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Raiffeisen Bank International | Sustainability Report 2018
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Overview
About the Report
In this Sustainability Report, we describe the economic, environmental, and social impact of our business
activities in 2018 and present our current activities in the area of sustainability. The aim of the Report is to give a
comprehensive account of how Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has fulfilled its sustainability mission during the
reporting period and how it plans to implement and improve its sustainability performance in the future. In addition,
some portions of the Sustainability Report are published only on our website. This applies in particular to detailed
tables relating to the chapter “Inhouse ecology” (for the areas of paper, water and waste). Similarly, our sustainability
guiding principles are only included in this report as excerpts. The full version, which was updated in 2018, can
be found on our website at www.rbinternational.com/sustainabilitymanagement.
This Report represents RBI’s “non-financial report” (pursuant to sections 267a and 243b of the Austrian Commercial
Code) in accordance with the Austrian Sustainability and Diversity Improvement Act (”Nachhaltigkeits- und
Diversitätsverbesserungsgesetz”). It includes matters related to the environment, and social and employee matters,
the matter of human rights and the fight against corruption and bribery. The Report is not structured according to
these specific matters. Instead, the corresponding information is actually included in the relevant chapters. The
“Human Resources” chapter focuses on those matters that relate directly to employees.
The Report lays out the impacts, risks and opportunities of our business activity/business relationships, the
sustainability strategy together with corresponding management approaches (concepts) and measures and it
describes specific sustainability activities carried out during and prior to the reporting period. In addition, we
present our sustainability program for the next reporting period. The current reporting period follows on seamlessly
from the RBI Sustainability Report for 2017, and the Report is published annually.
As shown in our stakeholder universe (see page 31), the Sustainability Report is addressed to all stakeholders of
RBI. Many stakeholders were involved in selecting the most important topics for this Report. We particularly refer
readers to the “Materiality Analysis” chapter (starting on page 25) and “Stakeholder Inclusion” chapter (starting
on page 31).
Group Sustainability Management at RBI is your point of contact concerning this Report. Comments, ideas and
suggestions for improvements can be sent to sustainabilitymanagement@rbinternational.com.
GRI Standards
This Report was produced in accordance with the internationally recognized GRI Standards for sustainability
reporting of the Global Reporting Initiative, involving sustainability reporting with the “core” option. In addition,
selected indicators relating to the information related to the financial services sector are included.
Verification of the report’s contents
The contents of this Sustainability Report have been audited by KPMG Austria GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und
Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (KPMG) (see pages 163–164).
This Report has been examined by the Supervisory Board pursuant to section 96 subsection 1 of the Stock
Corporation Act.