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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
Sustainable entrepreneurship
Commitment to sustainable framework conditions
We maintain a culture of open dialogue and focus on the future issues of a sustainable financial sector. In so
doing, RBI is taking a stance against corruption and economic crime. Furthermore, the RBI seeks active dialogue
with politics and the administration.
RBI also goes outside the group to share specific types of knowledge and experiences with others, the better to
implement innovative ideas for charting a path into the financial sector’s, and our companies’ sustainable future.
A further component of our commitment is the collaboration with governmental and non-governmental organizations.
We stand for the promotion of sustainable thinking and action. We are strengthening the drive for sustainable
development in our own sphere of influence by lobbying (see page 42 et seq.) where topics such as sustainability
and safeguarding the future are concerned.
Sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainable innovations
To us, sustainable entrepreneurship means the awareness of responsibilities on the one hand, and support for
sustainable innovations among our customers and in society on the other:
• We promote this awareness among our customers. We provide information and give advice on which
opportunities companies can embrace in order to become economically successful and to make their
contribution to protecting the environment and taking social responsibility.
• We promote companies and organizations which act in a sustainable manner. This comes in the form of
collaborations and events, among other things.
• We encourage long-term success, competitiveness, and innovative power in companies, which in turn boosts
the regional economy.
Memberships
The RBI gets involved, via selected memberships and activities, in organizations that promote sustainable
business and the relevant framework conditions. Below is an excerpt from it:
ÖGUT
ÖGUT, the “Österreichische Gesellschaft für Umwelt und Technik” (Austrian Society for Environment and
Technology), is an independent non-profit organization that has been committed to a sustainable direction for the
economy and society for over 30 years and, to this end, it develops, communicates and networks knowledge. Its
focus is on energy, gender and diversity, green investment, innovative constructing, and participation as well as
resources and consumption. In order to achieve its goals, ÖGUT develops strategies and supports strategy-making
processes, as well as researching and providing advice in its areas of expertise. Furthermore, it informs about
current developments and communicates innovative and sustainable solutions. It organizes and moderates
working groups and platforms on sustainability issues and presents the annual ÖGUT “Umweltpreis”
(Environmental Award). www.oegut.at
UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme was founded in 1972. It has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Its
tasks include the evaluation and collection of global, regional and national environmental data; the development