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131 GRI Index and Assurance statement Engaged citizen Fair partner Responsible banker Human Capacity Report Sustainability management Overview Foreword Material consumption In the area of material use, paper is the most important office material for financial service providers, but has a very low share of CO2e emissions. Efforts have been made to further reduce levels of paper consumption for years. Double-sided printing is a default setting both in Austria and at most of the network banks. In total, 2016, approx. 922 tonnes of paper, or eight percent less than in the previous year, were used in the RZB Group in 2016, with Central Europe accounting for the biggest share of 33 percent or 301 tonnes/year. The lowest share of total consumption was accounted for by the central institute and specialized subsidiaries at four percent, or 33 tonnes/year. In terms of paper consumption per employee and year, which averages 8,401 sheets, Eastern Europe is the biggest consumer with 10,125 sheets per employee. RBI AG has the lowest consumption of 4,628 sheets per employee. The share of recycled paper used in the RZB Group is 70 percent. RBI AG and the central institute and specialized subsidiaries have the highest share of 100 percent recycled paper. Water consumption Water consumption of the RZB Group (exclusively tap water) is comparatively low and hardly has any effect on the CO2 footprint (almost zero percent). Total water consumption for 2016 was 248,041 m3 or 11 m3/employee and year. Southeastern Europe has the biggest share of water consumption of over 78,169 m3 or 32 percent, while the central institute and specialized subsidiaries reported the lowest share of 10,348 m3 or four percent. RBI AG consumes the most water per employee of 16 m3/year (due to the company canteen and green space), while Central Europe has the lowest share of seven m3/year.


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