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As at 31 December 2018, the following internal and external persons were members of the Sustainability Council:
• Chair Johann Strobl, CEO of RBI AG
• Dieter Aigner, Managing Director of Raiffeisen Kapitalanlage GmbH
• Rudolf Bretschneider, consultant at GfK Austria GmbH
• Klaus Buchleitner, Chairman of Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien
• Ralf Cymanek, member of the Management Board of Raiffeisen Bank Zrt. in Hungary
• Martin Essl, founder of the Essl Foundation
• Eva Eberhartinger, Head of the Tax Management Group at the Institute of Accounting & Auditing,
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
• Franz Fischler, Chair of the Raiffeisen Sustainability Initiative and President of the European Forum Alpbach
• Christian Friesl, Divisional Head of Social Policy in the Federation of Austrian Industry
• Susanne Höllinger, CEO Kathrein Privatbank AG
• Gregor Höpler, Head of the Group Executive Office of RBI AG
• Hannes Mösenbacher, CRO of RBI AG
• Andreas Pangl, General Secretary of the Austrian Raiffeisen Association
• Georg Schöppl, Member of the Management Board of Österreichische Bundesforste AG
• Andrea Sihn-Weber, Head of RBI Group Sustainability Management and Managing Director of the
Raiffeisen Sustainability Initiative
• Alfred Strigl, Managing Director of plenum gesellschaft für ganzheitlich nachhaltige entwicklung gmbh
The ten principles of the UN Global Compact, which we joined in 2010, represent fundamental guidelines for
our business activities. Our internal rules and regulations, such as our Code of Conduct (CoC), build upon this
international reference framework as well as other international principles. Special significance is accorded the
CoC and other guidelines for supporting our employees in making the right decisions in their everyday work.
Impacts, risks and opportunities
As an internationally active banking group, we are faced with specific challenges in our efforts to realize our
sustainability vision. These arise from the economic, social and environmental impacts of our business activities as
well as from the external conditions within which we operate. We work within a global environment that is
characterized by numerous economic, geopolitical and environmental risks.
The financial sector itself has for years been confronted with many challenges and risks. In order to remain
profitable over the long term, these challenges call for a strong culture of risk management and sustainability.
In 2017, therefore, we worked intensively on RBI’s impacts on the economy, environment and society, and the
risks and opportunities associated therewith. This includes both the risks as well as opportunities for RBI and those
of RBI for the economy, environment and society.
There is a separate sub-chapter in each of the chapters “Responsible banker”, “Fair partner/Human resources”,
“Fair partner/Corporate environmental protection” and “Engaged citizen”. A summary of the impact – ranked by
weighted relevance – can be found on the next page.
Raiffeisen Bank International | Sustainability Report 2018