70 The European Transparency Code logo for sustainability funds (eurosif Transparency Code) identifies the obligation to provide correct, appropriate and timely information to interested parties, in particular customers, to enable them to understand the approaches and methods of sustainable investment for the respective fund. “eurosif” is the umbrella organization of European sustainability organizations, such as the Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlage (Forum for Sustainable Investments) of the German-speaking region (information at www.eurosif.org). In the annual independent comparison study “Top 100 ESG equity funds” by the Liechtenstein sustainability consulting company CSSP (Center for Social and Sustainable Products), the Raiffeisen-Nachhaltigkeitsfonds- Aktien fund was ranked very highly in 2016, as in previous years (more information available at www.yourSRI.com). The sustainability reporting to UN PRI also received excellent feedback in the relevant areas. This positive feedback from external, independent sustainability initiatives is both a confirmation and an incentive for us to continue along our chosen path. Raiffeisen Centrobank AG (RCB) Raiffeisen Centrobank AG is the competence center for shares and certificates of the Raiffeisen Banking Group. As a leading Austrian certificate issuer, RCB has already been involved in the topic of sustainable investments for more than ten years. With classic index certifications, investors can invest specifically in the areas of solar, wind, bio-energy and climate protection. For safetyconscious investors, RCB issues guarantee certificates at regular intervals which enable participation in the development of the underlying basic values. RCB issued its “Nachhaltigkeits-Winner” for the first time in October 2014. iSTOXX ESG Select Global 100 Index, i.e. the index that combines the best companies in the areas of environmental, social and responsible action, forms the base value for this investment product with capital protection. The guarantee certificate offers 100 percent capital guarantee at the end of the term, 100 percent participation by the investor in the positive average index development, has a seven-year term and can be traded at any time on the Vienna, Frankfurt or Stuttgart stock exchanges. The follow-up product, “Nachhaltigkeits Winner 2”, has the identical product features and was issued in November 2014. Both products are quoted in euros. Due to high demand, four other products in the Nachhaltigkeits-Winner series were created in September 2015; all of them have capital protection, one of them is in US dollars. The goal of the product series is to make it easy for investors to enter into the sustainability market and generate returns on investments while being consistent with high environmental, social and governance standards.
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