Our commitments

We report on our performance against the commitments we have made and we continue our CSR activities this year.

GRI Disclosures:

SDGs:

  • Goal 3
  • Goal 4
  • Goal 6
  • Goal 10
  • Goal 11
  • Goal 13
  • Goal 15
  • Goal 17
  • 103-3

Delivery on our commitments in 2021

Commitment Project name CSR Strategy area Results and effects Sustainable Development Goals
Implement local community development initiatives
  1. Scholarship programmes of the ORLEN
  2. Grant programmes of the ORLEN Foundation
  3. Year-round Donation Programme
  4. Employee volunteering projects
  5. Cooperation with Foundations
  6. System for communication with the local community in Płock
  7. The Grand Found Foundation for Plock
  8. Revision of the Charitable Policy of Polski
Society, Employees
  1. The ORLEN Foundation delivered six scholarship programmes: Scholarship programme for Foster Family Group Homes, Bona Fide scholarship programme, For Eagles scholarship programme, My Above-Average Interests scholarship programme, Scholarships for Fellow Countrymen, Life to the Full programme for athletes with disabilities
  2. The ORLEN Foundation delivered four grant programmes: My Place on Earth programme, ORLEN for Firefighters programme, We Keep Watch! We Remember programme, Health for Płock grant programme
  3. Execution of the Year-Round Donation Programme of the ORLEN Foundation
  4. Coordination of the employee volunteering programme: 1,787 volunteering ORLEN Group employees, almost 7,000 beneficiaries of voluntary work campaigns
  5. In implementing the ORLEN Group CSR Strategy until 2022 and the PKN ORLEN Charitable Policy, in 2021 the Company actively supported the foundations of which it the sole or joint founder: the ORLEN Foundation, the Grant Fund for Płock Foundation, the Foundation of the Ignacy Łukasiewicz Oil and Gas Industry Museum in Bóbrka, the Polish National Foundation, the Grow Up with Us Foundation
  6. Communication with the local community in and around Płock was ensured, including through an online platform – Free Information System for residents of the Płock region; in 2021, 53 text messages were sent out to more than 1,000 (1,070) system users
  7. „Continued cooperation with the Grant Fund for Płock” – including the organisation of the Happy Holidays 2021 in Płock grant competition, 10th edition of a grant competition for non-governmental organisations and 4th edition of a grant competition for individuals and informal groups, continued streetworking programme in Płock
  8. In autumn 2021, work was started to update the Charitable Policy of Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. to align it with the new Sustainable Development Strategy and the changing structure of the ORLEN Group
Develop environmental conscience through such initiatives as undertaking and supporting educational projects for the protection of the natural environment, including biodiversity
  1. #Sustainable Development Campaign
  2. Bee conservation programme
  3. Involvement in the peregrine falcon restoration project
Environment
  1. The purpose of the #Sustainable Development Campaign was to foster the image of an environmentally responsible brand and raise awareness of attitudes supporting sustainable and responsible consumption
  2. Information on the bee conservation programme is available in the ‘Protecting biodiversity’ section.
  3. Since 1999, PKN ORLEN has been involved in efforts to restore the peregrine falcon population in Poland, in partnership with the SOKÓŁ (FALCON) Association. This predatory bird is listed in the Polish Red List of Threatened Species as CR (critically endangered) species. By the end of 2021, over the course of the past 19 years, peregrine falcons already hatched 54 chicks and fostered 4 in the nesting box on the FGD stack in PKN ORLEN’s production plant at Płock.
Undertake and support initiatives dedicated to health and safety
  1. Comprehensive Programme for the Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment of Cancers and Respiratory System Diseases for Residents of the City and County of Płock
  2. Health City
  3. Health promotion meetings with citizens
  4. City Bike System
  5. #Good Driver
  6. Support for professional and voluntary rescue service staff and their families
  7. ORLEN for Firefighters grant programme
Society, Employees
  1. Continuation of the Comprehensive Programme for the Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment of Cancers and Respiratory System Diseases for Residents of the City and County of Płock implemented by the National Institute of Oncology and the National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute; this first long-term community health programme includes: an oncology and pulmonology prevention hotline, navigator assistance, fast-track diagnostics, Stop Smoking Assistance Point and Dietary Advice Point, Respiratory Physiotherapy Point
  2. 3rd edition of the Health City project – in 2021, the project site was visited by more than 1,300 residents of Płock and the surrounding areas, who received nearly 2,000 medical examinations specialists in the fields of cardiology, ECG, mammography, morphology, podoscopy, and ENT
  3. Two health promotion meetings were held with members of Farmers’ Wives Associations in two municipalities of the County of Płock: Wyszogród and Łąck in the framework of the Comprehensive Programme for the Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment of Cancers and Respiratory System Diseases for Residents of the City and County of Płock
  4. PKN ORLEN continued its cooperation with the Płock City Bike system by equipping it with additional 250 bicycles at 25 locations, which are fully compatible with the existing ones
  5. #GoodDriver: Organisation of a campaign promoting road safety, seeking to encourage motorists to exhibit good driver behaviours such as: staying sober while driving, yielding to pedestrians approaching crossings, keeping children safe in the car, and not exceeding the speed limit; Robert Kubica and leading Orlen Team athletes promoted observance of these rules
  6. Loyalty card: a loyalty scheme as part of which volunteer firefighters registered in the National Firefighting and Rescue System are offered discounts at ORLEN service stations.
    Loyalty card for WOT soldiers: a loyalty scheme for soldiers of the WOT (Territorial Defence Force) launched on May 1st 2020. Under the scheme, the soldiers are offered discounts at ORLEN service stations.
  7. In 2021, 267 volunteer and professional firefighting units received support through funding for the purchase of firefighting equipment.

Delivery on sustainability and ESG commitments

Area Commitment Project name Results and effects Sustainable Development Goals 2030
Governance Preparation of the ORLEN Group Sustainable Development Strategy for 2021–2023 The ORLEN Group Sustainable Development Strategy for 2021–2023 The Sustainable Development Strategy
Environment/Climate Definition of annual targets for consumption and effective use of raw materials Addition of new environmental indicators and definition of reduction targets for raw material consumption Ongoing project;

publication of scope 2 emissions

Governance Identification of physical and transition risks from climate change Integration of climate risks into the Enterprise Risk Management System Publication of climate risks
Governance Revision of the supplier code of conduct, integration of ESG criteria into the procurement policy Revision of the supplier code of conduct, integration of ESG criteria into the procurement policy Supplier Code of Conduct published at http://www.orlen.pl
Environment/Climate Development of a Climate Policy ORLEN Group Climate Policy until 2030 Ongoing project;
scenario analyses of business model resilience to climate change have been published.
Environment/Climate Carbon footprint of products and organisations – launch of a project to measure and report PKN ORLEN’s carbon footprint; readiness to publish baseline data in 2022 Development of an approach to
GHG Scope 3 (CO2) emissions
Project completed; publication scheduled for 2022
Governance Green Eurobond issue Green Eurobond issue Green Eurobonds issued in May 2021
Environment/Climate Launch of a Circular Economy programme Circular Economy programme Programme implemented in 2021
Social / Corporate social responsibility Awareness raising and educational projects on responsible consumption; building a culture of joint responsibility for sustainable development in environmental, economic and social aspects – to be implemented through information and education activities addressed to stakeholders
  1. Sustainable Development Campaign
  2. Energy Planet
  1. #Sustainable Development Campaign – fostering the image of an environmentally responsible brand and raising awareness of attitudes supporting sustainable and responsible consumption
  2. Energy Planet – the programme seeks to promote knowledge about ecology, renewable energy, and important topics related to sustainable development among children; in 2021, a roadshow with a mobile science zone and renewable energy promotion activities visited 50 towns and cities across Poland; The mobile science zone was visited by 30,000 people in total
Social / Corporate social responsibility Development and involvement of local communities.
  1. Scholarship programmes of the ORLEN Foundation
  2. Grant programmes of the ORLEN Foundation
  3. Year-round Donation Programme
  4. Employee volunteering projects
  5. Cooperation with Foundations
  6. Comprehensive Programme for the Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment of Cancers and Respiratory System Diseases for Residents of the City and County of Płock
  7. System for communication with the local community in Płock
  8. Grant Fund for Płock
  9. Revision of the Charitable Policy of Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A.
See above for a description of completed community outreach projects and activities.
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Commitments for 2022

Area Commitment Sustainable Development Goals 2030
Climate Publish Scope 3 emissions, in accordance with the GHG Protocol
Climate Develop a biodiversity policy
Sustainable management of raw materials Work towards closing the water loop
Governance Integrate ESG goals into the management’s MBO system
Governance Increase the transparency of the ESG information policy

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