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Raiffeisen Bank International | Sustainability Report 2017
GRI content index / Assurance statement Engaged citizen Fair partner Responsible banker Sustainability management Overview Foreword
Ecology
As in the previous year, quantitative data relating to inhouse ecology was collected using the “mona” software.
Additional data published in the Report was gathered by means of standardized questionnaires and discussions
with individuals. The environmental figures consist exclusively of the head office data of the individual companies.
The key ecological indicators from Kathrein Privatbank AG and Raiffeisen Centrobank AG were taken into account
for the first time. Data acquisition of the inhouse ecology indicators was adjusted on account of earlier reporting
requirements in the 2017 financial year (as a result of the Austrian Sustainability and Diversity Improvement Act).
All-year values are still published, but with a time lag. The values from the fourth quarter of the previous year are
totaled with the values of the first three quarters of the current year. Staggered data acquisition is still not necessary
in the case of RBI AG alone in order to meet the new time-related requirements. The areas of paper, water and
waste are not covered in detail in this Report; instead they are presented on the website.
Employees
Employee data is gathered group-wide using the “Tagetik” software. The data are then imported into “mona”.
Additional data published in the report was gathered by means of standardized questionnaires and discussions
with individuals.
Comparability of the information
The 2017 Report is fully comparable with the 2016 Report in terms of content. It should be noted that since January
2017, the Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB AG) business introduced as a result of the merger is included
in full in the details for RBI. The current RBI figures relate to the merged bank. The historical figures include notes
regarding whether these relate to RBI figures (published) or the RBI pro forma details that are based in each case
on the merged bank.
The tables cover a period of five years for RBI. The inhouse ecology figures include 2011, not 2013, as the fifth
reference year. This is the reference year for the objectives set in the environmental area and is therefore more
relevant. The data for RBI AG are also presented for 2017. (The figures from the previous year for RBI AG are
not comparable as a result of the merger with RZB AG.) Further details regarding the areas of paper, water and
waste from the “Inhouse ecology” chapter are available on our website at www.rbinternational.com.
Wording
Where possible, terms are used that are not gender-specific in order to preserve readability and the flow of the
text. Where the male form is used (such as “he” or “his”), the female form is included implicitly in the meaning.