Projekt-Charter

Together with an external management consultant and expert in information security and risk management, a Project-Charter specifically tailored to the needs of BOKU was developed.

The aim of the Project-Charter is to implement a defined CMS at BOKU and to create the basis for the longer-term operation of a transparent, efficient and effective CMS and to draw up a compliance-manual.

The concept developed is based on generally accepted auditing standards and norms, in particular IDW PS 980 and ISO 19600.

According to this, a CMS consists of several elements/building blocks, i.e. regulations, awareness-raising measures and processes that maintain the operation of such a system.

The Project-Charter is implemented by means of several pilot activities/sub-projects, which are or have already been identified on the basis of a risk analysis. The sub-projects go through two project phases (pilot phase and roll-out phase) according to the PDCA cycle (Plan, Do, Check, Act), which in turn are subdivided into several project steps.

Next Steps for Implementing the Project Charter at BOKU

A Code of Conduct (CoC) has been established as a formal regulatory framework, which defines the basic principles for behaviour within BOKU and towards external partners/stakeholders. This is intended to set out BOKU's position on corporate ethics and integrity and to raise awareness among BOKU-members accordingly. The CoC was published in the “Mitteilungsblatt” on February 12, 2026.

The Code of Conduct will be supplemented by a Compliance-Policy to raise awareness among governance boards, managers and employees of legal risks in their day-to-day activities, and to provide guidance on key compliance issues. The existing Compliance-Policy and Anti-Corruption Policiy of BOKU will be revised based on the published CoC, which means they will be updated and expanded where necessary.

After that, we will prepare a Compliance-Handbook, which will document our Compliance Management System (CMS) and its individual components, including communication, awareness-raising, and training measures.