163 GRI Index and Assurance statement Engaged citizen Fair partner Responsible banker Human Capacity Report Sustainability management Overview Foreword public run (2.9 km), children’s run. Facts and figures from the marathon that financially supported 20 NGOs: almost 14,000 runners (children and adults), over 15,000 spectators, 3,000 children, 12 street events with music, 12 beverage refreshment stands along the route, 700 volunteers from NGOs, and more than 1,000 police and firemen helping the good cause. Environmental/city ecology Southeastern Europe (SEE) nextbike, a public bicycle loan system, is now available around the world in more than 100 cities in 23 countries. nextbike has existed in Croatia since 2013. It is available in Zagreb, Sibenik, Gospic, Karlovac, Slavonski Brod and Markaska and, since 2016, in Zagreb as well. Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d acted as the main sponsor for the city pilot project in this newly opened location. The concept is based on the short-term loan of a bicycle at one location with a return at another official site. It is suitable for city travel as well as for visiting tourists. As soon as one is registered in the system, the service can be used in all cities with nextbike locations. This initiative reduces emissions and traffic, develops ‘smart cities’, © Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d. creates green jobs, and promotes (bicycle) tourism. Land mines in former war zones generally pose a problem for safety, business and the environment. In Croatia, the surface area covered by land mines was a total of 38,662 m2. This prompted Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d. to get financially involved. Great progress has since been made to solve the problem of land mines and can be seen by everyone. Today, Croatia can be described as land-mine safe. “I’Velo” (“I Love Cycling”), is the first bike-sharing project in Romania and has had approx. 1,160,000 users since 2010. The project is a cooperation of the “Green Revolution” and Raiffeisen Bank S.A. in Bucharest and includes three options: “I’Velo Relax”, “I’Velo Urban” and “Student O’Bike”. Use of a bike can be paid per trip or as part of a subscription. In 2016, “I’Velo Urban” became a real alternative for the citizens of Bucharest as a form of public transportation. “I’Velo” is now established in nine cities and has over 20 bike-sharing centers with a total of 1,255 bicycles in use. In 2016, more than 161,000 people made use of the service. The bike-sharing project has received multiple awards.
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