
Erste Bank Serbia is the oldest financial institution in the country, established in 1864 as the first savings bank (Novosadska štedionica). In 2005, Novosadska Banka became a member of Erste Group, which was founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank. Today, Erste Bank
Serbia has a network of 88 branches and 4 centers for corporate clients, with approximately 1,150 employees serving around 510,000 clients.

Problem Description
Strawberry Energy is developing a network of smart and eco-friendly devices on the territory of the city of Belgrade and Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with public and private partners. Erste Bank Serbia wishes to contribute to the development of such network, through providing its active support to Strawberry Energy.
Solution
The aim of this partnership is Erste Bank Serbia’s support to the city of Belgrade to, in cooperation with Strawberry Energy:
• develop a network of smart devices which are ecologically acceptable,
• enable citizens to actively use Strawberry benches and educate themselves on the use of ecologically sustainable solutions.

One smart bench is already in place at Belgrade’s Republic Square and another in preparation for Erste Bank Serbia’s HQ building in Belgrade.
Client’s success with our product
Starting form September 2019, our partnership with Strawberry Energy has been another pinpoint of Erste Bank’s corporate social responsibility. Besides the echo of development of smart devices which contribute to ecological sustainability, the use of the smart bench is a success story per se:

Personal quote from the client
“Strawberry Energy once again confirms the power of innovation. We at Erste Bank Serbia are proud to support such ventures, that have a proven role in the local community development, which is one of our key strategical and corporate social responsibility pillars.”
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