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and Tourism as the most successful initiative for promoting electric mobility in Austria. After three years, it is
clear that electric mobility in combination with public transportation has grown significantly. Thanks to the
additional charging infrastructure that has been installed, the use of e-vehicles and changes in mobility behavior,
a reduction of 223 t CO2 per year has been recorded. The nationwide e-mobility package, which supports
the purchase of vehicles with alternative drives and the construction of electric charging stations, also enjoyed
a positive response in 2018. Raiffeisen-Leasing assists its customers in purchasing e-vehicles as a specialist
partner for electric mobility financing.
• Emission and waste reduction
An investment of € 16.5 million in a new plant for the production of analytical devices and test kits for examining the
inactivation of mycotoxins in animal feed is helping to minimize and prevent pollutants.
• Sustainable real estate financing
RBI AG’s total committed volume of sustainable – green bond-eligible – real estate financing
amounted to around € 459 million (loan outstanding € 353 million) as of December 31, 2018
and primarily comprises real estate projects in Austria and CEE. The sustainability certificates
include Leed Platin and Leed Gold, DGNB Platin, ÖGNI Platin and BREEAM.
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n 2018, six new sustainable real estate financing projects in Austria, Poland and Romania were supported
with a total financing volume of € 216 million. Most of the projects are still in the construction phase and
encompass office buildings, logistics halls, a hotel and a residential project.
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The “Anton Wien” project (www.anton.
wien.at), which was completed end of
2018, encompasses 82 owner-occupied
apartments with 5,585 m² of net floor
space and 47 underground parking
spaces. All of the apartments and
parking spaces were sold prior to
project completion. Criteria such as
energy efficiency, location quality and
affordability, including in terms of life cycle
costs, as well as user friendliness, a healthy
interior climate, the selection of the right
building materials and recyclability all
serve to ensure high sustainability.
Positive impacts on society and social affairs
• Regional development and infrastructure
Public sector projects: Last year, RBI AG once again supported 190 institutes of the Raiffeisen Banking Group
in Austria in financing a total of 123 additional projects for water supply facilities, waste water systems, schools
and kindergartens as well as similar public sector projects for a value of € 56 million. As a result, the total volume
of new and existing financing projects supported in 2018 was € 848 million.
€ 30 million in financing for the expansion of the fiber glass network in rural regions means many people now
have improved access to high-speed broadband internet.
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n 2018, RBI AG provided € 49 million in financing for sustainable green coffee farming in Nicaragua, Mexico,
Honduras and Colombia. Thanks to a margin reduction that is passed on directly to a fund in these areas,
schools are being built, teachers employed and economic aid enabled for families wishing to start their own
coffee farms.