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during the year in addition to the two plenary sessions and strengthened the cooperation within the ESC. Two
ordinary ESC meetings are again planned for 2018. They will take place in April and October.
Furthermore, RBI also remains committed to the principle of direct and open communication with employees.
The good cooperation with existing local and/or national employee representatives is complemented, but not
replaced, by the ESC. The ESC is an important additional platform for ongoing dialog and the structured
exchange of information between company management and employees through their elected representatives.
Diversity management and the ability to reconcile work and
family
RBI is a universal bank specializing in the regions of Austria and Central and Eastern
Europe. Our 16.5 million customers across 15 domestic markets as well as our almost
50,000 employees represent diversity. We value this diversity of perspectives, abilities,
experience and needs. We use the potential of our employees to create added value
for our staff members, our customers and also for society. We also leverage the power of diversity to strengthen
our competitive edge.
In order to further emphasize our commitment to diversity, in July 2017 we published the diversity vision and
mission of RBI and our Diversity Guidelines.
Diversity Vision
Diversity, the key to success, enables RBI to overcome boundaries. For RBI, diversity means added value.
Leveraging the opportunities provided by diversity offers sustainable benefits for our company and
employees as well as the economy and society.
Diversity Mission
By promoting diversity, we are continuing Raiffeisen’s 130-year-long success story. As a strong partner, we
harness the potential of diversity actively and professionally in order to best support our clients and to
present ourselves as an appealing employer.
Guiding Principles
The following guidelines were published together with the Vision Mission Statement in 2017 and are
intended to help everyone experience and appreciate diversity when working with each other on a daily
basis. They are particularly important for decisions with personnel relevance.
• We value and respect each other regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, culture, origin, religion,
ideology, physical impairment or other characteristics.
• We maintain a respectful, appreciative culture of communication, for which we require a variety of
perspectives.
• Our aim is to maximize variety in our teams and ensure that diversity also exists at the highest levels of
management.
• We understand the needs of our diverse client base. As a universal bank, we support our partners in
achieving their aims worldwide. A clear commitment to diversity and the appropriate training of our
employees is a matter of course for us.
• We are aware that our behavior is influenced by our unconscious bias. We consider it important to recognize
these prejudices and to reflect upon them, as we intend to make the best decisions and take conscious action.
• We approach staff decisions objectively: we fill positions, make decisions on compensation, employee
appraisals, assessments of potential, promotions and nominations for projects based on employee skills,
performance and potential.
Raiffeisen Bank International | Sustainability Report 2017