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Erste Group Bank headquarters in Vienna. Photo: Herzi Pinki via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY SA 4.0)

About Erste Group Bank

Erste Group Bank was founded as the first Austrian savings bank (“Erste Oesterreichische Sparkasse”) in 1819. Erste Group Bank is one of the largest financial services providers in Central and Eastern Europe in terms of clients and total assets, operating more than 2,500 branches in seven countries.

Website http://www.erstegroup.com
Headquarters
Am Belvedere 1
1100 Vienna
Austria
CEO/chair Bernhard Spalt
CEO
Supervisor
Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Annual reports Annual report 2021
CSR report 2021
Ownership
listed on Bucharest Stock Exchange, Prague Stock Exchange & Vienna Stock Exchange

Erste Group Bank's shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Complaints and grievances

Erste Group Bank does not operate a complaints or grievances channel for individuals or communities that might have been affected by the bank's finance.

Related Dodgy Deals

Erste Group Bank has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.

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European financial institutions heavily invested in companies involved in illegal Israeli settlements

725 European Financial Institutions found to provide billions of dollars in finance to companies operating in Israel's illegal settlement enterprise
2022-12-05 | Brussels | Don't Buy Into Occupation
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What the war in Ukraine teaches us

Lessons for European governments, companies and financiers - a Profundo Expert View
2022-03-04 | Jan Willem van Gelder - Profundo
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external news
our news

New report exposes billions in European financial support to companies in illegal Israeli settlements

2021-09-29 | Don't Buy Into Occupation
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our news

Money flows, rivers dry

Erste, Sberbank and the EBRD have been fueling the destruction of 27 km of rivers in the region of Josanicka banja, on the borders of the Kopaonik National Park in Serbia. It is a stark warning how the future of the Balkans might look if uncontrolled investment continues.
2018-03-22 | CEE Bankwatch Network
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World's major banks rule out financing Gunns' Pulp Mill

Advert in Financial Times warns banks to stay out
2009-04-29 | Tasmania, Australia | The Wilderness Society
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ING Withdraws from Slovak Nuclear Project

Mochovce 3 and 4 too risky
2008-01-29 | Amsterdam / Brussels | Urgewald

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annual reports
2022-05-11 00:00:00

Annual report 2021

2022-05-11 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
annual reports
2022-05-09 00:00:00

CSR report 2021

2022-05-09 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
annual reports
2021-05-10 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

2021-05-10 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
annual reports
2021-05-10 00:00:00

CSR Report 2020

2021-05-10 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2021-04-30 00:00:00

Sustainable finance framework

2021-04-30 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2021-03-31 00:00:00

Responsible financing policy

2021-03-31 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2021-03-10 00:00:00

Phase out of business activities in thermal coal sector by 2030

2021-03-10 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
annual reports
2020-05-18 00:00:00

Annual report 2019

2020-05-18 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
annual reports
2020-05-18 00:00:00

CSR report 2019

2020-05-18 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2020-01-24 00:00:00

Ethical and environmental code of conduct for suppliers of goods and services

2020-01-24 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2019-11-28 00:00:00

Exclusion criteria companies

2019-11-28 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2019-05-20 00:00:00

Policy framework for environmental, energy and climate strategy

2019-05-20 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
annual reports
2019-03-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2018

2019-03-31 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
annual reports
2019-03-31 00:00:00

CSR report 2018

2019-03-31 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2018-06-26 00:00:00

Diversity and inclusion policy

2018-06-26 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
annual reports
2018-05-01 00:00:00

Annual integrated report 2017

2018-05-01 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2016-12-31 00:00:00

Code of conduct

2016-12-31 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
annual reports
2015-05-18 00:00:00

Annual Report 2014

2015-05-18 00:00:00 | Erste Group AG
annual reports
2015-05-18 00:00:00

Annual Report 2013

2015-05-18 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank AG
csr policies
2014-03-31 00:00:00

Principles for responsible financing energy

2014-03-31 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2014-02-19 00:00:00

Exclusion of Banned Weapons (Ausschluss geächteter Waffen)

2014-02-19 00:00:00 | Erste Asset Management
annual reports
2012-12-31 00:00:00

Annual Report 2012

2012-12-31 00:00:00 | Erste Bank
annual reports
2011-05-06 00:00:00

Annual Report 2010

2011-05-06 00:00:00 | Erste Bank
annual reports
2010-03-02 00:00:00

Erste Bank Annual Report 2009

2010-03-02 00:00:00 | Erste bank

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Erste Group Bank's web page on corporate social responsibility

https://www.erstegroup.com/en/about-us/sustainability

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Voluntary standards

Erste Group Bank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
  • Carbon Disclosure Project
  • Global Reporting Initiative
  • Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)
  • Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)
  • Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
  • United Nations Global Compact

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Erste Group Bank's web page on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.

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csr policies
2021-04-30 00:00:00

Sustainable finance framework

2021-04-30 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2021-03-31 00:00:00

Responsible financing policy

2021-03-31 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2021-03-10 00:00:00

Phase out of business activities in thermal coal sector by 2030

2021-03-10 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2020-01-24 00:00:00

Ethical and environmental code of conduct for suppliers of goods and services

2020-01-24 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2019-11-28 00:00:00

Exclusion criteria companies

2019-11-28 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2019-05-20 00:00:00

Policy framework for environmental, energy and climate strategy

2019-05-20 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2018-06-26 00:00:00

Diversity and inclusion policy

2018-06-26 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2016-12-31 00:00:00

Code of conduct

2016-12-31 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2014-03-31 00:00:00

Principles for responsible financing energy

2014-03-31 00:00:00 | Erste Group Bank
csr policies
2014-02-19 00:00:00

Exclusion of Banned Weapons (Ausschluss geächteter Waffen)

2014-02-19 00:00:00 | Erste Asset Management

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