122 Inhouse ecology at the network banks The applicable, group-wide, environmental requirements are already being implemented at all network banks. In addition to the Code of Conduct, this applies in particular to reporting through “mona” (a groupwide, web-based monitoring tool for sustainability) and the supplier survey. Special environmental measures of individual network banks are listed below. Central Europe (CE) Raiffeisenbank a.s. in the Czech Republic assesses its products and suppliers according to ecological criteria when making purchases. Southeastern Europe (SEE) Raiffeisen BANK dd Bosna i Hercegovina is planning to have its buildings certified in the next few years. Suppliers have also been selected from the perspective of ISO certification since 2016. Since 2013, Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD has required its suppliers to furnish certificates with respect to environmental and social standards as required by ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 18001:2008 as part of its selection procedure. Companies with these certificates are preferred. 50 percent of the largest suppliers have at least one of these certificates. Additional measures were taken to make purchasing more sustainable, e.g. by reducing the frequency of deliveries. Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD also has its own CSR policy. Raiffeisen Bank S.A. in Romania ensures that suppliers who offer products with environmental risks have an environmental policy and recycling contracts with specialized providers. © Paula Winkler Susan Dreyer, Director Corporate Engagement Europe, CDP ”CDP has set itself the task of counteracting the global challenges of climate change, impending water poverty and deforestation. Today, 5,800 companies around the world use our transparency platform to report to their main stakeholders and the public about their strategies, risks, opportunities, goals and measures in these three areas. Based on these data and the CDP scores, investors and companies are able to take decisions in respect of material climate risks by using an improved information base which helps them select suppliers. Raiffeisen Bank International AG has achieved very good results in our evaluations for a number of years. Last year, Raiffeisen Bank International AG was included on our Climate A List for the fourth time in succession, making it one of the most environmentally friendly financial companies in the world. The RBI Group is one of only two companies in Austria to have achieved this status in 2016. The RBI Group is therefore a pioneer in the management of its impact on the climate and shows how and to what extent financial institutions can take their role seriously in the face of this global challenge.” QUOTE
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