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Protection of nature through building society loans
As part of last year’s annual construction and housing campaign, Raiffeisen
Bausparkasse Gesellschaft m.b.H. initiated a project to protect wild bees
together with the Austrian nature conservation association Naturschutzbund
Österreich. During the promotional period from February 26 to April 27, 2018,
800 nest sites for wild bees were created by Raiffeisen Bausparkasse
Gesellschaft m.b.H. for each new land-secured building society loan
concluded. This resulted in the creation of 627,200 nest sites.
Raiffeisen Bausparkasse Gesellschaft m.b.H. rounded this figure up to
750,000. The nest sites are located in 15 large wooden nesting aids also
known as “bee hotels”. The nesting aids, each containing 50,000 nest sites,
were placed in flower-rich areas throughout Austria.
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Services in connection with alternatively powered vehicles
• Environmental fleet management:
As part of the environmental fleet management of Raiffeisen-Leasing Fuhrparkmanagement
GmbH, driving profile analyses and TCO (total cost of ownership) calculations were again
carried out in 2018 to compare electric and combustion vehicles in order to individually advise
customers and other interested parties according to their needs. Corresponding environmental management
and mobility solutions are recommended for implementation in co-operation with a variety of providers.
Fleet management customers also receive specially prepared reports to assist them in generating the data
for an energy audit or simply to obtain a good overview of their CO2 emission values. All of these measures
are aimed at offering customers an innovative, efficient, and environmentally friendly service and at
counteracting the continued increase in CO2 emissions. This is also supported by the integration of modern
communication methods in daily business as well as the combination of various app solutions. Alongside
the partnership with Smatrics, an innovative service provider for electric mobility, other nationwide fuel and
charge card providers for cash-free charging have been included in the Raiffeisen-Leasing service program.
• Cooperation with electric car manufacturers:
Raiffeisen-Leasing has enjoyed a reputation among electric mobility manufacturers as a long-standing,
expert partner for many years. The partnership with the carmaker TESLA continues to attract a great deal
of interest. Another encouraging development is the fact that the fleet of electric vehicles increased
considerably in 2018. A total of 6,757 electric vehicles were registered, of which around eleven percent
were financed via Raiffeisen-Leasing. New additional services and car-sharing projects have also been
developed for customers and are enjoying a positive response among “electric motorists”. One particular
highlight was the conclusion of the thousandth Tesla lease at Raiffeisen-Leasing in fall 2018.
Raiffeisen Bank International | Sustainability Report 2018