Memberships and initiatives
As RBI, we are part of many initiatives on a local and global level. Via select memberships and activities, RBI becomes involved in organizations that promote sustainable business and the relevant framework conditions.
National memberships
| ABTA Austrian Business Travel Association Verband der österreichischen Geschäftsreiseindustrie | abta.at |
| Agenda Austria | agenda-austria.at |
| American Chamber of Commerce in Austria (AMCHAM Austria) | amcham.at |
| BMÖ Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik in Österreich | bmoe.at |
| BWG Österreichische Bankwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft | bwg.at |
| CCP Austria Abwicklungsstelle für Börsengeschäfte GmbH | ccpa.at |
| Cercle Investor Relations Austria (C.I.R.A.) | cira.at |
| Deutsche Handelskammer in Österreich | oesterreich.ahk.de |
| EcoAustria – Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung | ecoaustria.at |
| "fit4internet" - Verein zur Steigerung der digitalen Kompetenzen in Österreich | fit4internet.at |
| Französisch-Österreichische Handelskammer CCFA | ccfa.at |
| Gesellschaft der Freunde der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek | onb.ac.at |
| Gesellschaft für Österreichisch-Arabische Beziehungen | saar.at |
| Handelskammer Schweiz-Österreich-Liechtenstein | hk-schweiz.at |
| Industriellenvereinigung | iv.at |
| Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa (IDM) | idm.at |
| Institut für interne Revision Österreich – IIA Austria | internerevision.at |
| Kreditschutzverband von 1870 (KSV 1870) | ksv.at |
| Kompetenzzentrum Sicheres Österreich (KSÖ) | kompetenzzentrum-sicheres-oesterreich.at |
| Kuratorium zur Förderung der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien | wu.ac.at |
| ÖGUT - Österreichische Gesellschaft für Umwelt und Technik | oegut.at |
| Ökosoziales Forum Österreich | oekosozial.at |
| ÖPWZ - Österreichisches Produktivitäts- und Wirtschaftlichkeits-Zentrum | opwz.com |
| Österreichische Prüfstelle für Rechnungslegung (OePR) | oepr-afrep.at |
| Österreichischer Raiffeisenverband (ÖRV) | raiffeisenverband.at |
| ÖVFA - Österreichische Vereinigung für Finanzanalyse und Asset Management | ovfa.at |
| Raiffeisen Nachhaltigkeits-Initiative (RNI) | raiffeisen-nachhaltigkeit.at |
| RespACT | respact.at |
| TMA Austria - The Treasury Markets Association | tma-austria.com |
| Verband österreichischer Banken und Bankiers | bankenverband.at |
| Vereinigung österreichischer Investmentgesellschaften (VÖIG) | voeig.at |
| WIFO Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung | wifo.ac.at |
| WIIW Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche | wiiw.ac.at |
| Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKO)c | wko.at |
International memberships
| INSTITUTION | WEBSITE |
|---|---|
| Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) | afme.eu |
| Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik (BME) e.V. | bme.de |
| EuroMTS | mtsmarkets.com |
| European Payments Council (EPC) | europeanpaymentscouncil.eu |
| ICC International Chamber of Commerce/ICC Austria Internationale Handelskammer | icc-austria.org |
| ICMA International Capital Market Association | icmagroup.org |
| IIF Institute of International Finance | iif.com |
| International Swaps and Derivates Association (ISDA) | isda.org |
| ITFA, International Trade and Forfaiting Association | itfa.org |
| IRU Internationale Raiffeisen-Union | iru.de |
| Loan Market Association (LMA) | lma.eu.com |
| PCAF Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials | carbonaccountingfinancials.com |
| SBT Science Based Targets | sciencebasedtargets.org |
| SUERF – The European Money and Finance Forum | suerf.org |
| TDWI | tdwi.org |
| Transparency International (Austrian Chapter) | ti-austria.at |
| UNEP FI United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative | unepfi.org |
| UNGC United Nations Global Compact | unglobalcompact.org |
| U. S. Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Inc. | usaustrianchamber.org |
| VfU Verein für Umweltmanagement und Nachhaltigkeit in Finanzinstituten e.V. | vfu.de |
UN initiatives
We are one of the signatory companies of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest CSR and sustainable development initiative, and therefore committed to consistently complying with the ten UNGC principles of responsible business. These principles include the core areas of human rights, labor standards, environmental protection and combating corruption. The concomitant attitude of global responsibility is expected of all staff and managers, as well as of partners and suppliers.
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has become an official Signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking – a single framework for a sustainable banking industry developed through an innovative partnership between banks worldwide and United Nations Environment’s Finance Initiative.
“We are very proud to be the first Austrian banking group to commit to the UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking. As a long-term member of the UNEP Finance Initiative, we see the signing of these principles as another milestone with regards to our sustainability development. We will therefore further intensify our efforts to strengthen our strategic orientation as a responsible banker. Our goal is to offer sustainable financial products and services to support our clients in their transformation towards a sustainable future and therefore to make also a positive contribution to the society. We see responsible banking as an important element for our future business growth. This is also in line with our Vision 2025 to become the most recommended financial services group in those Central and Eastern European markets in which we operate.”
Johann Strobl, Chief Executive Officer of RBI, 1st February 2021