Awards for our performance
Best Bank in Austria and CEE
At Erste Group, more than 45,000 employees strive to provide our customers with the best banking advice and services each and every day. Our commitment to excellence in Austria and CEE has earned us numerous “best bank” awards from a wide range of prestigious banking industry publications and institutions, including The Banker and Mastercard.
In addition, Euromoney awarded Erste Group the title of “Best Bank in Central and Eastern Europe”. The esteemed industry publication also honoured Erste Bank Oesterreich as both “Best Bank” and “Best Digital Bank”, and recognised our subsidiary banks in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania for their outstanding performance.
We are also very pleased that the Austrian market research company ÖGVS recognised our customer-centric advice and exceptional services by selecting Erste Bank Oesterreich for its 2024 Service Award. The high level of trust our customers place in us is also reflected in the Brand Finance’s 2024 market study, which named us the strongest brand in Austria.
A genuine commitment to a liveable future
We have always seen it as our task to help people in our region pursue prosperity. By doing so, we aim to contribute to a future worth living. Our Group-wide efforts to support sustainability initiatives and promote diversity have been honoured with numerous awards.
We support sustainable financing
At the 17th Vienna Stock Exchange Awards, Erste Group was honoured with the VÖNIX sustainability award for its sustainable finance offerings and activities for issuers and investors, which always take ESG factors into account. VÖNIX is the Vienna Stock Exchange’s sustainability index and has been calculated since 2005.
We are at the top sustainable brand
We won 1st place in Austria in the finance category In the Sustainable Brand Ranking 2024. The Sustainable Brand Rating demonstrates the positive correlation between ESG principles and brand value, proving that investments in sustainability have an impact. Winning this distinction confirms that we are on the right track for both our organisation and our customers.
For more information on our ESG initiatives, see here.
Best Private Banking
Our commitment to excellence in private banking has once more been recognised by The Banker, which named us “Best Private Bank in Central and Eastern Europe” for the tenth consecutive time and also selected us as “Best Private Bank in Austria”.
Erste Private Banking has also achieved significant recognition from Euromoney, securing three “Best Bank” awards: in addition to the title “Best Domestic Private Bank” in Austria, Erste Private Banking was also recognised as “Best for Discretionary Portfolio Management” and “Best for High Net Worth Individuals”.
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Award-winning funds
With a diverse range of investment funds, from green and more conservative options to those with a dynamic, international focus, Erste Asset Management (EAM) offers a variety of award-winning investment opportunities that match the individual saver’s specific risk appetite and interests.
The Upper Austrian Chamber of Labour (AK) in cooperation with ESG Plus, presented EAM with 6 awards for 4 EAM funds. These awards are the outcome of AK’s comprehensive analysis of 203 funds on the basis of 23 sustainability criteria. Furthermore, the ERSTE WWF STOCK ENVIRONMENT was named the most sustainable fund in Austria across all categories.
EAM is also a leader in the CEE region: Erste Asset Management Hungary was honoured with the title of “Asset Management Company of the Year” at the Real Estate Awards.
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