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Sustainability & ESG

Raiffeisen Bank International is a proud pioneer of Responsible Banking in Austria: Sustainability and corporate responsibility have always been a fundamental principle for us, and a measure of corporate success.

Sustainability topics

ESG Ratings & Indices

Raiffeisen Bank International is committed to responsible banking for a sustainable future. That is why we were the first bank in Austria to sign the UN Principles for Responsible Banking.

As responsible bankers, we support our customers in Austria and CEE with sustainable financial products and comprehensive know-how.

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All topics at a glance

  • Governance and Strategy

    Sustainability is firmly anchored in our organisation. Find out about our strategy framework, key areas of action and our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals.

  • Sustainability Reports

    We see publishing a sustainability report as an important communication and information tool in our dialogue with our stakeholders. 

  • Ratings & Indices

    In addition to financial indicators, sustainability criteria are increasingly involved in the investment decisions taken by investors.

  • Stakeholder engagement

    We process the results and controversial topics from stakeholder dialogues in our sustainability committees and derive corresponding concrete objectives and measures for further development of our sustainability management.

  • Inhouse ecology

    We are committed to environmental and climate protection, with the goal of keeping environmental impacts as low as possible. 

  • Our community investment

    We want to counteract social problems, promote cultural life and protect the environment. Read all about our community activities here.

  • Diversity

    We actively promote equality, irrespective of origin, sexual orientation, culture, gender, age, language, income, religious convictions or disability. 

Responsibility

We are a major economic force within Austria and many countries in which we have a presence. We value sustainable corporate governance and the attendant social responsibility that goes with it. Our role in the economy is characterised by practical responsibility towards our customers, employees, shareholders and society.

Our culture

Sustainability and corporate responsibility are key components of our identity and lived part of the corporate culture. Targeted aim as a company is to act responsible extending beyond individual measures. The sustainability management is responsible for the strategic and organizational planning and implementation of all sustainable relevant initiatives. This includes the fields of "economy/core business", "ecology", "human resources" and "social commitment" for RBI and the network banks in CEE.

Regulatory information

Information according to Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosure requirements in the financial services sector (SFDR), which apply to RBI as financial adviser. 

Valid from: 18.03.2025

Transparency of sustainability risk while providing investment advice (Art. 3 (2) SFDR)

According to Article 2 No. 22 of the SFDR, sustainability risk is defined as an environmental, social or governance event or condition that, if it occurs, could cause an actual or a potential material negative impact on the value of our clients’ investment. 

Currently, RBI provides investment advice only for derivative products that are used to hedge interest rate, currency, and credit exposures and only to clients who are classified as professional or eligible counterparty within the meaning of MiFID II regulations. 

Due to the product characteristics of OTC derivatives, RBI does not classify them as sustainable financial instruments in the context of investment advice. Sustainability risks are therefore only included in investment advice under the aspect that RBI, as counterparty, is subject to its own sustainability strategy. A further inclusion of sustainability risks when providing investment advice is therefore currently not possible due to the financial instruments (OTC derivatives) offered.

No consideration of adverse impacts of investment advice on sustainability factors (Art. 4 (5) lit. b SFDR)

RBI currently provides advisory only for derivative products that are used to hedge interest rate, currency, and credit exposures and only to clients who are classified as professional or eligible counterparty within the meaning of MiFID II regulations. 

Due to the product characteristics and general nature of these financial instruments RBI cannot access the potential negative impact on sustainability factors they might have or of any sustainability risks on the performance of such products. Thus, RBI does not classify them as sustainable financial instruments in the context of investment advice. For this reason, it is currently not possible to take into account the principal adverse impacts (PAI) of investment decisions on sustainability factors when providing investment advice on aforementioned derivatives.

Adverse impacts on sustainability factors are therefore only included in our investment advice under the aspect that RBI, as counterparty in these trades, is subject to its own sustainability strategy. RBI's sustainability strategy can be found here.

RBI is observing the legal and market development and will, if necessary, reassess the consideration of adverse impacts on sustainability factors for derivative products when providing investment advice.

Transparency of remuneration policies in relation to the integration of sustainability risks (Art. 5 (1) SFDR):

RBI ensures that its remuneration policies adequately reflect sustainability risks. Thus, the remuneration policies appropriately foster that the investment advice given promotes sound and effective risk management with respect to sustainability risks whereas the structure of remuneration does not encourage excessive risk‐taking with respect to sustainability risks and is linked to risk‐adjusted performance. This is particularly done by including appropriate sustainability measures in the setting of targets in the Performance Management Process of functions working in the affected areas.