Annual Report 2021

Spectrum

Orange Polska is Poland’s leading telecommunication provider, operating in all segments of the Polish telecom market and holding licences for 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz frequencies.

Spectrum is a scarce and unique natural capital, to which access is regulated at the national and European Union level. Our access to the spectrum required for rendering telco services is at the regulator’s discretion. The amount of spectrum that is at our disposal influences the competitiveness and quality of the services we render.

Energy

Expansion of the telecommunications infrastructure in response to the growing demand for information flow entails higher demand for electrical energy in our industry

In order to compensate for this environmentally unfriendly trend, we take steps to optimise energy consumption. We also reduce electricity consumption through replacement of older technical devices with modern energy-efficient ones, modernisation of cooling systems, introduction of energy saving functionalities, and so on.

We manage natural resources efficiently, monitoring the consumption of energy and other resources, as well as carbon dioxide emissions related to our operations.

Climate

Expansion of the telecommunications infrastructure in response to the growing demand for information flow entails higher demand for electrical energy in our industry.

Poland’s energy mix is based on coal, so the only reasonable way towards a sustainable reduction in our climate (carbon) footprint is increasing the proportion of energy from new renewable sources, coupled with initiatives aiming to optimise consumption volume.

Climate neutrality is a challenge for the whole world, including Orange. The overall objective for Orange Polska is to achieve net zero carbon emissions already by 2040 for all emissions (own and the entire value chain’s) with a key milestone to reduce own CO emissions by 65% by 2025 versus 2015.

We are permanently looking for new sources of renewable energy and contract such energy directly with its producers from facilities developed specifically for our needs in Poland. In parallel, we take steps to optimise energy and resources consumption. We manage natural resources efficiently, monitoring their consumption, as well as carbon dioxide emissions related to our operations.

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