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Non-financial report 2020

Significant indicators for PGE Group

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Selected indicators relating to environmental issues in the PGE Group

CO2 emissions from the Group’s main plants and allocation of free CO2 emission allowances for 2020

   CO2 emissions in 2020* Allocation of allowances for CO2 emissions in 2020** CO2 emissions in 2019 CO2 emissions in 2018 CO2 emissions in 2017
Total for PGE Group power plants and CHP plants 59,518,765 1,034,097 60,663,255 70,186,803 70,184,384
* CO2 emissions verified by a certified CO2 emission examiner
** free CO2 emission allowances allocated for 2020

 

The volume of CO2 emissions indicated above relates to all installations of PGE Group that operate under the EU ETS system. The volume of CO2 emissions is calculated on the basis of and in accordance with the legal regulations applicable to the ETS system, in particular with decisions of competent authorities allowing the emission of greenhouse gases from installations.

Emission of NOX, SO2 and other relevant compounds emitted to atmosphere by PGE GiEK and PGE EC in 2020

  PGE GiEK  PGE EC 
Weight of relevant air emissions [tonnes] 2020  2019  2018  2017  2020  2019  2018  2017 
NOx  36,278  37,179  47,966  47,014  7298  12,120  9453  14,667 
SO2  39,012  36,831  63,130  55,631  7997  9,689  7330  7,710 
Particulate matter 1,268  1,324  2,492  2,145  560  821  509  628 
Emissions for net power produced from all generation capacities [kg/MWh]:
NOx 0.78  0.86  0.89  0.89  0.35  0.47  0.48  0.72 
SO2 0.83  0.85  1.18  1.05  0.38  0.38  0.38  0.38 
Particulate matter 0.03  0.03  0.05  0.04  0.03  0.03  0.03  0.03 

Water withdrawal for production purposes by source in 2020

PGE GiEK 
   2020  2019  2018  2017 
Total volume of water withdrawn for production purposes from the following sources 1,242,121,026 823,248,035 1,042,814,300 1,176,371,368
surface water, including water from wetlands, rivers and lakes 1,239,164,139* 821,829,162 1,040,611,060 1,174,331,818
groundwater 2,530,558** 1,204,452 1,713,527 1,365,177 
rainwater directly collected and stored by the organisation –   –  –  – 
wastewater from another organisation 39,704***  2,297  3,824  13,495 
municipal water supply and supply from other water companies 386,625****  212,124  485,889  660,878 
* increase due to inclusion of Rybnik Power Plant and minor increases in ZEDO and ELT related to construction/modernisation works
** increase due to inclusion of Rybnik Power Plant
*** only industrial wastewater is included; household wastewater is not included as not all streams are metered (some companies account for wastewater volumes on a lump sum basis); increase caused by inclusion of Rybnik Power Plant and higher demand in ZEDO
**** increase due to inclusion of Rybnik Power Plant and small increases in ZEDO and KWBT

 

PGE EC 
   2020  2019  2018  2017 
Total volume of water withdrawn for production purposes from the following sources 46,191,007  588,941,446  528,781,596  731,062,150 
surface water, including water from wetlands, rivers and lakes 42,809,425  578,765,341  524,456,463  726,729,661 
groundwater   1,814,720  8,417,680  2,901,560  2,892,267 
rainwater directly collected and stored by the organisation –  16,867  –  – 
wastewater from another organisation   1,744  –  – 
municipal water supply and supply from other water companies    1,566,862  1,739,814  1,423,573  1,440,222 

 

Total volume of wastewater by quality and destination in 2020

PGE GiEK
   2020  2019  2018  2017 
Factual total wastewater volume 37,021,636  21,856,562  16,409,935  20,188,192 
Volume of wastewater broken down by:           
rivers 33,796,938  21,838,460  16,226,412  19,681,161 
lakes 3,211,909  –  –  – 
soil –  –  –  452 
municipal companies – sewerage system 12,788  18,102  183,523  506,579 
Water from mine drainage / mine water – treatment 200,947,318  213,285,383  211,854,878  214,919,799 
Cooling water from the open cooling circuit that does not require treatment 1,120,985,368**  706,037,989  916,984,342  1,054,634,377 

 

PGE EC 
   2020  2019  2018  2017 
Factual total wastewater volume 4,899,580   13,856,612  9,052,857  10,442,419 
Volume of wastewater broken own by:            
rivers 3,705,975  7570498  4,925,721  7,349,568 
lakes 112,949  1,107,433  2,719,147  – 
soil –  –  –  – 
municipal companies – sewerage system 1,080,656  1,356,110  598,577  2,153,594 
Water from mine drainage / mine water – treatment not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable
Cooling water from the open cooling circuit that does not require treatment 33,194,176  542,577,388  541,288,560  723,422,747 

 

PGE EO 
   2020  2019  2018  2017 
Factual total wastewater volume 90,563  107,699  283,790  224,798 
Volume of wastewater broken down by:            
rivers 83,793   99,636  279,028  220,607 
lakes  –   –  –  – 
soil  –   –  –  – 
municipal companies – sewerage system 6,769   8,063  4,762  4,191 
Water from mine drainage / mine water – treatment not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable
Cooling water from the open cooling circuit that does not require treatment 850,5  1000  4,683  35,784 

 

PGE Dystrybucja 
   2020  2019  2018  2017 
Factual total wastewater volume 684  617  1 352  1,034 
Volume of wastewater broken

down by:

            
rivers 72  52  303  133 
lakes –  –  –  – 
soil 612  565  1049  901 
municipal companies – sewerage system –  –  –  – 
Water from mine drainage / mine water – treatment not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable
Cooling water from the open cooling circuit that does not require treatment not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable

Total weight of waste broken down by waste type and disposal method in 2020

PGE GiEK 
   2020  2019  2018  2017 
Volume of hazardous waste broken down by disposal method: 1188  1385  1,606  1,058 
Recovery (including energy recovery) 859  523  602  521 
Recycling 270  304  158  189 
Mass burn –  –  –  – 
Neutralisation 133  188  183  216 
Storage at landfills –  38  177  27 
On-site storage and warehousing 173  323  821  105 
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) –  –  –  – 
Volume of non-hazardous waste broken down by disposal method: 4,843,940  5,665,324  7,095,232  5,333,626 
Recovery (including energy recovery) 1,256,648  1,714,784  2,089,246  1,994,905 
Recycling 7061  20,700  6,314  9,323 
Mass burn –  –  –  7 
Neutralisation 13,913  9,558  3,027  14,393 
Storage at landfills 3,537,658  3,938,929  4,949,595  3,238,673 
On-site storage and warehousing 30,605  1,951  53,363  76,325 
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) –  –  –  – 

 

PGE EC 
   2020  2019  2018  2017 
Volume of hazardous waste broken down by disposal method:  4,669  4,691  80  67 
Recovery (including energy recovery) 290  4,430  12  4 
Recycling 57  36  59  46 
Mass burn –  –  –  – 
Neutralisation 37  725  9  10 
Storage at landfills –  1  –  0.6 
On-site storage and warehousing 4285  1.3  –  – 
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) –  0.2  0.3  6.8 
Volume of non-hazardous waste broken down by disposal method:  432,622  366,606  423,674  571,048 
Recovery (including energy recovery) 161,558  481,603  143,775  271,536 
Recycling 194,833  4,718  261,792  282,192 
Mass burn –  85,459  –  – 
Neutralisation 27,744  7,376  21  9 
Storage at landfills 2,256  12,772  15,582  12,600 
On-site storage and warehousing 47,157  231  66  69 
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) 25  219  2,409  4,621 

 

 

PGE EO 
   2020  2019  2018  2017 
Volume of hazardous waste broken down by disposal method:  285  11  12  102 
Recovery (including energy recovery) –  1  –  6.5 
Recycling –  –  –  – 
Mass burn –  –  –  – 
Neutralisation 39  3  4  5 
Storage at landfills 21.5  1.5  –  – 
On-site storage and warehousing 220  3.5  5  66 
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) 4.7  2  15  24 
Volume of non-hazardous waste broken down by disposal method:  218  213  79  193 
Recovery (including energy recovery) –  –  –  – 
Recycling –  –  –  0.3 
Mass burn –  2  –  – 
Neutralisation 171  3  2  1 
Storage at landfills 10  12  77  – 
On-site storage and warehousing 297  164  –  74 
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) 47  32  –  118 

 

PGE Dystrybucja 
   2020  2019  2018  2017 
Volume of hazardous waste broken down by disposal method:  1,969  2,253  2,141  2,350 
Recovery (including energy recovery)   –  –  –  – 
Recycling  –  –  –  – 
Mass burn  –  –  –  – 
Neutralisation  –  –  –  – 
Storage at landfills  –  –  –  – 
On-site storage and warehousing  –  –  –  – 
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) 1,969  2,253  2141  2350 
Volume of non-hazardous waste broken down by disposal method:  4,561  4,821  3,425  6,913 
Recovery (including energy recovery)  –  –  –  – 
Recycling  –  –  –  – 
Mass burn  –  –  –  – 
Neutralisation  –  –  –  – 
Storage at landfills  –  –  –  – 
On-site storage and warehousing  –  –  –  – 
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) 4,561  4,821  3425  6,913 

 

Monetary value of penalties and total number of non-financial sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations in companies with the highest environmental impact [PLN].

PGE GiEK  2020     comment
Value of fines not yet imposed but assessed for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations  PLN 15,893  1)Administrative penalty for exceeding the environmental usage limits specified in the water permit in 2017 (KWT – PLN 3,523),
2) Administrative penalty for exceeding the (hourly) limits of mercury emissions to the air in 2017 (ELT – PLN 5,110),
3) Administrative penalty for exceeding the nightly mine noise emission limits in 2017 (KWB – PLN 7,260) 		In connection with the implementation of investment projects eliminating the reasons for imposing penalties, the Company submitted requests to the competent Provincial Environmental Protection Inspectors for postponements of the penalty payment deadlines:
1) in a letter of January 8, 2021, KWT requested a postponement of the penalty payment deadline in the amount of PLN 3,523,
2) in a letter of January 4, 2021, ELT requested a postponement of the penalty payment deadline in the amount of PLN 3,523 and a reduction of the penalty amount,
3) in a letter of October 13, 2020 KWB requested a reduction of the penalty in the amount of PLN 7,260 by the amount of its own expenditures on the investment (the purchase of real estate) eliminating the reason for the penalty.  

 

PGE GiEK  2020     comment
Value of fines not yet imposed but assessed for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations PLN 252,796  1) An estimated amount of the administrative penalty for KWB’s exceeding the nightly mine noise emission limits in 2018 (PLN 53,687), 2019 (PLN 62,156) and 2020 (PLN 92,095).
2) An estimated amount of the penalty for ELT’s exceeding the mercury emission limits (in 2018 and 2019 – PLN 44,858) 		Estimated amounts of potential penalties for exceeding noise emission limits by KWB in the villages of Kamień 36 (from August 9, 2018) and Janówka 57 (from July 31, 2020)

 

PGE EC  2020     comment
Value of fines reduced (remitted) in a given year for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations PLN 13,052  The sum of penalties imposed by the Provincial Environmental Protection Inspectorate for 2018 and 2019. For each penalty, the Company submitted “A request to postpone the administrative penalty payment deadline and to recognise it as an expenditure for the project under implementation”. The Provincial Environmental Protection Inspectorate postponed the deadlines for the payment of both penalties until December 31, 2020.  On January 12, 2021, two requests were submitted to the Provincial Environmental Protection Inspectorate for a reduction in the amounts of the fines and their recognition as expenditures for the implementation of projects. On February 8, 2021, the Provincial Environmental Protection Inspectorate issued relevant decisions reducing the penalties in question to zero, and recognising them as expenditures on the investment project that eliminated the reason for the imposition of the penalties.

Selected indicators relating to employee issues at PGE Group

Grupa PGE   Data for 2020  Data for 2019  Data for 2018 
  Women  Men  Total  Women Men Total  Women Men Total 
Total number of employees   8,173  32,271  40,444  8,704  33,576  42,280  8,522  33,241  41,763 
Number of employees employed on a full-time basis 8,083  32,170  40,253  8,613  33,462  42,075  8,429  33,133  41,562 
Number of employees employed on a part-time basis 90  101  191  91  114  205  92  106  198 
Number of employees with employment contracts for an indefinite period 7,318  30,099  37,417  7,590  30,835  38,425  7,601  30,986  38,587 
Number of employees with employment contracts for a definite period 855  2,172  3,027  1,114  2,741  3,855  920  2,253  3,173 
Employees with contracts of mandate (A) 157  483  640  283  504  787  383  575  958 
Employees with contracts for specific work (B) 0  6  6  0  3  3  1  7  8 
Number of self-employed workers 3  7  10  0  22  22  2  22  24 
Ratio of self-employed workers to all employees 0.04%  0.02%  0.03%  0%  0.07%  0.05%  0.02%  0.07%  0.06% 

PGE Group Data for 2020  Data for 2019  Data for 2018 
Total number of employees   40,444  42,283  41,763 
Total number of newly hired employees in the reporting period, including:  1,927  3,040  2,785 
Women 579  1,065  855 
Men 1,348  2,935  2,022 
Persons aged below 30 568  1,274  1,020 
Persons aged between 30 and 50 1,076  2,221  1,578 
Persons aged over 50 283  465  278 
Percentage of newly hired employees in the reporting period, including:  5%  7%  7% 
Women 1%  3%  2% 
Men 3%  7%  5% 
Persons aged below 30 1%  3%  2% 
Persons aged between 30 and 50 3%  5%  4% 
Persons aged over 50 1%  1%  1% 
Total number of employees who left the workforce during the reporting period, including:  3,695  2,711  2,688 
Women 1,031  698  774 
Men 2,664  2,080  1,960 
Persons aged below 30 394  398  363 
Persons aged between 30 and 50 1,078  887  910 
Persons aged over 50 2,223  1,493  1,461 
Percentage of employees who left the workforce during the reporting period, including:  9%  6%  6% 
Women 3%  2%  2% 
Men 7%  5%  5% 
Persons aged below 30 1%  1%  1% 
Persons aged between 30 and 50 3%  2%  2% 
Persons aged over 50 5%  4%  3% 

PGE Group Data for 2020  Data for 2019  Data for 2018 
Total number of training days (total in given year) 42,105.00  48,487.75  53,551 
Total number of employees   40,444  42,280  41,763 
Average number of training days per employee in the reporting period – total  1  1.2  1.3 
Average number of training days per employee during the reporting period, including:  3.6  2.3  2.8 
Women 1.38  1.14  1.5 
Men 1  1.2  1.4 
Top management (Management Board and directors) 3.4  7.1  4.8 
Managerial positions 1.9  2.4  3.4 
Other employees 1  1  1.1 

As at December 31.

PGE Group  Data for 2020 Data for 2019 Data for 2018
Percentage of employees undergoing regular work performance assessments broken down by gender:  15.4%  23.5%  23.5% 
Number of employees receiving regular work performance assessments 6,228  9,923  9,804 
Number of women receiving regular work performance assessments 2,396  2,899  2,764 
Number of men receiving regular work performance assessments 3,832  7,024  7,039 
Number of managers/directors (managerial positions, names may vary from company to company) 1,119  1,256  1,072 
Percentage of employees receiving regular work performance assessments (women and men together – percentage of total number of all employees)         
Women (percentage of all women) 29.3%  33.3%  32.1% 
Men (percentage of men out of all men) 11.9%  20.9%  21.1% 
Directors, managers 38.3%  43.7%  37.2% 

PGE Group Data for 2020 Data for 2019 Data for 2018
Number of members of the Management Board  89  95  86 
Number of members of the Management Board, including:         
Women 9  8  7 
Men 80  87  79 
age: under 30 0  0  0 
age: 30-50 62  55  47 
age: over 50 27  38  39 
Number of members of the Supervisory Board 197  190  181 
Number of members of the Supervisory Board, including:          
Women 54  57  52 
Men 143  133  129 
age: under 30 2  3  0 
age: 30-50 137  128  123 
age: over 50 58  57  58 
Total number of employees   40,444  42,281  41,763 
Number of employees in each of the following categories:          
Women 8,173  8,706  8,522 
Men 32,271  33,575  33,241 
age: under 30 3,059  3,457  3,041 
age: 30-50 19,550  20,641  20,856 
age: over 50 17,835  18,183  17,866 
Percentage of members of the Management Board, including:          
Women 10.1%  8.4%  8.1% 
Men 89.9%  91.6%  91.9% 
age: under 30 0%  0%  0% 
age: 30-50 69.7%  57.9%  54.7% 
age: over 50 30.3%  40%  45.3% 
Percentage of members of the Supervisory Board, including:          
Women 27.4%  30%  28.7% 
Men 72.6%  70%  71.3% 
age: under 30 1%  1.6%  0% 
age: 30-50 69.5%  67.4%  68% 
age: over 50 29.4%  30%  32% 
Percentage of employees, including:          
Women 20.2%  20.6%  20.4% 
Men 79.8%  79.4%  79.6% 
age: under 30 7.6%  8.2%  7.3% 
age: 30-50 48.3%  48.8%  49.9% 
age: over 50 44.1%  43%  42.8% 

PGE Group Data for 2020 Data for 2019 Data for 2018
Total number of all accidents at work, including:  176  171  155 
Women 13  15  16 
Men 164  158  140 
Number of fatal accidents 3  1  0 
Women 0  0  0 
Men 3  1  0 
Number of collective accidents 1  2  1 
Women 0  0  0 
Men 2  4  2 
Number of serious accidents  2  2  2 
Women 0  0  0 
Men 2  2  2 
Number of light accidents 170  166  152 
Women 12  15  16 
Men 158  151  136 
Accident frequency index*  4.35  4.04  3.71 
Accident severity index**  22.35  21.42  24.05 
Absenteeism index***  11,675  12,445  10,608 
Women 582  1,556  1,129 
Men 11,093  10,889  9,423 
* Accident frequency index calculated according to the following formula = number of accidents per year/number of employees (as at the end of the year) x1000
** Accident severity index calculated according to the following formula = total number of days of work incapacity of victims of accidents at work/number of victims
*** Absenteeism index is the total number of days of absence due to work accidents (calendar days) - with respect to PGE Group companies

In 2020, the number of accidents in the mining, manufacturing and distribution companies decreased by about 15 percent compared to 2019. In the service companies, the number of accidents increased by about 38 percent. The vast majority of accidents was related to falls associated with walking and minor cuts and injuries associated with manual handling of objects. Conducting operations under the epidemic conditions resulted in increased OSH risks due to fewer resources that could be devoted to work inspections. Three fatal accidents occurred in 2020. They were thoroughly investigated by the company’s services and competent authorities. Appropriate preventive measures were taken. Lessons learned from all incidents that occurred in 2020 were incorporated into the framework action plan for 2021.

Selected indicators relating to social issues in the PGE Group

PGE cares about the reliability of supplies and the lowering of the SAIDI and SAIFI indices. Additionally, the PGE Group’s own indices are presented in the chapter “Society”.

Operational data 2020  2019  2018 
SAIDI index [minutes]
(average duration of electricity supply interruptions), including:
 251  261  299 
Planned 40  58  87 
Unplanned with catastrophic 211  203  212 
SAIFI index [units] 

(average frequency of electricity supply interruptions), including:

 3.67  3.88  3.92 
Planned 0.24  0.31  0.47 
Unplanned with catastrophic 3.43  3.57  3.45 

Selected indicators relating to human rights and anti-corruption issues in the PGE Group

As at December 31, 2020, compliance structures functioned in 25 companies belonging to the PGE Group: PGE SA, PGE GiEK, PGE Energia Ciepła, PGE Energia Odnawialna, PGE Dystrybucja, PGE Obrót, PGE EJ1, PGE Nowa Energia, PGE Synergia, PGE Systemy, PGE Ventures, PGE Baltica, PGE Centrum, PGE Dom Maklerski, Bestgum, Betrans, Elbest Security, Elbis, Elbest, Elmen, Eltur Serwis, MegaSerwis, Megazec, Ramb and PGE Ekoserwis. Each of them conducted dedicated employee training on human rights policies and procedures taking into account human rights aspects. The companies were also assessed, among other things, with respect to the risk of corruption.

Due to the fact that the total number of people working in these companies represents 96.1% of all employees of the Group, the following indexes are presented as aggregated data (for the PGE Group).

PGE Group  2020 
Total number of hours of training 1,499*
Number of employees trained 38,182
Percentage of employees trained 99%
*For the purposes of this statement, the calculation of the total number of hours of training is based on the assumption that training courses conducted on an e-learning basis are calculated as the product of the number of person-training courses and the duration of a training class equal to one hour (1h), while training courses conducted traditionally or online are the product of the number of training courses and the duration of a training class equal to 1.5 hours.

Training in the Code of Ethics, including a training module regarding respect for human rights, is organised at PGE Group once every three years. Each employee who successfully passes the examination at the end of the training receives a certificate. The number of employees trained means the number of employees who held valid training certificates as at 31. 12. 2020.

  2020 
Number of companies assessed for corruption risk 25 
Percentage of companies assessed for corruption risk 100% 

Training in anti-corruption policies and procedures

In the area of counteracting corruption, PGE Group companies are bound by the provisions of the PGE Group Code of Ethics and the Anti-Corruption Policy. They are in force in a vast majority of PGE Group companies. The provisions concerning anti-corruption measures are also included in the Code of Conduct for Business Partners of PGE Group Companies, which, together with the Code of Ethics, is posted on the website of each company. The companies are obliged to ensure that all their employees are familiar with, and trained in, the principles included in these documents. The conduct of training activities is reported on a quarterly basis. In addition, internal regulations include provisions aimed at mitigating the risk of corruption. This applies to the areas that are particularly vulnerable to it, such as purchasing or sponsoring activities.

As part of communication activities, a survey was conducted to check PGE employees’ knowledge of anti-corruption rules. The survey was conducted in the selected companies of the Group: PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA, PGE GiEK SA, PGE Energia Odnawialna SA, PGE Obrót SA, PGE EJ1, PGE Baltica, PGE Centrum, PGE Nowa Energia and PGE Venture. Over 400 employees participated in the survey. The vast majority, over 80 percent, of them provided correct answers, which means that their knowledge of the regulations applicable in the Group in this respect is thorough.

PGE Group 2020 
Percentage of Management Board and Supervisory Board members who were trained in anti-corruption measures 84% 
Percentage of employees who were trained in anti-corruption measures 72% 
Percentage of employees in managerial positions who were trained in anti-corruption measures 65% 
Percentage of other employees who were trained in anti-corruption measures 72% 
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