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Materiality, impacts, risks, opportunities and determination of
the Report contents
In the Report, we address the subjects identified within RBI as material, and that reflect the expectations of our
stakeholders, and that represented the focus of our commitment in the past year.
This Report contains information – including non-financial performance indicators – describing the specific impact of
RBI on the economy, society and the environment. The contents of the Report were selected using the principle of
materiality. A materiality analysis provides the basis for selecting the relevant topics. The internal and external
sustainability requirements and expectations of RBI were analyzed in detail and summarized in a materiality matrix.
The materiality analysis is based on an online survey carried out in January and February of 2016 (see from page
22). It is intended to ensure that the contents of the Report cover all topics and indicators that have the greatest
impact on business activities, products and services. This includes both the impacts that RBI has, which occurs
inside the organization, as well as impacts to which RBI contributes, i.e. that have arisen based on business
relationships with other entities. The risks and opportunities that are relevant to RBI in connection with the
aforementioned matters or for which there are risks or opportunities for RBI on account of its business activities or
its business relationships are also presented.
In order to assess the materiality of the various topics and determine the contents of the Report, RBI considered
the following matters:
• Relevance to strategy and management
• Results from stakeholder dialogs, focus groups and online surveys, which we have combined in the materiality
matrix
• Disclosure requirements on financial analysts, sustainability rating agencies, institutional investors, etc.
• The principles of the UN Global Compact and the Sustainable Development Goals
Report scope and data collection
The report includes Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI AG) and 14 network banks in Central and Eastern
Europe. The key participations of RBI AG in Austria are also included. These are Raiffeisen Bausparkasse
Gesellschaft m.b.H., Raiffeisen Kapitalanlage-Gesellschaft m.b.H. and Raiffeisen-Leasing GmbH as well as the
Valida Group, Kathrein Privatbank AG and Raiffeisen Centrobank AG.
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is used to designate the RBI Group in this Report. The term RBI AG is used, on
the other hand, to designate Raiffeisen Bank International AG. You can find more information on the structure
of RBI as a whole on page 10.
The structure of the chapters and summaries of figures in this Report correspond with the segments of RBI’s Annual
Report. RBI is divided into Austria (AT), Central Europe (CE), Southeast Europe (SEE) and Eastern Europe (EE).
RBI AG is presented separately.
Due to rounding, the tables may add up to greater or less than 100 percent and the totals may not always
correspond to the individual items.
Economy
The information on economic circumstances contained in this Sustainability Report is primarily based on the
information from RBI’s 2017 Annual Report. The information and data contained therein was examined by
external auditors, and some of that information and data was used for this report. Further information can be
found in the Annual Report.
Raiffeisen Bank International | Sustainability Report 2017