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
2
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 |
3
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
4
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%
5
Attachments
- Original Link
- Original Document
- Permalink
Disclaimer
BKS Bank AG published this content on 13 October 2022 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 13 October 2022 10:31:01 UTC.