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Raiffeisen Bank International | Sustainability Report 2018
Management Overview Foreword
of sustainability
Responsible
banker
Fair partner –
Human Resources
Fair partner –
Inhouse ecology
Engaged
citizen
GRI index and
Assurance report
We are particularly committed to diversity. Since 2018, we have highlighted this by using the following text in all
RBI AG job advertisements: “We are proud of our employees’ diversity. Equal opportunities are a matter of
principle for us. Our career paths are open to all – irrespective of origin, sexual orientation, culture, gender, age,
language, political or religious beliefs, or disability.”
In 2018, RBI AG’s recruitment was dedicated to the topic of people with disabilities. In conjunction with
the company “myAbility”, RBI AG acted as a partner and one of the sponsors of the “Disability Talent
Program 2018”. A group of interested students with disabilities familiarized themselves with two specific
areas of RBI AG and its work as part of the matching day and the job shadowing days. This resulted in
the first successful appointments.
In 2019, this economically oriented approach to
inclusivity continued with the intensification of the
partnership with the “Specialisterne” association for
the employment of people with autism.
Job Shadowing Days, © RBI AG
Additionally, the bank strives to intensify and expand cooperation, sponsorships and partnerships with technical
universities, to familiarize students and graduates with new kinds of work positions as well as diverse career
opportunities in the IT environment of a digital bank. An effective way of binding students to RBI AG as an
employer remains to actively support bachelorand master theses and mentor seminar theses.
Trainee programs represent a sustainable investment in introducing student graduates to a career
in banking. With the “Accounting & Reporting” trainee program that was newly introduced in
2018, RBI AG expanded the range of available career entry opportunities for business students.
The continuous development of the existing “Corporate Banking” trainee program paid off:
RBI AG was recognized with the “excellent trainee program” accolade by “TraineeNet”, a platform of
trainees from around 50 Austrian companies. In 2018, RBI AG was again one of the top ten most attractive
employers in Austria among economics students. RBI AG is also the best-placed bank among IT students.
(Source: https://universumglobal.com/rankings/company/raiffeisen-bank-international/). RBI AG also won
in the „Best. Employer Branding Young Professionals” category at the “trendence Employer Branding Awards
Austria 2018”. This accolade for outstanding performance in employer branding and HR marketing is awarded
by trendence, a research institute for employer branding, and is based on nominations by 14,000 students
and young professions as well as an independent jury (source: https://www.trendenceawards.at/gewinner-
2018.html).
Employer branding and recruitment at the network banks
Various initiatives have also been put in place at the network banks to position themselves as more attractive
employers and to ensure the recruitment of talented employees.
Addressing and cooperating with students is a key element that has been taken up by many of our network
banks. This includes directly addressing them on site by giving them an insight into the work of a bank – for
example, when employees of Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d. in Croatia presented the new career area of business
intelligence to mathematics students at the university of business management in Zagreb. Raiffeisen Bank S.A.