Corporate social responsibility is of crucial importance in company management, relations with stakeholders and activities involving environmental and social effects.
Ethical issues were discussed in our Code of Ethics adopted in 2006, which is a selection of the most important principles and values to be followed by the company in relation with its surroundings. We take due consideration of the provisions of the Code in all our internal procedures. We develop and consequently implement good practices in consecutive areas of our business. For the last few years, we have presented our good practices in a report issued by the Responsible Business Forum (Forum Odpowiedzialnego Biznesu).
In 2008, two examples of good practice were presented: “Creation/maintenance of jobs” and the “ORLEN. Safe Roads” programme.
Under the “ORLEN. Safe Roads” programme, we undertake activities aimed at educating the society in the field of traffic safety rules, and in particular we inspire, help to implement and reward the most interesting road safety initiatives. The 2008 edition of the programme held the motto: “Parents set an example for their children”.
Corporate responsibility also means supporting the local society and co-operating with NGOs and associations. In 2008, we actively participated in numerous local projects. Traditionally, we sponsored the “ORLEN Polish Open” International Wheelchair Tennis Tournament and Wisła Płock Sports Club. We financially supported the reconstruction of the Zielińscy Library of the Płock Scientific Society as well as renovation of historic buildings of the former Benedictine abbey in Płock. Also, we supported innovative ideas and initiatives towards the development of the city under the “Forum for Płock” cross-sector partnership project launched in 2002 with the city of Płock and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
For many years, our charity activities have been a major element of the Company’s corporate responsibility. In 2008, we supported numerous valuable projects in the field of education, health and security. Our charity activities were two-pronged: direct activities taken by the Company and via the ORLEN DAR SERCA Foundation, where we are the sole benefactor.
We actively support culture, heritage, environmental protection and professional and amateur sport initiatives. In 2008, we continued our cooperation with the prestigious culture institutions in Poland, such as the National Concert Hall or the National Museum in Warsaw. We promoted the most important automotive events and projects. Together with ORLEN Oil, we sponsored the 65th ORLEN Platinum Rally Poland, the largest and the most prestigious racing event in Poland.
For 10 years, we have sponsored ORLEN Team, the first fully professional cross-country racing team in Poland, which represents the country on international arenas and participates in the most important sporting events, like The Dakar. In the 2008 Cross-Country Championship and World Cup, our motorcyclists, Jacek Czachor and Marek Dąbrowski, won the FIM World Champion title, and Jakub Przygoński – FIM World Vice-Champion. Our car team, Krzysztof Hołowczyc and Jean-Marc Fortin, won second place in the FIA World Cup.
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