8 determine the contents of the report, the following aspects were considered by the RZB Group: • Relevance to strategy and management • Results from stakeholder dialogs, focus groups and online surveys, which we have combined in the materiality matrix • Disclosure requirements on financial analysts, sustainability rating agencies, institutional investors and the like • Principles of the UN Global Compact and the Sustainable Development Goals Report scope and data collection The report includes Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB AG), Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI AG) and the 14 network banks in Central and Eastern Europe. Raiffeisen Banka d.d. in Slovenia, which was sold in 2016, is no longer included. The key equity participations of RZB AG in Austria are included and referred to as “specialized subsidiaries”. These are Raiffeisen Bausparkasse Gesellschaft m.b.H., Raiffeisen Kapitalanlage- Gesellschaft m.b.H., Raiffeisen-Leasing GmbH, and Valida Vorsorge Management. These companies are included together with RZB AG (as in the Annual Report of the RZB Group) under the title of “Central institute and specialized subsidiaries”. We have once again expanded the scope of the report compared to the 2015 Sustainability Report. Kathrein Privatbank AG and Raiffeisen Centrobank AG, both subsidiaries of RBI AG, are included for the first time. You can find more information on the structure of the entire RZB Group on page 10. The structuring of the individual chapters and the overview figures correspond in principle to the segments of the Annual Reports of the RZB Group and the RBI Group. The RBI Group is divided into RBI AG (Austria), Central Europe (CE), Southeastern Europe (SEE) and Eastern Europe (EE). In deviation from the Annual Report of the RBI Group, Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A. in Poland is covered within the segment of Central Europe, meaning according to its geographic association (in the RBI Group, a separate segment was established in financial year 2015 with the name “Non-Core”, containing those business areas which are to be abandoned or reduced and therefore include the Polish network bank). The segment of central institute and specialized subsidiaries includes the specialized subsidiaries listed in the previous paragraph, in addition to RZB AG. More details can be found in the Annual Reports of the RZB Group and the RBI Group. We also report on selected sustainability initiatives within the core business that are undertaken by other equity participations of RZB AG which are nominally outside the scope of the report and over which RZB AG has a material and qualified influence, insofar as these are of strategic importance. Furthermore, these companies are members of our most important sustainability platform – the Raiffeisen Climate Protection Initiative. Due to rounding, the tables may add up to greater or less than 100 percent and the totals may not always correspond to the individual items. Economy The information on economic circumstances contained in this Sustainability Report is primarily based on the information in the 2016 Annual Reports of the RZB Group and the RBI Group. The information and data contained therein, from which parts were taken for this report, have been examined by external auditors. Further information can be found in the relevant Annual Reports. Ecology As in the previous year, quantitative data relating to inhouse ecology was collected using the “mona” (“Monitoring Sustainability”) software. The environmental figures consist exclusively of the head office data of the individual companies. Kathrein Privatbank AG and Raiffeisen Centrobank AG are not considered in the environmental key figures. Additional data published in the report were gathered by means of standardized questionnaires and discussions with individuals. The areas of paper, water and waste are not covered in detail in this report; instead they are presented on the website.
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