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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
We see our award of Prime status in oekom research’s
sustainability ratings as recognition of our commitment to
sustainability. In the fall, those ratings once again confirmed
the “C+” assessment level for RBI. Other awards are the
inclusion, once again, of RBI AG in the VÖNIX sustainability
index, the listing in the STOXX® Global ESG Leaders
indices, the FTSE4Good Index Series as well as our first-class
rating in the CDP. Once a year, the non-profit organization
CDP surveys and evaluates the CO2 emissions of listed
companies on behalf of investors in over 71 countries. The
goal is to evaluate the degree of maturity of companies
with respect to their strategic alignment on climate-related
issues. Only 193 of more than 1,839 listed companies
around the world secured a place on the CDP Leadership
List in 2017. RBI is one of the three best companies in
Austria that are included in this ranking and was named
best domestic company in the finance sector for the third
time in a row.
We are faced with specific challenges in our efforts towards achieving our vision for sustainability. These stem
from the economic, social and environmental impacts of our business activities as well as from the external
conditions within which we operate. Last year, therefore, we worked intensively on RBI’s impact on the economy,
environment and society, and the risks and opportunities associated therewith. Details can be found in the various
chapters in the Report.
In 2017 we also continued extensively to pursue the “Diversity 2020” initiative launched two years ago, with the
aim of using diversity within the company to maximum effect through professional diversity management. Numerous
measures were implemented, with the contextual focus here placed on empowerment of women and the integration
of people with disabilities. One of the objectives that we have set as part of this initiative is to achieve a proportion
of 35 percent for women in senior management positions across RBI by 2024.
As an international banking group we also see ourselves as a ”committed corporate citizen” that actively advocates
sustainable development in society. Diversity, tolerance and a strong focus on people provide the basis for our
efforts to bring about forward-thinking developments in society. We are trying to help solve the problems society
faces, we promote culture and are implementing measures to protect the environment. RBI invested a total of
about € 3.5 million in the community in 2017. Overall, 1,594 projects were supported in those communities in
which we operate.
On behalf of the Management Board, I would like to say thank you to all of our employees for their commitment
to sustainability. One thing is certain: we can only continue in our efforts towards successfully achieving
sustainability if we work together – in the interests of our company, as well as the environment and society.
I would like to invite you to continue the discussion with us going forward.
On behalf of the Management Board
Dr. Johann Strobl
Chief Executive Officer
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
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