Environmental data
Environmental data*
| Description of the indicator | unit | 2019 | 2020** | 2021** |
| GRI302-1 | ||||
| Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions |
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| Scope 1 – Direct energy consumption by primary energy sources | ||||
| Fuel oil (all buildings, all uses) | ’000 m3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Gas | ’000 m3 | 2,306 | 2,014 | 2,542 |
| Coal | tonnes | 51 | 13 | 15 |
| Gasoline for company cars | ’000 litres | 1,549 | 1,813 | 1,887 |
| Diesel fuel for company vehicles | ’000 litres | 2,315 | 886 | 702 |
| Scope 1: Total energy | GWh | 85 | 62 | 55 |
| Scope 1: CO2 emissions from fuel, gas and coal | ’000 tonnes | 11.9 | 9.2 | 10.9 |
| Scope 1: CO2 emissions from vehicles | ’000 tonnes | 9.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Scope 1: CO2 emissions from greenhouse gases | ’000 tonnes | 5.3 | 7.1 | 15.6 |
| Scope 1 – Direct own greenhouse gas (CO2 e) emissions*** | ’000 tonnes | 21.7 | 22.8 | 32.7 |
| Scope 2 – Indirect own CO2e emissions (electricity consumption) | ||||
| Energy consumption – electricity | GWh | 552 | 541 | 533 |
| In which renewable energy | GWh | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Scope 2: CO2e emissions (location-based) | ’000 tonnes | 397 | 382 | 334 |
| Scope 1+2: CO2e emissions | ’000 tonnes | 424.5 | 404.6 | 367.2 |
| GRI305-1 GRI305-2 |
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| Scope 3 – Other indirect own CO2e emissions (business travels)**** | ||||
| Business trips: distance travelled by plane | ’000 km | 5,740 | 526 | 333 |
| Business trips: distance travelled by train | ’000 km | 4,800 | 1,277 | 232 |
| Scope 3: CO2e emissions | ’000 tonnes | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Total CO2e emissions (Scope 1+2+3) | ’000 tonnes | 426 | 405 | 367.4 |
| KPIs per customer | ||||
| KPI: Electricity consumption/customer | kWh/customer | 25.8 | 26.2 | 24.7 |
| KPI: CO2 emissions from electricity consumption/customer |
kg/customer | 18.6 | 18.5 | 15.5 |
| KPI: Scope 1+2 CO2 emissions during electricity consumption/customer |
kWh/customer | 29.8 | 29.2 | 17 |
| KPI: Scope 1+2+3 CO2 emissions (all energies)/customer | kg/customer | 19.9 | 29.6 | 17 |
| GRI301-1 | ||||
| Materials | ||||
| Paper | ’000 tonnes | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| GRI303-1 | ||||
| Water | ||||
| Water consumption | ’000 m3 | 242.6 | 215 | 204.3 |
| GRI306-2 | ||||
| Waste management: ***** | ||||
| Internal WEEE (network & tertiary) | tonnes | 112.2 | 38.5 | 8.1 |
| Wooden poles | tonnes | 216.3 | 9.2 | 28.3 |
| Cables | tonnes | 126.2 | 20.2 | 290.5 |
| Batteries | tonnes | 92.6 | 3,670 | 433 |
| Paper/Cardboard | tonnes | 14.7 | 41.2 | 25.6 |
| Other hazardous waste (including PCB) | tonnes | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Other non-hazardous waste | tonnes | 1,233.7 | 4,911 | 1,169 |
| Waste recycled internally | tonnes | 1,799 | 8,693 | 1,957 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment | ||||
| Collected and recycled handsets | 000 | 36.7 | 33.6 | 37.8 |
| Refurbished and relaunched handsets | 000 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 12.6 |
| Refurbished and relaunched multimedia (broadband) devices | 000 | 411 | 503 | 655 |
| Electromagnetic field emissions | ||||
| Compliance with the relevant standards | yes | yes | yes | |
* The presented environmental indicators are the same for the Group and Orange Polska, as the latter owns the buildings and network infrastructure which constitute the basis for determining energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions generated by business trips (gasoline and diesel combustion) are determined for the Orange Group, whereas other indicators, i.e. EMF emissions and handset recycling/refurbishment, are specific to Orange Polska S.A. only.
** The presented full-year figures consist of actual data for Q1, Q2 and Q3 and estimates for Q4. Environmental data are based on reporting to the Orange Group’s global database. Electricity consumption in Orange Polska’s buildings is determined on the basis of records in the electricity database (BEE), which contains readouts of individual electricity meters. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are calculated according to the GHG Protocol. For electricity, GHG emissions are calculated using emission factors derived from International Energy Agency (IEA). There are no biogenic GHG emissions in the Company.
*** Scope 1 (direct) GHG emissions are defined as emissions from sources (resources, processes) that are owned or controlled by the organisation. For Orange Polska, these include fuel combustion emissions related to buildings, systems and vehicles as well as the impact of cooling and fire-extinguishing agents expressed in terms of CO₂e. In line with global guidelines and adopted objectives, only CO₂ emissions are monitored.
**** From 2022, Orange Polska intends to fully report GHG emissions in the Scope 3, accounting for emissions by both suppliers and customers (only emissions related to business trips have been reported hitherto).
***** Waste is generated during liquidation of fixed assets or in the course of investments/repairs. The summary below indicates major drops in some items, while large increases in other categories. The increases resulted from a process of replacement of network infrastructure elements related to their service life and investments in new solutions.
** The presented full-year figures consist of actual data for Q1, Q2 and Q3 and estimates for Q4. Environmental data are based on reporting to the Orange Group’s global database. Electricity consumption in Orange Polska’s buildings is determined on the basis of records in the electricity database (BEE), which contains readouts of individual electricity meters. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are calculated according to the GHG Protocol. For electricity, GHG emissions are calculated using emission factors derived from International Energy Agency (IEA). There are no biogenic GHG emissions in the Company.
*** Scope 1 (direct) GHG emissions are defined as emissions from sources (resources, processes) that are owned or controlled by the organisation. For Orange Polska, these include fuel combustion emissions related to buildings, systems and vehicles as well as the impact of cooling and fire-extinguishing agents expressed in terms of CO₂e. In line with global guidelines and adopted objectives, only CO₂ emissions are monitored.
**** From 2022, Orange Polska intends to fully report GHG emissions in the Scope 3, accounting for emissions by both suppliers and customers (only emissions related to business trips have been reported hitherto).
***** Waste is generated during liquidation of fixed assets or in the course of investments/repairs. The summary below indicates major drops in some items, while large increases in other categories. The increases resulted from a process of replacement of network infrastructure elements related to their service life and investments in new solutions.
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