Appendix 1 About this report
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The Rabobank Annual Report 2017 has been prepared in accordance with the legal requirements
of section 2:391 of the Dutch civil code and the Dutch legal guidelines for management board
reports, RJ 400 and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards: Comprehensive option.
This report also meets the requirements of the EU directive (see appendix 5).The GRI Content
Index is presented in appendix 6. Financial information in the report has been derived from
the financial statements.The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The Integrated Reporting Framework of the
IIRC (International Integrated Reporting Council) served as a foundation in the preparation of the
content and outline of our management report. In addition, specific guidelines are followed for
certain performance indicators such as the Greenhouse Gas protocol for C02 emissions. If specific
guidelines are used, this is explained in appendix 2.
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Contents Introduction Management report Appendices Corporate governance Consolidated Financial Statements Company Financial Statements
Scope and boundaries
The 2017 Rabobank Annual Report relates to the reporting
period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 and was
published on 15 March 2018 on Rabobank's corporate website.
The materiality analysis ensures that we cover all material
economic, social and environmental topics within our Annual
Report.The information in this report relates to Rabobank
Group as a whole; we consolidated data for all Rabobank's
entities and divisions. For more information on our value chain
visions, please refer to the chapter Our impact on society
- knowledge and partnerships. All operating information
relates to the reporting period except for the climate footprint
information, the climate footprint report is based on the period
from 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017.
Rabobank includes the data of newly acquired businesses as of
the year following the acquisition. Rabobank no longer reports
on divested units for the whole reporting year.The Rabobank
Annual Report 2017 aims to provide a complete, concise and
accurate view of our performance. When the reporting is
Rabobank materiality analysis
Situation on 31 December 2017
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Relevance for Rabobank
0 Rock-solid bank 0 Meaningful cooperative
0 Excellent customer focus Q Empowered employees
Topic
1 Strong capital position
2 Improving performance
3 Flexible balance sheet
4 Conscious and careful risk return trade off
5 Increasing customer satisfaction
6 Restoring trust
7 Stimulating transparency
8 Digitizing and innovating services
9 Big data Privacy
10 Strengthen stakeholder engagement
11 Supporting clients in sustainable development
12 Stimulating sustainable food and agriculture
13 Supporting vital communities
14 Encouraging entrepreneurship
15 Facilitate transition to a more sustainable and circular economy
16 Developing human capital and talent management
17 Stimulating diversity and equality
18 Fair remuneration and education
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