Reporting standard – GRI/UN Global Compact

Our Corporate Responsibility Report provides a comprehensive disclosure of our material topics, including both our management approach and developments in 2014. Information on financial data is available in our Annual Report. The table below shows the location in the report where the management approach towards our material topics is disclosed. Furthermore we link the topics to the relevant categories of the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G4 standard and the principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). The detailed GRI index can be found in section GRI Content Index.

By participating in the UNGC, we have committed ourselves to preserving internationally recognized human rights, creating socially acceptable working conditions, protecting the environment, and fighting corruption. This report also serves as our communication on progress.

Material ESG topics

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UNGC1

GRI G4 category, material aspect2

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UN Global Compact. db.com/cr/ungc-principles

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The GRI specifi c standard disclosure categories are: I. Economic, II. Environment, III. Social: Labor practices and decent work, IV. Social: Human rights, V. Social: Society, VI. Social: Product responsibility.

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General Standard Disclosure.

 

 

 

 

Management of the legal & regulatory environment

Our Controls, pp. 17–35
Our Business, pp. 39–61

 

V.

Prevention of financial crime, money laundering, bribery and corruption, fraud

Control processes, pp. 19–22

10

 

Managing conflicts of interest

Oversight and Controls, pp. 17–18

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk Management

Our Controls, pp. 17–35

 

IV.

Integration of ESG (risk) factors into policies & procedures

Environmental and social risks, pp. 27–35

7

 

Business continuity & technology risk

Annual Report 2014 on Form 20-F, p. 30-31

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discipline

Our Controls, pp. 17–35

 

GSD3

Effective control & governance systems

Oversight and Controls, pp. 17–18
Annual Review
Financial Report/Corporate Governance Report

 

I.

Operational excellence/cost efficiency

Annual Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethics & Conduct

Our Controls, pp. 17–35

1, 2

GSD

Risk culture

Risk culture, pp. 24–26

 

IV.

Integrity

Letter from the Co-Chairmen, pp. 6–7
Deutsche Bank’s values and beliefs, p. 8
Control processes, pp. 19–22
Employees, pp. 65–73

 

V.

 

 

 

 

Client Relationship Management

Our Business/Client centricity, pp. 39–40

 

GSD

Customer satisfaction

Client centricity, pp. 39–40
Private and business clients, pp. 41–46

 

VI.

Complaint management

Handling complaints, p. 44

 

 

Client privacy & data security

Protecting consumers, p. 45

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products & services

Our Business, pp. 39–61

 

VI.

Product responsibility & suitability

Protecting consumers, p. 45

 

 

Responsible lending & debt prevention

Client centricity, pp. 39–40
Private and business clients, pp. 41–46

 

 

Systematic integration of ESG factors

Strengthening ESG investment, pp. 47–53

8, 9

 

 

 

 

 

Financial inclusion & capacity building

Our Business, pp. 39–61
Our People and Society, pp. 65–83

 

I.

Financial literacy

Financial inclusion, p. 80

 

V.

Impact investment

Impact Investments, pp. 54–55

 

 

Access to banking

Making banking accessible, p. 46

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology & innovation

Our Controls, pp. 17–35
Our Business, pp. 39–61

 

I.

Intellectual capital & innovation

Managing assets for clients, pp. 47–53
Private and business clients, pp. 41–46
Promoting action to reduce carbon emissions, pp. 59–60

 

VI.

Digitalization

Meeting client needs with new technology, pp. 45–46

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employment & employability

Our People, pp. 65–73
Human Resources Report

3, 4, 5, 6

III.

Employee commitment

Seeking employee feedback, p. 66

 

 

Diversity & equal opportunities

Fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, p. 68

6

 

Recruitment/talent management

Attracting and retaining employees, p. 66

 

 

Employee engagement

Engaging employees, pp. 72–73

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reward

Annual Report

 

GSD

Board compensation

Annual Review
Financial Report/Compensation Report

 

 

Employee remuneration

Rewarding our employees, p. 69
Human Resources Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate citizenship

Corporate citizenship, pp. 74–83

 

V.

Education

Born to Be youth engagement program, pp. 75–77

 

 

Social investments

Enabling prosperous communities and economies, pp. 54–55
Promoting social innovation and creating opportunities, p. 78

 

 
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