ORLEN Group 2016 Integrated Report

PKN ORLEN is currently implementing its CSR Strategy for 2015–2017, which states that 'value growth should be aligned with the interests of external stakeholders and rely on the sustainable and responsible use of resources'. In practice, this translates into incorporating corporate social responsibility principles in to the process of planning business activities.

By defining measurable CSR objectives, we are able to analyse and assess the outcomes of these activities for the Company and its stakeholders. Based on the ‘Core Values and Standards of Conduct’ of PKN ORLEN, the Strategy seeks to motivate employees to look for new ideas and innovative solutions. While supporting business, it builds a sense of shared responsibility for implementing CSR objectives within the organisation and promotes the idea of responsibility and stakeholder engagement. The Strategy is being implemented across three areas:

• Organisation, where the key goal is to build lasting relationships with employees based on diversity, a sense of security and development opportunities as well as combining social and professional roles. Our efforts in this area are focused on enhancing employee security, development and diversity management and maintaining a mutually beneficial work-life balance.
• Immediate environment,  where priority is given to developing the social conscience and a sense of social responsibility in our trading partners and customers through sharing best practices and knowledge and implementing the highest CSR standards. Our activities in this area are centred around building the image of a responsible company, pursuing social outreach projects, promoting CSR concepts among stakeholders and encouraging their to enhance their sense of social responsibility.
• Distant environment, where PKN ORLEN aspires to implement its strategy, promote innovation and set the highest industry standards in business ethics and environmental protection. Our projects are designed to promote new business areas, ensure that investment projects are carried out in a responsible manner, and set and promote ethical standards in business.

The implementation of the CSR Strategy is proceeding as planned. At PKN ORLEN, 16 coordinators are overseeing 55 projects outlined in the Strategy, and ORLEN Group companies have announced 488 CSR activities which are to be carried out. The PKN ORLEN Management Board and the Supervisory Board’s Corporate Social Responsibility Committee periodically review the progress of the Strategy. Key elements for the Strategy’s success are the full implementation of the adopted initiatives, educating and inspiring employees, and fostering a sense of responsibility for the impact the Company’s activities and decisions have on the environment.

The CSR Strategy and the projects implemented within its framework are a logical consequence and continuation of the activities undertaken by the ORLEN Group in pursuit of its social goals.

Selected events:

• 1999 Responsible Care − continued involvement in a project initiated by PKN ORLEN’s legal predecessor
• 2000 The Company joins the programme to restore the peregrine falcon population, in cooperation with the ‘SOKÓŁ’ (‘FALCON’) Wildlife Protection Association
• 2001 The corporate ORLEN – GIFT FROM THE HEART Foundation is established
• 2002 The sectoral partnership programme is launched
• 2003 The Company joins the GLOBAL COMPACT initiative
• 2004 Employee Volunteering Programme is initiated
• 2005 The ‘Code of Ethics’ is published
• 2006 ‘ORLEN. Safe Roads’ programme is launched
• 2007 The CSR module is created within the VITAY loyalty scheme
• 2008 Fairtrade certified coffee is served at ORLEN service stations for the first time
• 2009 PKN ORLEN qualifies for inclusion in the RESPECT Index
• 2010 The Integrated Management System is implemented
• 2011 The ‘Declaration on Sustainable Development in the Energy Sector in Poland’ is signed
• 2012 The ‘Core Values and Standards of Conduct’ of PKN ORLEN are adopted
• 2013 Young talented Poles are promoted as part of the ‘Poles with Verve’ project
• 2014 The ANWIL for Włocławek Foundation is established
• 2015 Implementation of the CSR Strategy for PKN ORLEN commences
• 2016 The first ORLEN Group’s Integrated Report is published

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIS) RELATED TO INDIVIDUAL AREAS OF THE CSR STRATEGY:

1. ORGANISATION

• ORLEN Olympics and Chemists’ Day – with the participation of several thousands of Company employees from five countries (Poland, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Germany and Canada) and a family picnic open to all inhabitants of Płock
• 660 participants of the Open Doors Day at the Płock production plant for the families of PKN ORLEN employees
• The ‘It’s a Good Idea to Help’ grant competition – 1,958 volunteers and 777 beneficiaries; coverage of the project: 4 provinces
• We Act Together to Help’ voluntary scheme – 760 volunteers and more than 260 beneficiaries
• ‘Eco-Volunteering’ programme in Płock and Warsaw as part of Earth Day – 144 volunteers
• ‘Good Energy Factory’ – a volunteer programme of employees of the Płock production plant for the benefit of the local community: long-term partnership with foster care institutions in Płock and its vicinity – 450 volunteers and nearly 500 beneficiaries
• Project Management Day – event organised to create a project community at the Company, and apply in practice mechanisms of knowledge management in projects; contributes to the development of project management skills and culture – 150 employees involved across the ORLEN Group

2. CLOSE ENVIRONMENT

• More than 33 thousand participants in the ‘ORLEN Warsaw Marathon’
• More than 100,000 participants of Central Europe’s biggest motor and entertainment show – ‘Verva Street Racing’, organised in the vicinity of the National Stadium in Warsaw, combining world-class motor sports and family entertainment
• Funding provided to more than 150 fire brigades from all over the country for safety related activities
• The ORLEN Group’s first ever Integrated Report
• Continuation of the cross-sectoral partnership programme – support for the Grant Fund for Płock Foundation and the Good Neighbourhood Grant Fund for Ostrów Wielkopolski Association
• Nation-wide social campaign ‘Gym Class with the Champions’ − seeking to promote sports and broadly promote physical activity as an element vital for a child’s proper development – number of children: 11,172, number of athletes: 88, number of towns: 35
• More than 500 participants of walk-through events at the Płock production plant

3. DISTANT ENVIRONMENT

• Maintaining the prestigious title of The World’s Most Ethical Company
• Promotion of the Polish economy − projects promoting Polish achievements: ‘Congress 590’, ‘100% Polish’, ‘Poland’s 200 Largest Companies’, ‘I Buy Because It’s Polish’, ‘Poland’s Compass’, and ‘The WPROST Wallet’
• Participation in the programme to restore the peregrine falcon population in Poland since 1999, in cooperation with the ‘SOKÓŁ’ (‘FALCON’) Wildlife Protection Association; since the first in 2002, 42 peregrine falcon chicks have hatched on the grounds of the PKN ORLEN complex
• A proprietary project called ‘A Future Fuelled by Knowledge’

RESPONSIBLE 2016

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