Erste Group’s approach to corporate responsibility is rooted in its Social Banking programme, which has grown into one of the most comprehensive financial inclusion platforms in Central and Eastern Europe.
Since its launch in 2016, the programme has provided €732 million ($851 million) in funding to more than 23,000 clients and supported over 90,000 education participants across Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Serbia.
In 2024, Erste disbursed €101 million in social banking loans, with 42% going to social organisations, 33% to microfinance businesses and 22% to starting entrepreneurs.
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