Oekb Group Sustainability Report 2019
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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2019 To help business grow OeKB GROUP HIGHLIGHTS Monetary values in € million 2017 2018 2019 Consolidated financial statements Total assets at 31 December 26.005 28.714 33.352 Equity including minority interest 801 791 808 Profit for the year 40 32 51 Net other comprehensive income after tax 19 - 5 - 13 Total comprehensive income for the year 59 27 39 Return on equity in% * 7,5% 3,4% 4,8% Cost/income ratio in% 59,7% 61,5% 61,0% Non-financial performance indicators OeKB Group’s average number of employees 402 410 442 Proportion of management positions held by women in percent 35,0% 39,0% 34,8% Guarantees of the Republic of Austria under the Export Guarantees Act Number of guarantees in place 3.773 5.897 6.092 New guarantee contracts issued 5.355 5.720 6.169 Aggregate guarantee exposure limit at 31 December 40.000 40.000 40.000 Utilisation of the guarantee exposure limit at 31 December 24.436 26.431 28.031 Premium and interest income 146 154 149 Gross claims paid by the Guarantor 47 39 50 Recoveries on claims paid 49 41 39 OeKB Export Financing Scheme New commitments issued 5.282 7.600 5.818 Total lending commitments outstanding at 31 December 20.585 23.174 25.212 Disbursements outstanding 17.539 19.901 21.519 Increase/decrease in net loans outstanding +1.838 +2.362 + 1.618 Guarantees of the Republic of Austria under the Export Financing Guarantees Act Limit on aggregate guarantee exposure under Export Financing Guarantees Act 40.000 40.000 40.000 Utilisation of the guarantee exposure limit at 31 December 24.513 26.283 28.931 Total new guarantees issued 13.274 12.732 13.683 Capital Market Services Austrian Government Bonds administered by OeKB 13.316 11.031 10.109 OeKB CSD Custody assets – Nominal value 328.493 326.422 319.307 Number of units in millions 9.328 8.199 7.825 OeKB CSD Settlement volume – Nominal value 701.474 658.219 461.926 Number of units in millions 11.594 8.191 6.869 OeKB CSD securities account holder 79 76 74 OeKB CSD - Categories of securities 15.924 15.668 15.085 Tourismus Services Financing contracts outstanding 962 978 1.007 ERP credits outstanding 424 463 468 Guarantee contracts outstanding 221 227 238 * RoE = (Total comprehensive income attributable to the owners of the parent company/equity attributable to the owners of the parent company) SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2019 | 2 CO2-EQUIVALENTS Energy and business travel in kg/employee 2019 284 2018 1,188 2017 1,202 2000 2,335 OeKB EXPORT FINANCING SCHEME NEW FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS IN (Monetary values in € million) OeKB’S SECURITIES DATABASE 2017 2017 2018 2019 5,282 1,493 Debts 2,298 1,687 1,550 2018 Warrants 4,286 2,965 3,524 7,600 Certificates 2,923 2,635 2,493 2,093 2019 Funds 884 266 336 5,818 Other 37 64 40 2,052 Total 10,428 7,617 7,943 NEW COMMITMENTS ISSUED NEW CONDITIONAL LENDING COMMITMENTS ISSUED EMPLOYEES RATINGS OF OeKB GROUP ISS-ESG PRIME C+ 39% 35% 34.8% PROPORTION OF MSCI MANAGEMENT AAA POSITIONS 26.7% 26.8% 27.5% HELD BY WOMEN SUSTAINALYTICS PART-TIME EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEE PLACE 1 GLOBAL 4.7% 5.5% 6.5% TURNOVER RATE UNIVERSE 2017 2018 2019 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2019 | 3 CONTENTS Contents About the report 6 Preface by the Supervisory Board of OeKB AG 7 Preface by the Executive Board and Management 8 OeKB Group 10 Shareholders and share capital of OeKB 11 Business model of the OeKB bank group and material shareholdings 12 The effects of our business model on environmental and social issues 13 Materiality analysis 20 Sustainable Development Goals 22 Sustainability strategy 26 Stakeholder relations and dialogue 27 Sustainability management 37 To help business grow 38 Financing with a holistic view 39 Export Services 40 Protecting against credit default risks 40 OeKB’s Export Financing Scheme (EFS) 44 Current developments in 2019 45 Development Financing 45 Financing for special projects through soft loans from OeKB 45 Financing stable development through Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank 45 Capital Market Services 51 Organisation and administration of Austrian government bond issues 51 Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) 51 Notification office under the Capital Market Act and issue calendar 51 Notices and calculations for investment funds 52 The OeKB bank group over the life cycle of a security 52 OeKB CSD GmbH 54 Notary Services und Safekeeping 54 Settlement 55 Asset Servicing 55 Current developments in 2019 55 Energy Market Services 56 Current developments in 2019 57 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2019 | 4 CONTENTS Sustainable finance in the OeKB bank group 58 #mission2030 Lighthouse 8 – Green Finance Agenda 58 Exportinvest Green 58 OeKB Sustainable Financing Framework 59 First sustainability bond 59 Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank 60 EU action plan for a sustainable financial system 60 To help drive innovation 61 Innovation management 62 Cultural change 62 Collaboration with weXelerate 63 Online identification via MICK 63 Industry 4.0 research project – data trust and escrow services for machine data 64 To help employees advance 65 Our promise as an employer 66 Employee statistics 67 Competencies 69 Gender equality and diversity 72 Safety and health management 73 Remuneration policy 74 Employee representation 75 Future Work 76 To help the environment flourish 78 Ecology in day-to-day operations 79 Energy management 79 Emissions 81 Ecological key indicators 84 To help society succeed 87 Human rights 88 Corporate governance 88 Compliance and legal requirements 91 Business ethics 93 Social responsibility with long-term benefits 95 Review and outlook 98 Implementation of the programme of measures in 2019 98 Sustainability programme 2020 102 GRI-Index 107 Independent Assurance 119 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2019 | 5 ABOUT THE REPORT About the report GRI 102-1, 12, This sustainability report covers the OeKB bank group, which comprises Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB) and 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 the fully consolidated subsidiaries Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB) and OeKB CSD GmbH (OeKB CSD). Österreichische Hotel- und Tourismusbank (ÖHT), of which the Group acquired a 68.75 per cent stake in 2019, is not included in the 2019 sustainability reporting. We have published an annual sustainability report since 2001. We published an integrated report in the years from 2013 to 2016. As the reporting requirements had become more and more extensive, we published the reports separately again starting in 2017. We hope that this target-group-oriented reporting will better satisfy the information needs of our stakeholders. In 2019, the OeKB sustainability report for 2018 took first place in the category of major corporations in the 20th Austrian Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA). This PDF sustainability report for the 2019 financial year was prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Comprehensive option. Ernst & Young conducted an external audit on the report with limited assurance regarding the sustainability coverage in accordance with the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) Standards and the EMAS (Eco-Manage- ment and Audit Scheme) Regulation. The 2019 annual financial report was not part of the audit. The current and previous reports can be found on the OeKB website www.oekb.at. The sustainability report also qualifies as an Advanced Level progress report for the UN Global Compact. The OeKB bank group maintains an environmental management system according to the EMAS Regulation. The EMAS environmental statement is included in this report. Central Counterparty Austria (CCP.A), a tenant in the Strauchgasse building, is not EMAS certified, but is included in the environmental statistics provided. We have been “workandfamily” audit certified since 2006. This is a process that actively involves employees and that helps to continuously improve the work environment and culture. OeKB has been subject to assessment by numerous environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and corporate govern- ance research agencies for years and is one of the leading companies in its sector. OeKB holds the rating “Prime C+” from ISS-ESG, first place in the entire Sustainalytics1 universe in the Sustainalytics ESG risk rating, and an “AAA” rating from MSCI2. As a future-oriented company, we welcome your comments, questions, and feedback about our report. You can contact us at: [email protected]. 1 As of September 2019 2 DISCALIMER STATEMENT The use by OekB AG of any MSCI ESG research llc or its affiliates (“MSCI”) data, and the use of MSCI logos, trademarks, service marks or index names herein, do not constitute a sponsorship, endorsement, recommendation, or promotion of OekB AG by MSCI. MSCI services and data are the property of MSCI or its information providers, and are provided ‘as-is’ and without warranty. MSCI names and logos are trademarks or service marks of MSCI. SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2019 | 6 PREFACE Preface by the Supervisory Board of OeKB AG Ladies and Gentlemen, dear Reader, GRI 102-14, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB) and the other companies in the OeKB bank group continued on their 26, 28 successful path and took a range of innovative steps in 2019. With the acquisition of 68.75 per cent of Österreichische Tourismusbank (ÖHT) in 2019, the OeKB bank group has expanded its range of services to not only cover the most important and relevant needs of the Austrian export and capital markets, but also the needs of the tourism sector. It offers services for the energy market and is part of the Austrian development financing framework. All of its activities result in clear benefits for the economy, strengthen Austria as a place to do business, and make Austria more inter- nationally competitive. In this, the OeKB bank group acts in a neutral manner for the benefit of all industries with a clear commitment to sustainability and responsibility.