5 GRI Index and Assurance statement Engaged citizen Fair partner Responsible banker Human Capacity Report Sustainability management Overview Foreword We also feel strengthened in our commitment by the Prime status achieved in the sustainability rating of oekom research for the first time. This rating was given in December for both the RZB Group and the RBI Group by awarding them level “C+”. Another award is the renewed inclusion of RBI AG in the VÖNIX sustainability index as well as its listing in the STOXX® Global ESG Leaders index, the FTSE4Good Index Series, and yet again a first-class rating in the CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project). For the fourth time in succession, RBI AG has been given an award by CDP for its significant reduction in CO2 emissions. Once a year, the non-profit organization CDP surveys and assesses the CO2 emissions of listed companies on behalf of investors in over 71 countries. Only 193 of more than 1,839 listed companies around the world secured a place on the CDP AList in 2016. The RBI Group is one of the two best companies in Austria included in this ranking and is the best domestic company in the “Financials” sector for the second time in a row. Moreover, last year’s Sustainability Report was also awarded a prize for being the best sustainability report in 2015 at the Austrian Sustainability Reporting Awards, in the “Large Companies” category. RZB AG and RBI AG launched the “Diversity 2020” initiative in spring 2016. The goal is to better exploit and advance diversity in the company through professional diversity management and thereby make a positive contribution to the corporate result. Furthermore, we have set ourselves the objective of taking comprehensive measures to achieve a quota of 35 percent for women in senior management positions across the RBI Group by 2024. In autumn 2015, our corporate volunteering activities in Austria focused on the issues of migration and integration in Austria with the start of support for the “Haus Roshan” project. Last year, the Corporate Volunteering Program was expanded to include additional offerings in the area of financial education. We would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt thanks to all employees who have been involved in the company’s corporate volunteering projects. Particular importance is attached to the Sustainability and Diversity Improvement Act (NaDiVeG), which was enacted by the National Assembly in Austria in December 2016 and comes into effect for the first time in financial year 2017. The EU Directive on mandatory sustainability reporting was thus implemented on a national level. According to internal analyses, the Act has not resulted in any changes for the publication of our Sustainability Report, as several indicators are already reported pursuant to the GRI guideline, which is recognized both in the EU Directive and in the NaDiVeG. Nevertheless, we will examine whether a more detailed presentation of individual contents will be necessary in the future. Global sustainability initiatives – such as the objectives adopted at the UN Climate Conference in Paris with their impacts on the financial sector, or the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community at the end of 2015 – are additional topics that we intend to deal with systematically over the next few years. As an international banking group, we consider ourselves obliged to support these important initiatives within the scope of our sustainability agenda. This year, for the first time, references can be found in various chapters of this report to those SDGs which are most significant to our business operations or most relevant to our sustainability strategy. As the new Chief Executive Officer of RBI, I invite you to remain in contact with us. I would like to sincerely thank the Group Sustainability Management team and all employees for their commitment, because only by working together can we continue along the path of sustainability. Dr. Johann Strobl Chief Executive Officer Raiffeisen Bank International AG © David Sailer
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