.at
Magdas Portraet Michael Kleinbichler c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Michael Kleinbichler

CEO

E-Mail: michael.kleinbichler@magdas.at
Magdas Portraet Vera Meinl c Aleksandra Pawloff 6

Vera Meinl

Head of Communication

E-Mail: vera.meinl@magdas.at
Magdas Portraet Harald Wegensteinc Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Harald Wegenstein

Division Manager

E-Mail: harald.wegenstein@magdas.at
Magdas Portraet Florian Foidl c Aleksandra Pawloff 3

Florian Foidl

Head of Finance

E-Mail: florian.foidl@magdas.at
Magdas Portraet Sandra Pillwatschc Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Sandra Pillwatsch

Head of Human Relations

E-Mail: sandra.pillwatsch@magdas.at
Magdas Portraet Georgi Lossmann Ilievc Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Georgi Lossmann-Iliev

Division Manager

E-Mail: georgi.lossmann-iliev@magdas.at
Magdas HOTEL Portraet Peter Petzelc Aleksandra Pawloff 2

Peter Petzel

Head of F&B

E-Mail: peter.petzel@magdas.at
Magdas Portraet Karin Lammel c Aleksandra Pawloff 3

Karin Lammel

Social Counsellor

E-Mail: karin.lammel@magdas.at

Lisa Dopplinger

HR Business Partner

E-Mail: lisa.dopplinger@magdas.at

Michaela Gmeilbauer

HR Business Partner & Apprenticeship

E-Mail: michaela.gmeilbauer@magdas.at
Magdas REINIGUNG Character Moppc Karo Pernegger 7

Marvelous Mop

Special Guest

Magdas REINIGUNG Portraet Zoltan Fabian c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Fabian Zoltan

Facility Manager

E-Mail: fabian.zoltan@magdas.at
Magdas REINIGUNG Portraet Veselka Geuder c Aleksandra Pawloff

Veselka Geuder

Facility Manager

E-Mail: veselka.geuder@magdas.at
Magdas Nachhaltigkeit Character Baum c Karo Pernegger web 21

Green Tree

Special Guest

Magdas REINIGUNG Portraet Malgorzata Lichtarska c Aleksandra Pawloff

Malgorzata Lichtarska

Facility Manager

E-Mail: malgorzata.lichtarska@magdas.at
Magdas REINIGUNG Portraet Jovana Stamenkovicc Aleksandra Pawloff 2

Jovana Stamenkovic

Supervisor

Magdas REINIGUNG Portraet Wolfgang Maeuer c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Wolfgang Mäuer

Cleaning

Magdas REINIGUNG Portraet Aneta Sieron c Aleksandra Pawloff 2

Aneta Sieron

Supervisor

Magdas REINIGUNG Portraet Zorica Zubanovic c Aleksandra Pawloff 3

Zorica Zubanovic

Supervisor

Magdas REINIGUNG Portraet Sanja Szabo c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Sanja Szabo

Supervisor

Magdas REINIGUNG Portraet Alexandra Prögelhofc Aleksandra Pawloff 2

Alexandra Pröglhöf

Supervisor

Magdas REINIGUNG Portraet Saime Sisman c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Saime Sisman

Supervisor

Magdas KANTINE Portraet Nenad Stojanovic c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Nenad Stojanovic

magdas KANTINE

E-Mail: ankerkantine@magdas.at

Cavit Gueleryuez

magdas KANTINE

Samuel Bachlechner

Head of magdas KANTINEN

E-Mail: samuel.bachlechner@magdas.at
Magdas ESSEN Portraet Oliver Futterknecht c Aleksandra Pawloff 3

Oliver Futterknecht

Process Manager

E-Mail: oliver.futterknecht@magdas.at

Gasper Kunsic

Graphic designer

Magdas Portraet Sabine Kellner c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Sabine Kellner

Support

E-Mail: office@magdas.at
Magdas Portraet Andras Juhasz c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Andras Juhasz

Houseworker

Magdas Portraet Caroline Hadl c Aleksandra Pawloff 2

Caroline Hadl

Head of Support

E-Mail: caroline.hadl@magdas.at
Magdas 133

Wonderful Cycle

Special Guest

Magdas RECYCLING Portraet Mehmet Özcoban c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Mehmet Özcoban

Mobile phone recycling

Magdas RECYCLING Portraet Farhad Qasimy c Aleksandra Pawloff 2

Farhad Qasimy

Mobile phone recycling

Magdas RECYCLING Portraet Joseph Almaari c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Joseph Almaari

Mobile phone recycling

Magdas RECYCLING Portraet Julian Lambrechter c Aleksandra Pawloff 3

Julian Lambrechter

Mobile phone recycling

Magdas RECYCLING Portraet Andranik Podosian c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Andranik Podosian

Mobile phone recycling

Magdas RECYCLING Portraet Lukas Steinberger c Aleksandra Pawloff 3

Lukas Steinberger

Mobile phone recycling

Magdas RECYCLING Portraet Clemens Sillaber c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Clemens Sillaber

Head of Production

E-Mail: clemens.sillaber@magdas.at
Magdas HOTEL Portraet Florian Sturm c Aleksandra Pawloff 36

Florian Sturm

Project Manager

E-Mail: florian.sturm@magdas.at
Magdas ESSEN Character Teller c Karo Pernegger 2

Delicious Plate

Special Guest

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Veronika Vallettova c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Veronika Vallettova

Operations Manager

E-Mail: veronika.vallettova@magdas.at
Magdas ESSEN Portraet Sandra Kromer c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Sandra Kromer

Operations Manager

E-Mail: sandra.kromer@magdas.at
Magdas ESSEN Portraet Yahya Alzoabi c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Yahya Abdul Mawla Alzoabi

Kitchen

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Eduard Matijevic c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Eduard Matijevic

Kitchen

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Mona Mansour c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Mona Mansour

Kitchen

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Milada Balogova c Aleksandra Pawloff 3

Laura Balogova

Kitchen

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Azize Mustafa c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Azize Mustafa

Kitchen

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Thomas Gothe c Aleksandra Pawloff 7

Thomas Gothe

Customer Service

E-Mail: thomas.gothe@magdas.at
Magdas ESSEN Portraet Arzu Cetinkaya c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Arzu Cetinkaya

Kitchen

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Andre Fuchs c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Andre Fuchs

Apprentice Chef

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Diana Hristova c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Diana Hristova

Kitchen

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Mouna Bakkar c Aleksandra Pawloff 9

Mouna Bakkar

Kitchen

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Sibel Yagmur c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Sibel Yagmur

Kitchen

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Sebastian Patzelt c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Sebastian Patzelt

Head of Development

E-Mail: sebastian.patzelt@magdas.at
Magdas ESSEN Portraet Rumisa Tutaeva c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Rumisa Tutaeva

Kitchen

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Alexander Petutschnig c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Alexander Petutschnig

Technical Manager

E-Mail: alexander.petutschnig@magdas.at
Magdas ESSEN Portraet Thomas Podrouzek c Aleksandra Pawloff 4

Thomas Podrouzek

Head of Quality Assurance

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Kevin Boamah c Aleksandra Pawloff 3

Kevin Boamah

Team leader Depot

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Thomas Bierschok c Aleksandra Pawloff 5

Thomas Bierschok

Team leader Hot Kitchen

Magdas ESSEN Portraet Sladjana Dajic c Aleksandra Pawloff 3

Sladjana Dajic

Team leader Packaging

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Olha Akulova c Aleksandra Pawloff 5

Olha Akulova

Technical Manager

Magdas HOTEL Abena Pokua Portraet c Aleksandra Pawloff 11

Abena Pokua

Houskeeping

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Ziad Rabeh c Aleksandra Pawloff 58

Ziad Rabeh

Head of Front Office

E-Mail: hotel@magdas.at
Magdas HOTEL Portraet Toita Mowsarowa c Aleksandra Pawloff 113

Toita Mowsarowa

Head of Housekeeping

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Sedra Haji Barghooth c Aleksandra Pawloff

Sedra Haji Barghooth

Apprentice Chef

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Abdalla Ahmed Ali c Aleksandra Pawloff 9

Abdalla Ali

Apprentice Service

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Emma Schinnerl c Aleksandra Pawloff 50

Emma Schinnerl

Front Office

E-Mail: hotel@magdas.at
Magdas HOTEL Portraet Jason Paris Kuehn c Aleksandra Pawloff 107

Jason Paris Kühn

Head of Sales

E-Mail: events@magdas.at
Magdas HOTEL Portraet Asli Fincanci c Aleksandra Pawloff 14

Asli Fincanci

Head of Kitchen

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Guerkan Uzak c Aleksandra Pawloff 72

Gürkan Uzak

Service

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Balwinder Kaur Sigh c Aleksandra Pawloff 23

Balwinder Kaur Sigh

Kitchen

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Klair Pal Gurvinderc Aleksandra Pawloff 17

Klair Pal Gurvinder

Kitchen Assistant

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Ali Mohmed c Aleksandra Pawloff 82

Ali Mohmed

Apprentice Service

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Selina Loeffelmannc Aleksandra Pawloff 40

Selina Löffelmann

Front Office

E-Mail: hotel@magdas.at
Magdas HOTEL Portraet Alan Lopez c Aleksandra Pawloff 98

Alan Lopez

Kitchen

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Chiara Heilmann c Aleksandra Pawloff 69

Chiara Heilmann

Service

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Carina Biber Gebert c Aleksandra Pawloff 23

Carina Biber-Gebert

Head of Service

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Sohail Anwari c Aleksandra Pawloff 47

Sohail Anwari

Apprentice Hotel Business

E-Mail: hotel@magdas.at
Magdas HOTEL Portraet Samantha Lindenthal c Aleksandra Pawloff 76

Samantha Lindenthal

Apprentice Service

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Zahed Abdelrahman c Aleksandra Pawloff 54

Zahed Abdelrahman

Apprentice Hotel Business

E-Mail: hotel@magdas.at
Magdas HOTEL Portraet Mykyta Knysh c Aleksandra Pawloff 39

Mykyta Knysh

Apprentice Service

Magdas HOTEL Character Haus c Karo Pernegger 6

Cozy House

Special Guest

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Ahmad Al Haj Issa c Aleksandra Pawloff 93

Ahmad Al Haj Issa

Apprentice Chef

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Joshua Braun c Aleksandra Pawloff 3

Joshua Braun

Service

Magdas HOTEL Portraet Jumana Jeetaria c Aleksandra Pawloff 1

Jumana Jeetaria

Administration & Group Reservations

E-Mail: booking@magdas.at
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Awards and prizes

magdas aims to make the world a better place. The numerous awards our social business has received for its commitment to sustainability, innovation, and social responsibility demonstrate that we have already made a significant impact. Here, we present a selection of these accolades.

2024

Verified Social Enterprise

The Verified Social Enterprise label is awarded by the Federal Ministry for Labour and Economics to social enterprises established to make a societal – social or ecological – contribution. magdas HOTEL is honoured to hold this seal.

Magdas HOTEL c Karo Pernegger 18

2023

Vienna's TOP-Training Company

We firmly believe that apprenticeships shape the future. Since 2018, we’ve been training young people as chefs in a modern canteen kitchen in Vienna-Liesing. Since 2023, we have been awarded the ‘Vienna TOP Apprenticeship Company’ seal.

2023

Austrian Ecolabel

Since 2023, both magdas ESSEN and magdas HOTEL have been awarded the Austrian Ecolabel. This officially confirms that we meet the highest ecological, health, and quality standards.

Magdas Nachhaltigkeit Character Baum c Karo Pernegger web 21

2019

Gold for sustainability

With 961 out of 1,000 possible points in the ÖGNB sustainability certification, magdas HEARTQUARTER, along with magdas KÜCHE, is the commercial project awarded the highest number of points by the Austrian Sustainable Building Council. 

2016

Guardian & Observer Travel Award

In 2016, magdas HOTEL was honoured with the Ethical Award by the British newspaper The Guardian. The award was presented by the newspaper's esteemed travel editorial team.

2016

Trigos

Social Entrepreneurship at its best. In 2016, magdas HOTEL was awarded the TRIGOS, Austria’s most prestigious award for responsible business practices.

2015

State Prize for Design

magdas HOTEL receives the Austrian State Prize for Design for its creative popup hotel. The combination of creative design, upcycling, co-creation, and social impact was particularly impressive.

Magdas HOTEL Zimmer Classic 4 Peter Bárci

2015

PKF Hospitality Award

In 2015, magdas HOTEL is awarded the "Hospitality Innovation Award" in recognition of significant achievements that have had a lasting impact on the international hotel industry.