118 Environmental targets The central tool for the implementation and further development of the environmental targets is the environmental management system in Austria, which is operated in accordance with the requirements of ISO 14001 (certified since 1998). In addition, the greenhouse gases have been validated for RBI AG since 2013 in accordance with ISO 14064-3. Measures and goals for improving the environmental balance sheet were defined for the first time on behalf of the RZB Group in 2014 based on the environmental audit and consumption data. Following the UN climate conference in Paris (COP21), these measures were further developed in 2016 and ambitious goals were set for reducing CO2 by 2050. By 2050, Scope 1–2 and Scope 3 emissions should be reduced by 60 percent. These encompass the following areas: • Emissions • Energy • Mobility • Information technology • Waste and cleaning • Employees • Procurement The base year for the various environmental and CO2e reduction targets is 2011. The Environmental Committee, Group Sustainability Management, Facility Management and Sustainability Officers at the network banks are primarily responsible for implementing and evaluating the achievement of our targets. Details on the targets can be found on our website at www.rbinternational.com. Supplier evaluation and purchasing In 2015, the Code of Conduct was revised with respect to stricter requirements for suppliers. These include compliance with laws, the ban on corruption and fraud, attention to employees’ basic rights and environmental regulations. All suppliers of the RZB Group must therefore abide by the CoC and its principles. RBI AG is partly responsible for the purchasing activities of the RZB Group. All purchasing activities are carried out on behalf of RZB AG and in part for RBI AG and the specialized subsidiaries by ZHS Office- & Facilitymanagement GmbH (ZHS), which performs the following tasks: Building & property administration, building management, energy management, space & relocation management, event support, purchasing of office supplies, waste management and environmental protection. ZHS revised the supplier conditions in 2013 out of its responsibility for society and the environment. Criteria taken into consideration include quality and costs as well as inquiries on supplier distance, compliance with industry standards, agreements and guidelines on the environment and sustainability (e.g. UNGC) and maintained certifications (quality, environment, employee protection, such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, EMAS). Apart from the obligatory annual check on supplier criteria, key environmental and social data are also surveyed via an internal questionnaire. All suppliers of ZHS must meet certain sustainability criteria, which are electronically recorded and analyzed. If these criteria are not met, no business relationship will be entered into. A key supplier in Austria is Raiffeisen Informatik GmbH, which has set itself the goal, in terms of sustainability management, of combining successful economic activity with responsibility for the environment and society. The goal of Raiffeisen Informatik is to shape the use of information technology in an environmentally friendly and resource-efficient manner across its entire life cycle.
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