Minimising our impact on the environment

Our commitment	KPI	Performance
To implement business goals with respect for the rules of ecology and in harmony with the environment, including optimisation of energy use in the following areas: real estate, infrastructure and network, data centres; supervision over Orange Polska’s impact on the environment; increase in the number of recycled, re-used and refurbished devices	Energy consumption	Electricity consumption (GWh) 2019: 552 2020: 541 2021: 533
	Own CO_₂ emissions (GHG Scopes 1+2)	Total CO_₂ emissions (‘000 tones) 2019: 425 2020: 405 2021: 367
	% of renewable energy	2019: 0% 2020: 0% 2021: 6%
	Number of recycled and refurbished devices	Mobile collection (buyback & recycling) 2019: 36,671 2020: 33,609 2021: 37,765 Refurbished mobiles sold 2019: 8,561 2020: 11,515 2021: 12,628 Refurbished CPE devices 2019: 410,774 2020: 503,045 2021: 655,447

In Orange, we believe that technological progress must be available to everyone, but it should not occur at the expense of the natural environment. We take responsibility for our impact on climate. We have set specific, ambitious climate objectives and we are investing in new, more efficient and energy-saving technologies, such as fibre. We are also looking for green energy sources. In addition to reducing its own emissions, the technology industry has a special role to play. The modern digital technologies and services we offer support the green transformation of numerous other industries. We also get our customers involved in environmental initiatives.

Orange Polska, like the whole global Orange Group, wants to become climate neutral and achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2040. Neutrality will cover both direct and indirect own emissions (Scopes 1 and 2 of the GHG Protocol) and emissions in the value chain (Scope 3). By 2025, the Company intends to reduce its CO₂ emissions in Scopes 1 and 2 of the GHG Protocol (direct and indirect own emissions) by 65% compared to 2015. Orange Polska’s targets are in harmony with Orange Group’s global, science-based climate goals, which have been confirmed by the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) to be aligned with the objectives of the Paris Agreement (holding the increase in the global average temperature in the 21st century to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels).

60%

our 2025 goal of increasing the share of renewable energy in our energy mix

Our 2025 goal will be achieved primarily through increasing the share of renewable energy in our energy mix to at least 60% by 2025, based on long-term procurement agreements directly with renewable energy producers (PPAs) as well as work on further improvement of energy efficiency of our networks. With our Energy Optimisation Programme, we have gradually reduced energy consumption. In 2021, it stood at 533 GWh (vs. 541 GWh in 2020) and for the first time included electricity from renewable sources, which accounted for 6% of our energy mix. We have also accelerated efforts to reduce emissions in the entire value chain, including emissions by suppliers and customers.

This is a direct continuation of the Company’s efforts. Despite growing volume of data traffic on its networks, Orange Polska achieved a 27% reduction in its own emissions between 2015 and 2021. In 2021, its CO₂ emissions were 367,000 tonnes versus 405,000 tonnes in 2020, which means a further 9% reduction year-on-year.

Looking towards 2025, Orange Polska is focused on three main priorities: responsibility for reducing its CO₂ emissions; value for its customers, shareholders and other stakeholders; and impact on the green, digital transformation of the Polish economy.

Furthermore, Orange Polska implements the principles of circular economy in an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint throughout the entire supply chain. We buy back older smartphones and accept broken ones for recycling in every Orange store; we refurbish and relaunch several hundred thousand modems and set-top boxes per annum; we implement innovations in our devices to extend their service life and reduce energy consumption; and we aim to expand our portfolio of refurbished smartphones. In 2021, we collected over 37,700 handsets from the market, and refurbished and relaunched over 12,600 of them (vs. 11,500 in 2020). We also refurbished 655,000 fixed-line network devices (modems, set-top boxes) and reassigned them to other customers for further use. Orange Polska has monitored and managed its environmental impact for years. The Company has adopted the Environmental Management System, certified for compliance with the ISO 14001 standard for both fixed-line and mobile networks. It provides for the development of the Company’s environmental policy; determination of environmental aspects of its operations; identification of the applicable legal requirements related to environmental protection; definition and implementation of environmental goals and outcome monitoring; and management of potential breakdowns dangerous to the environment. All activities of the Company related to its environmental impact comply with the relevant standards and regulations. Since 2008, Orange Polska has followed the Environmental Protection Policy, which aims to reduce the Company’s environmental impact, while maintaining the quality of services and customer satisfaction with them. In 2021, Orange Polska adopted the Climate Policy, which defines ambitious goals for reducing its negative impact on the climate.