Sustainability Report 2021

Today for Tomorrow

Table of Contents | BKS Sustainability Report 2021

Table of Contents

Today for Tomorrow

4

Preface by the Chairwoman of the Management Board

6

Protecting Biodiversity 8

About BKS Bank

10

100 years BKS Bank

12

About BKS Bank 13

Corporate Strategy 15

Opportunities and Risks from ESG Factors 20

Creating Value 26

Group of Consolidated Companies 28

Economic Development 29

Sustainability at BKS Bank 32

Quality and Sustainability - A Symbiosis 34

Sustainability Management 35

Stakeholder Dialogue 42

Strategy and Governance 44

Green Deal and "Fit for 55": Towards a Low Carbon Future 46

Sustainability Strategy 2021 to 2025 48 Strategic Sustainability Goals 50

On the Way to Climate Neutrality 54 Sustainability as a Driver of Innovation 56

Governance, Compliance, Anti-corruption and Data Protection 57 ESG Engagement on Many Levels 61

Employees 62

Sustainability as a Purpose for Future Employees 64 Fair Employer 65

Results of Employee Survey 66 Diversity in Action 68 Banking on Health 72

Coping Well with the Coronavirus Pandemic 74 Training and Education 75

Products and Innovation 76

Today Austrian ecolabel - Tomorrow EU ecolabel? 78 Sustainable in Business 80

Sustainable in Finance 81 Sustainable in Investments 84 Impact of Green and Social Bonds 86 High Degree of Customer Satisfaction 90

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BKS Sustainability Report 2021 | Table of Contents

Environment and Climate Change Mitigation 92

Climate Change in Austria 94

Decarbonization 95

Energy Consumption 101

Green Buildings 102

Resource Efficiency 103

Society and Social Engagement 106

Book, Set and Match 108

Arts and Culture 110

Equal Opportunity in Society 111

ESG Networks 114

Sustainable Success and Prospects 116

Sustainable Success in 2021

118

Measures Planned for 2022

122

Sustainability in Numbers 124

Development of Key Performance Indicators of the Sustainability Strategy 126

Key Employee Indicators 128

Disclosure pursuant to Article 8, (EU) Regulation 2020/852 135

Indicators on Sustainable Products 140

Environmental Indicators 141

Society 150

Environmental Indicators 151

Appendix 152

GRI Content Index 153

Disclosure on Implementation of TCFD Recommendations

157

Contribution to SDG Target Attainment 2021

159

Overview of the Main Topics in the Report

160

Information on the Report

163

Glossary

164

List of Abbreviations

168

Report on the Independent Audit of the Non-financial Report 2021

169

Publication Details

171

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Highlights | BKS Sustainability Report 2021

Today for Tomorrow

"Be the change you want to see in the world," said Mahatma Gandhi many years ago.

Our world is still struggling with social inequality. Climate change and the loss of biodiversity pose a major challenge that can only be overcome if we all work

BKS Bank's green and social bonds helped cut carbon emissions by 23,500 t per year

together. At BKS Bank we know that what we do today will have a big impact on the quality of life for the coming gener- ations. This is why we are engaged in numerous sustainability activities to help secure a livable future. The highlights

of our activities in the year 2021 are presented below.

Our employees gave us excellent assessments as an employer and the overall rating is 2.0 on a six-tier scale

Natur&Zukunft

accounts triggered the

The BKS

planting of 4,680 trees

Holzquartier

complex is the

first green building

project completed

EMAS recertification

completed again

Sustainability Award of

the Vienna Stock Exchange

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80,000 kWh solar power produced by three photovoltaic plants

Generous support for victims of earthquake in Croatia

BKS Sustainability Report 2021 | Highlights

Great progress in decarbonization of the treasury and investment fund portfolios - 33 t CO2/1 million $ turnover saved

Role model for

gender

equality: only

company listed on

the Vienna Stock

Exchange with

chairwomen of the

supervisory board,

TRIGOS

the management

board and the works

Styria award

council

Volume of sustainable products increased by 32%

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