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Future outlook and Sustainability
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Environmental protection, along with conservation of resources and mobility, is one of the mega-trends of this
century and is changing the awareness and behavior of humans and companies in a variety of ways.
The primary goal of international climate policy, agreed on during the Paris Climate Agreement (COP21) in
December 2015 and implemented in October 2016, describes limiting global warming to below 2˚C, which
is consistent with the scientific findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Agenda
2030.
The central task in the management of environmental trends involves contributing towards the attainment of the
Paris climate goals for RBI. This includes the identifying of strategically important areas of energy consumption
and the mobility sector. In times of dynamic and regulatory environmental development, the main environmental
opportunities for, and risks to companies must also be reviewed in the strategic analysis. For RBI, these primarily
include economic, political and social changes, changes to the market and changes in the supply chain. It may
be necessary to adjust the environmental targets and measures.
The EU’s priorities in the area of renewable energy and energy efficiency have a supporting effect, as these topics
are also of great importance to RBI. In addition to innovative programs to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, they
will be key to achieving RBI’s environmental targets.
RBI set environmental targets for the entire group many years ago. As a result of the dynamic developments in
2016, these goals were adjusted to the 2˚C target of COP 21 with a long-term timeframe through to 2050. In
the coming years, the climate targets defined by RBI will continue to be pursued.
Raiffeisen Bank International | Sustainability Report 2018