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179 GRI Index and Assurance statement Engaged citizen Fair partner Responsible banker Human Capacity Report Sustainability management Overview Foreword Assurance statement Independent Assurance Report RZB Group Sustainability Report 2016 Introduction We have been engaged to perform an independent limited assurance engagement on the disclosures on sustainability published in the Sustainability Report 2016 of the RZB Group (hereinafter referred to as: “Report”). It was not part of our engagement to review product or services related information, references to external information sources, expert opinions and future-related statements in the Report. The chapter “Human Resources Report of the RZB Group in Austria in 2015” was also not part of our engagement. Management’s Responsibility for the Report The management of RZB Group is responsible for the preparation of the Report in accordance with the reporting criteria. RZB Group applies the principles and standard disclosures of the G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative as reporting criteria. The responsibility of the legal representatives of the company includes the selection and application of reasonable methods for sustainability reporting as well as the use of assumptions and estimates for individual sustainability disclosures that are reasonable under the circumstances. Furthermore, the responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of systems and processes relevant for the preparation of the Report in a way that is free of- intended or unintended – material misstatements. Independence and Quality Control of the Audit Firm We have complied with the requirements for independence of the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA-Codex), based on the fundamental principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care, confidentiality and professional behaviour. The quality assurance system of KPMG Austria GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft is based on the International Standard on Quality Control 1 "Quality Control for Audit, Assurance and Related Service Practices" (ISQC 1) published by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) as well as supplementally on the national legal regulations and professional association pronouncements. Practitioner’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express a conclusion based on our work performed and the evidences obtained on the qualitative and quantitative disclosures within the scope of our engagement. This assurance report is issued based on the assurance agreement concluded with RZB Group. The limitation of our liability is specified in the “Allgemeine Auftragsbedingungen für Wirtschaftstreuhandberufe” (General Terms of Engagement for Auditors) (article 8, AAB 2011) of February 21, 2011, published by the Austrian Chamber of Auditors.


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