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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
Sustainability ratings, indices and
awards
Sustainability ratings and sustainability indices
In addition to financial indicators, sustainability criteria are increasingly involved in the investment decisions
taken by investors. Analyses and ratings by agencies and index providers specializing in sustainability – such as
oekom, Sustanalytics or Vigeo Eiris – offer guidance and orientation.
oekom research rating
Oekom research evaluates a company’s social and ecological performance in the context of corporate ratings
by applying over 100 sector-specific social and environmental criteria. oekom research ensures that the ratings
are kept up to date through regular update cycles. In order to make the evaluations transparent, oekom research
publishes not only criteria and processes but also important rating results. The sustainability rating of RBI was
rated at level “C+” for the first time in December 2016, which means “Prime Status”. This rating level was
confirmed once again in fall 2017.
VÖNIX
RBI AG has been listed in the sustainability index of the Vienna Stock
Exchange – the VBV-Österreichischer Nachhaltigkeitsindex (VÖNIX
Index) – for 12 consecutive years. This index includes those domestic
companies listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange that are leading in terms
of their environmental and social activities and services. The VÖNIX
index, which was launched in June 2005, is one of the first national
sustainability indices and demonstrates the long-term benefit of sustainable
business and investment. The VÖNIX index is based on the measurement
of entrepreneurial sustainability. This requires a complex model with extensive environmental and social exclusion
criteria and positive criteria.
As part of an annual sustainability analysis, information about the relevant sustainability criteria is surveyed for all
resident companies whose shares are listed on the Prime Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange. Publicly available
company information, individual company sources and other materials such as press releases or databases serve
as sources.
FTSE4Good
RBI AG has been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series of FTSE
Russell since 2015. The FTSE4Good Index Series is designed to
measure the performance of companies that have effective
environmental, social and management (ESG) practices. This is
measured on the basis of transparent criteria.