LEVILO is a private non-profit organisation located in Graz, Austria. LEVILO was founded in 2021 and started its work with the two co-founders. We are a pretty young organisation. However, our staff has more than 20 years of experience in innovation, technological innovation, circular economy, finance, education and training, online courses and curricula for higher education and primary schools, and VET training. We have extensive experience in the planning, developing, and implementing of European research programmes and projects. We are recognised for our knowledge and expertise and work with companies, researchers, and decision-makers.
Our objective
Our main objective at LEVILO is to find solutions to the new challenges, to achieve growth in the areas in which we operate, as well as the promotion of social and ecological sustainability in various forms. We want to contribute to raising awareness in the field of sustainability (in all its different streams such as Circular Economy, Bioeconomy or Blue Economy) and help to promote environmentally friendly and social innovations. Contact persons for these activities are schools and universities, but also associations and companies that are interested in content on social and ecological sustainability.
Our believes
We at LEVILO believe that sustainable development and the circular economy are achievable if all sectors' unique capabilities and resources, including business, society, and government, are directed towards this goal. We believe that systemic progress towards a just and sustainable world can be achieved by integrating sustainability into strategy and operations and fostering collaboration between organisations, businesses, and stakeholders.
Our mission
Our primary mission is to bring environmental and social innovation to society at local, regional and national levels. We provide research, education and awareness-raising, and consultancy in sustainable development and circular economy to support society on the path to sustainability.
What We Do?
At LEVILO, we also have extensive experience in education, using innovative learning and didactic approaches and cooperating with several stakeholders. We collaborate with universities, SMEs, the general public, policymakers and youth organisations in Austria and the EU. Target groups for our activities are schools and universities and associations, and companies interested in environmental and social sustainability content.
Project management and implementation
We have the skills and knowledge to implement and manage project activities and outcomes.
Promotion of social sustainability
We promote social sustainability in various forms within our work.
Promotion of ecological sustainability.
We inspire and empower organisations, educational institutions, NGOs and businesses to become more ecologically sustainable.
Collaboration
We collaborate between stakeholders to ensure a sustainable future and turn ideas into real results that add value.
Darko is an expert and a project manager with more than 20 years of experience. He has an MSc degree in Economics and Business. Currently, he is a director at MIITR and a project manager. His expertise is in life cycle costing, including production processes, financial literacy, supporting training and education with online tools, etc. He started his career in the banking sector, where he was evaluating Slovenian companies from financial and risk perspectives. Furthermore, he worked at corporate SME and restructuring. Darko is currently leading more than 10 EU Erasmus + proposals and one DG Grow supported project.
Martin Moser
Martin did his bachelor’s degree in Sociology and his master’s degree in Global Studies at the University of Graz. In his studies, he focused on societies and cultures, as well as ecological and social sustainability. Professional experience was gathered while working on projects by different NGOs that dealt with integration, social sustainability, and international development, before he went into the field of sustainability assessment and consulting. Additional experience was gained in working in two European youth education projects.
Michael Eder
Michael acquired work experience and did his master’s degree in environmental system sciences at the University of Graz. Eight years of work experience and project management experience at the Graz University of Technology in the fields of energy spatial planning and Smart Cities, development of target group-specific calculators for the ecological footprint, development of optimized technology networks for renewable energy technologies. Currently also involved in two European youth education projects in the fields of entrepreneurship skills in Circular Economy along the food supply chain (project partner) and Green Deal skills (coordinator).
