Integrated report 2021

Selected indices relating to environmental issues In the PGE Group

Energy

Energy consumption in the organization

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Total energy consumption in the organization 2021
Electricity (kWh) 11,152,880,829
 Heat (GJ) 2,501,120.11

Volumes sold: 2021
Electricity (kWh) 107,633,043,564
Heat (GJ) 53,675,235.06
Cooling (GJ) 0
 Steam (GJ) 1,398,948.94

CO2 emissions

CO2 emissions from the Group’s main plants and  allocation of free CO2 emission allowances for 2021.

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CO2 emissions in 2021* Allocation of allowances for CO2 emissions in 2021** CO2 emissions in 2020* CO2 emissions in 2019 CO2 emissions in 2019
Total for power plants
and CHP plants of
PGE Capital Group
70,746,383 638,274 59,518,765 60,663,255 70,186,803

The volume of CO2 emissions indicated above relates to all installations of the PGE Capital 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.

Other emissions

Emission of NOx, SO2 and other relevant compounds emitted to atmosphere in 2021. 

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Total (PGE GiEK+ PGE EC)

 Weight of relevant air emissions [tonnes] 2021
NOx 62,931
SO2 52,818
Particulate matter 2,033

Emission of NOx, SO2 and other relevant compounds emitted to atmosphere by PGE GiEK and PGE EC in 2021. 

PGE GiEK PGE EC
 Weight of relevant air emissions [tonnes] 2021 2020 2019 2021 2020 2019
NOx 62,931 36,278 37,179 8,206 7,298 12,120
SO2 52,818 39,012 36,831 8,688 7,997 9,689
Particulate matter 2,033 1,268 1,324 539 560 821
Emissions for net power produced from all generation capacities [kg/MWh]:
NOx 0.76 0.78 0.86 0.36 0.35 0.47
SO2 0.92 0.83 0.85 0.38 0.38 0.38
 Particulate matter 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03
Emissions for gross power produced from all generation capacities [kg/MWh]:
NOx 0.69 0.34
SO2 0.84 0.36
 Particulate matter 0.02 0.02

Water and wastewater management

Water withdrawal for production purposes by source in 2021.

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PGE GiEK
2021 2020 2019
 Total volume of water withdrawn for production purposes from the following sources 1,276,103,871 1,242,021,026* 823,248,035
 surface water, including water from wetlands, rivers and lakes 1,275,221,316 1,239,164,139 821,829,162
groundwater 758,401 2,530,558 1,204,452
rainwater directly collected and stored by the organisation 0 0 0
wastewater from another organisation 0 39,704 2,297
 municipal water supply and supply from other water companies 124,154 286,625* 212,124
* data updated

PGE EC
2021* 2020 2019
Total volume of water withdrawn for production purposes from the following sources 123,400,179 46,191,007 588,941,446
surface water, including water from wetlands, rivers and lakes 119,912,532 42,809,425 578,765,341
groundwater 2,027,597 1,814,720 8,417,680
rainwater directly collected and stored by the organisation 0 0 16,867
wastewater from another organisation 1,800 0 1,744
municipal water supply and supply from other water companies 1,458,250 1,566,862 1,739,814
* data relate to branches of PGE Energia Ciepła and subsidiaries

PGE EO
2021* 2020** 2019
Total volume of water withdrawn for production purposes from the following sources 25,129,615,394 10,161,924,065 9,569,414,678
surface water, including water from wetlands,
rivers and lakes
25,129,600,614 10,161,910,826 9,569,400,094
groundwater 5,943 4,810 5,228
 rainwater directly collected and stored by the organisation 0 0 0
wastewater from another organisation 0 0 0
municipal water supply and supply from other water companies 8,837 8,429 9,356
* the non-financial statements for previous years included data on large hydropower plants, run-off and run-of-flow reservoirs - located in PGE Energia Odnawialna branches and three large run-of-river power plants, such as: EW Dębe, Nielisz and Smardzewice. So far, the flows in small run-of-river power plants (MEW Dychów) have not been taken into account
** data updated

Total volume of wastewater by quality and destination in 2021.

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PGE GiEK
2021 2020* 2019
Factual total wastewater volume 25,110,513 23,864,603 21,856,562
Volume of wastewater broken down by:
rivers 23,294,196 20,639,905 21,838,460
lakes 1,809,788 3,211,910
soil 0
municipal companies – sewerage system 6,529 12,788 18,102
Water from mine drainage / mine water – treatment 199,056,878 200,947,318 213,285,383
Cooling water from the open cooling circuit that does not require treatment 1,138,299,971 1,120,985,988 706,037,989
* data updated

PGE EC
2021 2020 2019
Factual total wastewater volume 6,984,362 4,899,580 13,856,612
 Volume of wastewater broken down by:
rivers 5,638,663 3,705,975 7,570,498
lakes 112,949 1,107,433
soil
municipal companies – sewerage system 1,345,699 1,080,656 1,356,110
 Water from mine drainage / mine water – treatment n/a n/a n/a
Cooling water from the open cooling circuit that does not require treatment 107,291,008 33,194,176 542,577,388

PGE EO
2021 2020 2019
Factual total wastewater volume 80,890 90,563 107,699
 Volume of wastewater broken down by:
rivers 70,272 83,793 99,636
lakes
soil
municipal companies – sewerage system 9,698 6,769 8,063
 Water from mine drainage / mine water – treatment n/a n/a n/a
Cooling water from the open cooling circuit that does not require treatment 920 851 1,000

PGE Dystrybucja
2021 2020 2019
Factual total wastewater volume 3,905* 684 617
Volume of wastewater broken down by:
rivers 3,201 72 52
lakes
soil 704 612 565
municipal companies – sewerage system
Water from mine drainage / mine water – treatment n/a n/a n/a
 Cooling water from the open cooling circuit that does not require treatment n/a n/a n/a
* The reason for the increase in the amount of wastewater is mainly due to the change in the water permit, according to which, from 2021, the sum of rainwater and wastewater in the Rzeszów branch is included as wastewater, because they are discharged through one collector and from the intake of wastewater from GPZ Rożki 220/110 kV on in the Skarżysko-Kamienna branch.

Waste management

Total weight of waste broken down by waste type and disposal method in 2021.

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PGE GiEK
2021 2020 2019
Volume of hazardous waste broken down by disposal method: 1,003 1,188 1,385
Recovery (including energy recovery) 760 859 523
 Recycling 285 270 304
Mass burn
Neutralisation 130 133 188
Storage at landfills 38
 On-site storage and warehousing 113 173 323
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients)
Volume of non-hazardous waste broken down by disposal method: 5,785,030 4,843,940 5,665,324
Recovery (including energy recovery) 1,941,937 1,256,648 1,714,784
Recycling 5,140 7,061 20,700
Mass burn
Neutralisation 3,320 13,913 9,558
Storage at landfills 3,819,945 3,537,658 3,938,929
On-site storage and warehousing 10,462 30,605 1,951
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients)

 

PGE EC
2021 2020 2019
Volume of hazardous waste broken down by disposal method: 5,095 4,669 4,691
Recovery (including energy recovery) 70 290 4,430
Recycling 306 57 36
Mass burn
Neutralisation 1 37 725
Storage at landfills 1
On-site storage and warehousing 4,718 4,285 1.3
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) 0.2
Volume of non-hazardous waste broken down by disposal method: 408,638 432,622 366,606
Recovery (including energy recovery) 312,845 161,558 481,603
Recycling 10,766 194,833 4,718
Mass burn 85,459
Neutralisation 4 27,744 7,376
Storage at landfills 46,364 2,256 12,772
On-site storage and warehousing 35,500 47,157 231
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) 3,158 25 219

PGE EO
2021 2020 2019
Volume of hazardous waste broken down by disposal method: 70 285 11
Recovery (including energy recovery) 0 1
Recycling 0
Mass burn 0
Neutralisation 47.9 39 3
Storage at landfills 20.4 21.5 1.5
On-site storage and warehousing 1.5 220 3.5
 Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) 0 4.7 2
Volume of non-hazardous waste broken down by disposal method: 1,182 218 213
Recovery (including energy recovery) 0
Recycling 0
Mass burn 0 2
Neutralisation 3 171 3
Storage at landfills 38 10 12
On-site storage and warehousing 750 297 164
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) 391 47 32

PGE Dystrybucja
2021 2020 2019
Volume of hazardous waste broken down by disposal method: 815 1,969 2,253
Recovery (including energy recovery)  –  –
Recycling  –  –
Mass burn  –  –
Neutralisation  –  –
Storage at landfills  –  –
On-site storage and warehousing  –  –
 Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) 815 1,969 2,253
Volume of non-hazardous waste broken down by disposal method: 2,659 4,561 4,821
Recovery (including energy recovery)  –  –
Recycling  –  –
Mass burn  –  –
Neutralisation  –  –
Storage at landfills  –  –
On-site storage and warehousing  –  –
Other (e.g. transfer to authorised recipients) 2,659 4,561 4,821

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].

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PGE EC 2021 comment
Value of fines not yet imposed but assessed for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations PLN 52,179 I. The fine imposed by the Provincial Inspector for Environmental Protection (WIOŚ) in December 2021 in the amount of PLN 43 009 related to exceeding the parameters of wastewater from IMOS at EC Wrocław, in particular with regard to the COD parameter from periodic measurements and related to 2018.

An application was submitted to the Provincial Inspectorate of Environmental Protection in order to include a fine towards the modernization of the IMOS installation.

II. Penalty imposed by VIEP on KOGENERACJA / Czechnica Branch in the amount of PLN 9,170 for exceeding noise emissions in 2021. The company appealed to the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection on the matter – administrative proceedings are pending.

 Value of fines reduced (remitted) in a given year for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations PLN 13,052 On January 12, 2021, two applications were submitted to VIEP to reduce fines and include them in the funds incurred for the implementation of projects for the Lublin EC Branch.

The penalties concerned:

1)  a penalty for 2018 in the amount of PLN 7,999 for exceeding the permissible amount of 48-hour average dust exceeding 110% of the permissible value specified in the PZ.

2)  a fine for 2019 in the amount of PLN 5,053 for exceeding the dust emission standard in terms of the average monthly concentration in October 2019.

On February 8, 2021, the Provincial Inspectorate of Environmental Protection issued two decisions reducing the administrative fines imposed for the years 2018 and 2019 to zero.

Value of fines not yet imposed but assessed for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations PLN 8,456 For the EC Wybrzeże branch, fines were estimated for 2021 in the amount of PLN 8,456 for:

1) PLN 8,436 – for the daily average SO2 standards and for dust on the E2 emitter – for EC Wybrzeże. The SO2 exceedances were related to the higher sulfur content in coal and the failure of the belt feeding the coal to peak boilers. The dust exceedances resulted from the optimization of the modernized electrostatic precipitator in connection with the adaptation to the BAT conclusions.

2) PLN 20 for the excesses of cadmium and mercury in sewage – these occurred in connection with the optimization of the IMOS treatment plant operation with the use of a new preparation.

If WIOŚ initiates proceedings in this respect and penalties are charged, the Wybrzeże branch plans to apply for a reduction in fines and include them in the funds incurred for the implementation of investment projects.

PGE GiEK 2021 comment
Value of fines imposed in a given year for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations PLN 4,170 Increased fee in the amount of PLN 4,170 imposed by the decision of the Lower Silesian Voivodship Inspector for Environmental Protection of June 25, 2021 for the Turów Brown Coal Mine Division for the discharge of sewage from a mechanical and biological sewage treatment plant in 2019, exceeding the conditions of using the environment.
PLN 27,540  A fine of PLN 27,540 imposed by the decision of the Lower Silesian Voivodship Inspector for Environmental Protection of March 9, 2021 for the Turów Power Plant Branch for exceeding the permissible mercury emissions from power units 5 and 6 in 2019.
PLN 36,152 A fine in the amount of PLN 36,152 imposed by the decision of the Lower Silesian Voivodship Inspector for Environmental Protection of March 9, 2021 for the Turów Power Plant Branch for exceeding the permissible mercury emission from power unit 5 in 2018.
Value of financial penalties for which the authorities conduct proceedings or issued a decision to postpone the payment deadline of penalties in a given year for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations PLN 4,170.00 Turów Brown Coal Mine

By letter of June 29, 2021, an application was submitted to reduce the increased fee, established by the decision of the Lower Silesian Environmental Protection Inspector of June 25, 2021 for the discharge of wastewater from a mechanical and biological wastewater treatment plant (OSA-2) in 2019, exceeding the conditions for using the environment. The proceedings are in progress. The authority indicated the date of the case until August 31, 2022 and informed that the application could not be considered on time due to the need to confirm the proper functioning of the installation, i.e. to submit reports on the results of the tests from the full assessment period – from June 2021 to August 19, 2022

PLN 3,523 Turów Lignite Mine

By the decision of the Lower Silesian Environmental Protection Inspector of March 4, 2021, the deadline for the payment of a fine of PLN 3,523 was postponed, established by the decision of the Lower Silesian Environmental Protection Inspector of December 24, 2020 for the discharge of sewage from a mechanical and biological sewage treatment plant (OSA-2) in 2017, exceeding conditions for using the environment. The penalty may be remitted after the correct functioning of the installation is confirmed, i.e. the reports on the test results from the full evaluation period are presented – from June 2021 to August 19, 2022.

PLN 27,540 Turów Power Plant

By the decision of the Lower Silesian Environmental Protection Inspector of April 29, 2021, the deadline for the payment of a fine in the amount of PLN 27 540 was postponed, determined by the decision of the Lower Silesian Environmental Protection Inspector of March 9, 2020, provided that the investment project is carried out on time. The deadline was set for November 30, 2021. On November 23, 2021, the Contractor of the Bromine salt dosing unit informed the Employer about the impossibility of completing the investment on time. On December 22, 2021, the company’s Management Board signed an annex with the Contractor, extending the investment completion date. Due to the expiry of the deadline for submitting an application for amending decisions deferring the payment of penalties, the Branch applied to DWIOŚ with a request to restore the deadline for submitting an application for changing the deferment decisions. An application was submitted to change the investment completion date until December 31, 2022.

PLN 36,152 Turów Power Plant

By the decision of the Lower Silesian Environmental Protection Inspector of April 29, 2021, the deadline for the payment of a fine in the amount of PLN 36 152 was postponed, determined by the decision of the Lower Silesian Environmental Protection Inspector of March 9, 2020, provided that the investment project was carried out on time. The deadline was set for November 30, 2021. On November 23, 2021, the Contractor of the Bromine salt dosing unit informed the Employer about the impossibility of completing the investment on time. On December 22, the Management Board of the Company signed an annex with the Contractor, extending the term of the investment. Due to the expiry of the deadline for submitting an application for amending decisions deferring the payment of penalties, the Branch applied to DWIOŚ with a request to restore the deadline for submitting an application for changing the deferment decisions. An application was submitted to change the investment completion date until December 31, 2022

PLN 5,100 Turów Power Plant

By the decision of the Lower Silesian Environmental Protection Inspector of February 26, 2021, the deadline for the payment of a fine in the amount of PLN 5,100.00, determined by the decision of the Lower Silesian Environmental Protection Inspector of December 17, 2020, was postponed, provided that the investment project is implemented on time. The deadline was set for November 30, 2021. On November 23, 2021, the Contractor of the Bromine salt dosing unit informed the Employer about the impossibility of completing the investment on time. On December 22, 2021, the Management Board of the Company signed an annex with the Contractor, extending the term of the investment. Due to the expiry of the deadline for submitting an application for amending decisions deferring the payment of penalties, the Branch applied to DWIOŚ with a request to restore the deadline for submitting an application for changing the deferment decisions. An application was submitted to change the investment completion date until December 31, 2022

 Value of fines paid / to be paid in a given year for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations PLN 7,260  By the decision of the Łódź Environmental Protection Inspector of February 15, 2021, the authority reduced the fine imposed in 2020 for exceeding the permissible noise levels in Kamień 35. The decision was a consequence of the purchase of the Kamień 35 real estate by the Branch in 2018, which eliminated the reason for the penalty
Value of fines not yet imposed but assessed for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations PLN 346,705.39 In the case of materialization of penalties related to noise propagation in 2021, the following estimated costs should be taken into account in the following areas:

  • Kamień 35 – fine for 2018 PLN 29,475.60;
  • Kamień 36 – penalty PLN 24,212.10 (for 2018), PLN 62,156.58 (for 2019), 63,138.80 (for 2020), 64,599.53 (for 2021);
  • Janówka 57 – fine of 28,955.80 (for 2020), 70,216.88 (for 2021);
  • Chabielice Kol. – penalty for exceeding the permissible noise standard by 3.5 dB at night, on the basis of the test report carried out on November 16, 2021 (in accordance with the environmental decision). The amount for 44 days of 2021 may be approximately PLN 3,950.10
PLN 222,000  Estimated amount of the fine for exceeding the average annual mercury emission level on the emitter of unit 14 (cooling tower) at the Bełchatów Power Plant.
PLN 609,000  Estimated amount of the fine for exceeding the average annual emission level of carbon monoxide on the emitter of unit 7 (cooling tower) at the Turów Power Plant. Due to the fact that the exceeded value has been specified in the integrated permit as an indicative level, in this case the authority may not take actions related to the imposition of a penalty. In the event of issuing a decision imposing a fine, the Company will use the path provided for in the procedural and administrative regulations.

Selected indices relating to environmental issues in PGE SA

The indices below present the Company’s approach to managing its environmental impact in terms of energy, water and paper consumption at the headquarters of PGE SA.

Annual electricity consumption at the PGE SA headquarters
2021 2020 2019
Energy for administrative purposes (MWh) 1,716 1,594 1,698
Energy for administrative and technical purposes (server rooms) (MWh) 914 909 1,084

The consumption of energy for administrative purposes slightly increased compared to the previous year. This could have been influenced by the return of employees to the company after working remotely due to COVID-19.

Annual thermal energy consumption at the PGE SA headquarters
2021 2020 2019
 Annual consumption of thermal energy (in GJ) 8,460 6,980 6,675
Annual consumption of thermal energy (in GJ/m3) 0.08 0.06 0.06

The annual consumption of thermal energy slightly increased year on year due to the earlier heating season.

 Annual consumption of sheets of paper at the PGE SA headquarters
2021 2020 2019
Office Printing Paper (translated into A4-size sheets) 841,958 873,085 1,139,950
Paper consumption for office printing (A4 sheets/person) 1,201 1,317 1,768

The consumption of paper per one employee of PGE SA is regularly decreasing. This may be influenced by trainings on the principles of a green office.

Annual water consumption and sewage disposal at the PGE SA headquarters
2021 2020 2019
Annual water consumption and sewage disposal (m3) 4,711 4,152 7,391
Annual water consumption and sewage disposal (m3/person) 6.7 6.3 11.5

The return of employees to the company after working remotely, as well as the responsible attitude of employees in following the recommendations related to the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 and frequent washing of hands, could have contributed to the increase in water consumption and discharged sewage.

Annual consumption of toner cartridges at the PGE SA headquarters
2021 2020 2019
Annual consumption of toner (cartridges) 130 183 173
Annual consumption of toner (cartridge/person) 0.18 0.27 0.26

Energy-saving LED fixtures at the PGE SA headquarters
2021 2020 2019
LED fixtures (percent) 71 66 65

Due to the pandemic period, renovation works were suspended, and therefore the luminaires were slightly replaced.

Selected indices relating to employee issues in the PGE Group and PGE SA

The number of employees broken down by type of employment, type of employment contract and gender (in persons). As at December 31.

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PGE Group Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
 Women Men  Total  Women Men  Total  Women Men  Total
 Total number of employees 7,735 30,564 38,299 8,173 32,271 40,444 8,704 33,576 42,280
 Number of employees employed on a full-time basis 7,667 30,485 38,152 8,083 32,170 40,253 8,613 33,462 42,075
 Number of employees employed on a part-time basis 68 79 147 90 101 191 91 114 205
 Number of employees with employment contracts for an indefinite period 6,960 28,679 35,639 7,318 30,099 37,417 7,590 30,835 38,425
Number of employees with employment contracts for a definite period 775 1,885 2,660 855 2,172 3,027 1,114 2,741 3,855
 Employees with contracts of mandate (A) 225 532 757 157 483 640 283 504 787
 Employees with contracts for specific work (B) 5 7 12 0 6 6 0 3 3
Number of self-employed workers 5 12 17 3 7 10 0 22 22
Ratio of self-employed workers to all employees 0.065% 0.039% 0.044% 0.037% 0.022% 0.025% 0.000% 0.066% 0.052%

PGE SA Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
 Women  Men  Total  Women  Men  Total  Women  Men  Total
Total number of employees 356 345 701 311 307 618 331 336 667
Number of employees employed on a full-time basis 350 340 690 302 300 602 322 327 649
 Number of employees employed on a part-time basis 6 5 11 9 7 16 9 9 18
 Number of employees with employment contracts for an indefinite period 338 323 661 295 290 585 311 308 619
Number of employees with employment contracts for a definite period 18 22 40 16 17 33 20 28 48
Employees with contracts of mandate (A) 0 6 6 1 1 2 4 3 7
Employees with contracts for specific work (B) 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2
Number of self-employed workers 0 0 0 0 0
 Ratio of self-employed workers to all employees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The number of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. As at December 31.

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PGE Group Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
Number of employees 38,299 40,444 42,283
 Number of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements 29,486 30,861 32,339
Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements (in relation to all employees) 77.0% 76.3% 76.5%

PGE SA Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
Number of employees 701 618 667
Number of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements 0 1 1
Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements (in relation to all employees) 0% 0% 0%

Total number of newly hired employees, employees who left the workforce and employee turnover broken down by age and gender (in persons). As at December 31.

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PGE Group Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
Total number of employees 38,299 40,444 42,283
Total number of newly hired employees in the reporting period, including: 1,973 1,927 3,040
Women 659 579 1,065
Men 1,314 1,348 2,935
Osoby poniżej 30 roku życia 537 568 1,274
Osoby między 30 a 50 rokiem życia 1,222 1,076 2,221
Osoby powyżej 50 roku życia 214 283 465
Percentage of newly hired employees in the reporting period, including: 5% 5% 7%
Women 2% 1% 3%
Men 3% 3% 7%
Persons aged below 30 1% 1% 3%
Persons aged between 30 and 50 3% 3% 5%
Persons aged over 50 1% 1% 1%
Total number of employees who left the workforce during the reporting period, including: 4,232 3,695 2,711
Women 1,053 1,031 698
Men 3,179 2,664 2,080
Persons aged below 30 420 394 398
Persons aged between 30 and 50 1,356 1,078 887
Persons aged over 50 2,456 2,223 1,493
Percentage of employees who left the workforce during the reporting period, including: 11% 9% 6%
Women 3% 3% 2%
Men 8% 7% 5%
Persons aged below 30 1% 1% 1%
Persons aged between 30 and 50 4% 3% 2%
Persons aged over 50 6% 5% 4%

 

PGE SA Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
Total number of employees 701 618 667
Total number of newly hired employees in the reporting period, including: 201 83 77
Women 90 33 36
Men 111 50 41
Persons aged below 30 32 11 31
Persons aged between 30 and 50 153 61 43
Persons aged over 50 16 11 3
Percentage of newly hired employees in the reporting period, including: 29% 13% 12%
Women 13% 5% 5%
Men 16% 8% 6%
Persons aged below 30 5% 2% 5%
Persons aged between 30 and 50 22% 10% 6%
Persons aged over 50 2% 2% 0%
Total number of employees who left the workforce during the reporting period, including: 114 132 40
Women 47 53 16
Men 67 79 24
Persons aged below 30 14 19 9
Persons aged between 30 and 50 73 77 24
Persons aged over 50 27 36 7
Percentage of employees who left the workforce during the reporting period, including: 16% 21% 6%
Women 7% 9% 2%
Men 10% 13% 4%
Persons aged below 30 2% 3% 1%
Persons aged between 30 and 50 10% 12% 4%
Persons aged over 50 4% 6% 1%

The average annual number of training days per employee broken down by gender and employment structure (in persons). As at December 31.

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PGE Group Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
Total number of training days (total in given year) 50,034.28 42,105.00 48,487.75
Total number of employees 38,299 40,444 42,280
Average number of training days per employee in the reporting period – total 1.31 1.04 1.15
Average number of training days per employee during the reporting period, including: 1.85 3.62 2.25
Women 1.52 1.38 1.14
 Men 1.23 0.96 1.15
Top management (Management Board and directors) 2.96 3.38 7.08
Managerial positions 2.09 1.90 2.37
 Other employees 1.21 0.95 1.00

Average hours of training per year per employee broken down by employment category and gender. 

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PGE SA Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
Total number of training days (total in given year) 333.00 492.00 2 481.25
Total number of employees 701 618 667
Average number of training days per employee in the reporting period – total 0.48 0.80 3.72
Average number of training days per employee during the reporting period, including: 0.48 0.70 3.84
Women 0.64 1.18 3.36
Men 0.65 0.82 4.07
Top management (Management Board and directors) 0.96 1.57 6.62
Managerial positions 0.75 1.25 4.03
Other employees 0.57 0.97 3.35

The percentage of employees undergoing regular work performance assessments and career development reviews broken down by gender. As at December 31.

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PGE Group Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
Percentage of employees undergoing regular work performance assessments broken down by gender: 16.4% 15.4% 23.5%
Number of employees receiving regular work performance assessments 6,286 6,228 9,923
Number of women receiving regular work performance assessments 2,472 2,396 2,899
Number of men receiving regular work performance assessments 3,814 3,832 7,024
Number of managers/directors (managerial positions, names may vary from company to company) 1,034 1,119 1,256
Percentage of employees receiving regular work performance assessments (women and men together – percentage of total number of all employees)
Women (percentage of all women) 32.0% 29.3% 33.3%
Men (percentage of men out of all men) 12.5% 11.9% 20.9%
Directors, managers 35.9% 38.3% 43.7%

PGE SA Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
Percentage of employees undergoing regular work performance assessments broken down by gender: 100% 100% 100%
Number of employees receiving regular work performance assessments 701 618 667
Number of women receiving regular work performance assessments 356 311 331
Number of men receiving regular work performance assessments 345 307 336
Number of managers/directors (managerial positions, names may vary from company to company) 159 151 156
Percentage of employees receiving regular work performance assessments (women and men together – percentage of total number of all employees)
Women (percentage of all women) 100% 100% 100%
Men (percentage of men out of all men) 100% 100% 100%
Directors, managers 100% 100% 100%

The composition of governing and supervising bodies, as well as the personnel broken down by gender and age. As at December 31.

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PGE Group Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
Number of members of the Management Board 81 89 95
Number of members of the Management Board, including:
Women 8 9 8
Men 73 80 87
age: under 30 1 0 0
age: 30-50 49 62 55
age: over 50 31 27 38
Number of members of the Supervisory Board 191 197 190
Number of members of the Supervisory Board, including:
Women 52 54 57
Men 139 143 133
age: under 30 1 2 3
age: 30-50 130 137 128
age: over 50 60 58 57
Total number of employees 38,299 40,444 42,281
Number of employees in each of the following categories:
Women 7,735 8,173 8,706
Men 30,564 32,271 33,575
age: under 30 2,864 3,059 3,457
age: 30-50 18,261 19,550 20,641
age: over 50 17,174 17,835 18,183
Percentage of members of the Management Board, including:
Women 9.9% 10.1% 8.4%
Men 90.1% 89.9% 91.6%
age: under 30 1.2% 0.0% 0.0%
age: 30-50 60.5% 69.7% 57.9%
age: over 50 38.3% 30.3% 40.0%
Percentage of members of the Supervisory Board, including:
Women 27.2% 27.4% 30.0%
Men 72.8% 72.6% 70.0%
age: under 30 0.5% 1.0% 1.6%
age: 30-50 68.1% 69.5% 67.4%
age: over 50 31.4% 29.4% 30.0%
Percentage of employees, including:
Women 20.2% 20.2% 20.6%
Men 79.8% 79.8% 79.4%
age: under 30 7.5% 7.6% 8.2%
age: 30-50 47.7% 48.3% 48.8%
age: over 50 44.8% 44.1% 43.0%

PGE SA Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
Number of members of the Management Board 6 6 6
Number of members of the Management Board, including:
Women 1 1
Men 5 5 6
age: under 30 1
age: 30-50 3 5 2
age: over 50 2 1 4
Number of members of the Supervisory Board 9 8 8
Number of members of the Supervisory Board, including:
Women 2 2 2
Men 7 6 6
age: under 30
age: 30-50 4 4 4
age: over 50 5 4 4
Total number of employees 701 618 667
Number of employees in each of the following categories:
Women 356 311 331
Men 345 307 336
age: under 30 68 54 78
age: 30-50 548 480 499
age: over 50 85 84 90
Percentage of members of the Management Board, including:
Women 16.7% 16.7% 0%
Men 83.3% 83.3% 100%
age: under 30 16.7% 0.0% 0.0%
age: 30-50 50.0% 83.3% 33.3%
age: over 50 33.3% 16.7% 66.7%
Percentage of members of the Supervisory Board, including:
Women 22.2% 25.0% 25.0%
Men 77.8% 75.0% 75.0%
age: under 30 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
age: 30-50 44.4% 50.0% 50.0%
age: over 50 55.6% 50.0% 50.0%
Percentage of employees, including:
Women 50.8% 50.3% 49.6%
Men 49.2% 49.7% 50.4%
age: under 30 9.7% 8.7% 11.7%
age: 30-50 78.2% 77.7% 74.8%
age: over 50 12.1% 13.6% 13.5%

Percentage of employees who will become entitled to retire in 5 and 10 years, broken down by type of work. As of December 31.

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PGE Group Data for 2021
Number of employees entitled to retirement within 5 years 5,905
Directors 136
Managers 555
Experts 302
Office positions 1,019
Operating positions 3,445
Others 448
Percentage of employees entitled to retirement within 5 years
Directors 22%
Managers 24%
Experts 15%
Office positions 18%
Operating positions 14%
Others 16%
Number of employees entitled to retirement within 10 years (cumulative data) 12,402
Directors 189
Managers 790
Experts 533
Office positions 1,643
Operating positions 8,397
Others 850
Percentage of employees entitled to retirement within 10 years
Directors 31%
Managers 35%
Experts 27%
Office positions 29%
Operating positions 34%
Others 31%

Percentage of employees who will become entitled to retire in 5 and 10 years, broken down by type of work. As of December 31.

PGE SA Data for 2021
Number of employees entitled to retirement within 5 years 17
Directors 1
Managers 2
Experts 10
Office positions 4
Operating positions
Others
Percentage of employees entitled to retirement within 5 years
Directors 1%
Managers 3%
Experts 3%
Office positions 2%
Operating positions 0%
Others 0%
Number of employees entitled to retirement within 10 years (cumulative data) 34
Directors 6
Managers 4
Experts 16
Office positions 8
Operating positions
Others
Percentage of employees entitled to retirement within 10 years
Directors 8%
Managers 5%
Experts 5%
Office positions 4%
Operating positions 0%
Others 0%

Implementation of the Voluntary Leave Programme (VLP) (persons).

PGE Group
VLP in 2021 52
VLP in 2020 135
VLP in 2019 26

PGE SA
VLP in 2021 52
VLP in 2020 22
VLP in 2019 0

Type and rate of injuries, occupational diseases, lost days and absenteeism, as well as the total number of work-related fatal accidents broken down by gender.

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PGE Group Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
Total number of all accidents at work, including: 160 176 171
Women [number of injured] 13 13 15
Men [number of injured] 147 164 158
Number of fatal accidents 0 3 1
Women [number of injured] 0 0 0
Men [number of injured] 0 3 1
Number of collective accidents 2 1 2
Women [number of injured] 0 0 0
Men [number of injured] 4 2 4
Number of serious accidents 1 2 2
Women [number of injured] 0 0 0
Men [number of injured] 1 2 2
Number of light accidents 155 170 166
Women [number of injured] 13 12 15
Men [number of injured] 142 158 151
Accident frequency index* 4.17 4.35 4.04
Accident severity index** 64.63 68.68 74.97
Absenteeism index*** 10,340 11,675 12,445
Women 568 582 1,556
Men 9,772 11,093 10,889
* 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

PGE SA Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
Total number of all accidents at work, including: 1 0 0
Women [number of injured] 1 0 0
Men [number of injured] 0 0 0
Number of fatal accidents 0 0 0
Women [number of injured] 0 0 0
Men [number of injured] 0 0 0
Number of collective accidents 0 0 0
Women [number of injured] 0 0 0
Men [number of injured] 0 0 0
Number of serious accidents 0 0 0
Women [number of injured] 0 0 0
Men [number of injured] 0 0 0
Number of light accidents 1 0 0
Women [number of injured] 1 0 0
Men [number of injured] 0 0 0
Accident frequency index 1.43 0 0
Accident severity index 14 0 0
Absenteeism index 14 0 0
Kobiety 14 0 0
Mężczyźni 0 0 0

In 2021, the accident frequency rate decreased by approx. 6% compared to 2020. The vast majority of accidents were related to falls related to pedestrian movement and to minor cuts and injuries related to manual handling of objects.

Selected indicators in the area of social issues at the PGE Group

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Operational data Data for 2021 Data for 2020 Data for 2019
SAIDI index [minutes]
(average duration of electricity supply interruptions), including:
367 251 261
Planned 33 40 58
Unplanned with catastrophic 334 211 203
SAIFI index [units]
(average frequency of electricity supply interruptions), including:
4.28 3.67 3.88
Planned 0.2 0.24 0.31
Unplanned with catastrophic 4.08 3.43 3.57

PGE cares about increasing the reliability of deliveries and lowering SAIDI and SAIFI ratios. The increase in SAIDI and SAIFI in 2021 is due to weather conditions. PGE Dystrybucja makes many efforts to reduce the nuisance associated with interruptions in electricity supply. For this purpose, more and more work is carried out under voltage. Mobile cable lines were also purchased, which allow for emergency power supply to recipients in the event of damage to the distribution network. The result of these activities is the reduction of the time of scheduled breaks related to service works by nearly 18% compared to 2020.

Total number of legitimate complaints about breach of customer privacy and data loss

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PGE SA
Complaints received from external institutions and recognized by the organization 0
Complaints received from the regulator 0
Total number of identified leaks, theft or loss of customer data 0

PGE Dystrybucja*
Complaints received from external institutions and recognized by the organization 0
Complaints received from the regulator 0
Total number of identified leaks, theft or loss of customer data 7

PGE Obrót**
Complaints received from external institutions and recognized by the organization 0
Complaints received from the regulator 0
Total number of identified leaks, theft or loss of customer data 986, including:

  1. 41 – number of notifications classified as violations with notification to the Office for Personal Data Protection (UODO)
  2. 945 – number of reports classified as infringements without notification to UODO

PGE Energia Ciepła
Complaints received from external institutions and recognized by the organization 0
Complaints received from the regulator 0
Total number of identified leaks, theft or loss of customer data 0

* PGE Dystrybucja provides electricity distribution services to 5 590 733 customers (as at December 31, 2021). The 7 violations of personal data protection reported to the company constitute approx. 0.0001 percent in proportion to the number of customers.
** 986 personal data breaches reported to PGE Obrót account for approx. 0.017% in proportion to the number of customers.

Pursuant to Art. 33 paragraph 1 GDPR: „In the event of a breach of personal data protection, the controller shall, without undue delay – if possible, no later than 72 hours after finding the breach – notify the competent supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 55, unless it is unlikely that the violation would result in a risk of violating the rights or freedoms of natural persons. ” Notification to the Personal Data Protection Office takes place when the analysis of the notification of a personal data breach indicates that the disclosed data may be used by an unauthorized third party and may cause material or non-material damage to the person whose data has been disclosed.

In 2021, 7 violations of personal data protection were reported at PGE Dystrybucja, and in the case of PGE Obrót – 41. In order to minimize the risk of data protection violations, the companies take appropriate remedial measures, adjusted to the severity and scope of the incident or violation.

  • interviews with employees resembling the rules of personal data protection and the applicable information security procedures.
  • reminders about the principles of personal data security in messages addressed to employees via corporate mail and publications on the intranet. The Data Protection Officer (DPO) provides, inter alia, recommendations on the rules and measures for the protection of personal data in the company.
  • training reminding activities,
  • training materials – in March 2021, managers of HR and human resources departments of PGE Dystrybucja were provided with training materials on the principles and measures of personal data protection developed by the DPO,
  • updates of the applicable procedures and regulations in the field of personal data protection.
  • constant contact with the Data Protection Officer for both employees, clients and contractors of the company.
  • encryption of documentation containing the PESEL number, which is sent electronically,
  • limiting the scope of personal data sent in electronic and paper correspondence (electronic requests for payment, traditional correspondence related to the change in the method of settlement – prosumer)
  • maximizing the sending of correspondence to customers by electronic means, especially with sensitive data (contracts),
  • updating customer data,
  • contact with the postal operator regarding the exercise of due diligence during the performance of official tasks by the operator’s employees,
  • periodic training for the company’s employees in the field of personal data protection.

PGE Group’s personal indicators in the area of social issues were presented in the „Social” chapter.

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

As at December 31, 2021, compliance structures functioned in 22 companies belonging to the PGE Group: PGE SA, PGE GiEK, PGE Energia Ciepła, PGE Energia Odnawialna, PGE Dystrybucja, PGE Obrót, PGE Synergia, PGE Systemy, PGE Ventures, PGE Baltica, 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).

Total number of incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken in 2021. As of December 31.

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PGE Group Data for 2021
Total number of incidents of discrimination 0*
* Among the cases reported by Whistleblowers, none concerned discrimination. Counteracting unfair and biased differentiation of people is the subject of employee education in the form of internal training and the subject of internal communication.

PGE SA Data for 2021
Total number of incidents of discrimination 0*
* Among the cases reported by Whistleblowers, none concerned discrimination. Counteracting unfair and biased differentiation of people is the subject of employee education in the form of internal training and the subject of internal communication.

Training of employees of PGE Group companies in the field of human rights policies and procedures taking into account human rights aspects. 

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PGE Group 2021
Total number of hours of training 17,789*
Number of employees trained 33,334
Percentage of employees trained 91%
Number of employees with valid Code of Ethics training as of December 31, 2021 34,767
Percentage of employees with valid training on the Code of Ethics as at December 31, 2021 95%
* For the purposes of this statement, when calculating the total number of training hours, it was assumed that e-learning training is calculated as the product of the number of people who have completed the training and the duration of the training 1h, and stationary or online training is the product of the number of training sessions and time duration of the training 1.5 h. Other forms of training are the product of the number of training sessions and the duration of the training 0.5 h.

PGE SA 2021
Total number of hours of training 110*
Number of employees trained 212
Percentage of employees trained 31%
Number of employees with valid Code of Ethics training as of December 31, 2021 657
Percentage of employees with valid training on the Code of Ethics as at December 31, 2021 95%
* For the purposes of this statement, when calculating the total number of training hours, it was assumed that e-learning training is calculated as the product of the number of people who have completed the training and the duration of the training 1h, and stationary or online training is the product of the number of training sessions and time duration of the training 1.5 h. Other forms of training are the product of the number of training sessions and the duration of the training 0.5 h.

Trainings on the PGE Capital Group’s Code of Ethics, containing issues related to respect for human rights, are obligatory for every employee and other persons acting on behalf and for the benefit of PGE Group companies. They are repeated cyclically every three years. Each of the training participants who successfully pass the exam receives a certificate. The given number of employees trained is the number of employees who have training valid as of December 31, 2021.

The total number and percentage of companies assessed for corruption.

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2021
Number of companies assessed for corruption risk 22
Percentage of companies assessed for corruption risk 100%

In the area of ​​counteracting corruption, PGE Group companies are bound by the provisions of the Code of Ethics, the Anticorruption Policy and the General Procedure – Anti-corruption in the PGE Capital Group. They apply to the vast majority of PGE Group companies (this does not apply to financial entities that perform these tasks based on separate legal requirements). Companies are obliged to familiarize and train all employees and other persons acting on behalf of and for the benefit of the companies of the principles contained in the regulations. After the training on both the Code of Ethics and anti-corruption regulations, participants sign declarations on participation in the training and reading and undertaking to comply with the regulations discussed therein. Confirmation 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 areas that are particularly exposed to it, such as purchasing or sponsorship activities. All business partners confirm that they have read the Code of Conduct for Business Partners of the PGE Capital Group Companies (KPPB) in the SWPP2 system used to conduct procurement procedures. Agreements with business partners include ethical clauses referring to the principles described in the KPPB, including the principles related to counteracting corruption.

The Code of Conduct for Business Partners and the PGE Group’s Anti-Corruption Policy are available in two language versions – Polish and English.

Communication and training on the organisation’s anti-corruption policies and procedures

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PGE Group 2021
Number of Management Board and Supervisory Board members who were trained in anti-corruption measures 159
Percentage of Management Board and Supervisory Board members who were trained in anti-corruption measures 84%
Number of employees in managerial positions who were trained in anti-corruption measures 2,443
Percentage of employees in managerial positions who were trained in anti-corruption measures 93%
Number of employees who were trained in anti-corruption measures 32,363
Percentage of employees who were trained in anti-corruption measures 95%

PGE SA 2021
Number of Management Board and Supervisory Board members who were trained in anti-corruption measures 15
Percentage of Management Board and Supervisory Board members who were trained in anti-corruption measures 100%
Number of employees in managerial positions who were trained in anti-corruption measures 163
Percentage of employees in managerial positions who were trained in anti-corruption measures 93%
Number of employees who were trained in anti-corruption measures 486
Percentage of employees who were trained in anti-corruption measures 94%
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