Basic information
The report was prepared in accordance with:
- Article 49b, clause 1 and art. 55, clause 2b-e of the Accounting Act of September 29, 1994, as subsequently amended, which implements the guidelines of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2014/95 / EU of October 22, 2014, as regards disclosure of non-financial information, along with the additional, subsequent guidelines, including the European Commission Communication 2019 / C 209/01 of 20.06.2019 with guidelines on non-financial reporting: Supplement on reporting climate-related information;
- Global Reporting Index guidelines – GRI Standards (core level).
The 2019 Non-financial Report presented contains data and indicators regarding TAURON Capital Group (hereinafter alternatively referred to as the Group, TAURON Group and TAURON) as well as TAURON Polska Energia S.A., which is the parent company in TAURON Capital Group. (hereinafter referred to as TAURON Polska Energia, Company).
Non-financial data was compiled on the basis of a dialogue with the stakeholders carried out according to the AA1000SES standard.
The business model, key non-financial performance indicators, policies and the due diligence procedures applied, as well as the potential risks and the risk management system, are provided in this Report from the point of view of the entire TAURON Capital Group and are presented on a consolidated basis.
The subject matter scope of the Report has not changed significantly as compared to 2018. The Report covers those subsidiaries that are responsible for generating 98% of the Group’s revenue. As a result, as in the previous year, the following subsidiaries are included: TAURON Polska Energia, TAURON Wydobycie, TAURON Wytwarzanie, TAURON Ciepło, TAURON Ekoenergia, TAURON Dystrybucja, TAURON Dystrybucja Serwis, TAURON Dystrybucja Pomiary, Bioeko Grupa TAURON, TAURON Sprzedaż GZE, TAURON Obsługa Klienta, Kopalnia Wapienia „Czatkowice”, Spółka Usług Górniczych, TAURON Serwis, TAURON Ekoserwis and the special purpose vehicles set up to manage the wind assets, TAURON Czech Energy, TAURON Ubezpieczenia i Wsparcie Grupa TAURON. This set of companies, also included in the Financial Statements, is representative of all of the Group’s lines of business. This approach enables understanding the way they are operated, but also their impact on the environment.
TAURON Capital Group’s reporting process takes place on an annual basis (the Integrated Report was published in June 2019). There were no significant changes to the structure, form of ownership or value chain in 2019, that would affect a change of the business model.
Due to the growing importance of non-financial data, the Non-financial Report has been prepared for the first time in the history of TAURON Group, constituting an independent, autonomous document. To date, the Group has conducted this reporting using a Statement on non-financial data, as a part of the Management Board’s Report on the operations of TAURON Polska Energia S.A. and the operations of TAURON Capital Group for the ended financial year.
Reporting methodology
The preparation of the content of this Report was performed in the following stages:
- Developing a map of stakeholders and defining the material aspects of the reporting;
- Confirming the material business and corporate social responsibility issues and their importance, adequate for TAURON Capital Group;
- Collecting the data illustrating the implementation of the policies with respect the business model, Strategy and the corporate social responsibility goals, as well as the due diligence and risk management principles and the way they are managed at TAURON Capital Group;
- Drawing up his Report based on the collected data in accordance with the Accounting Act of December 15, 2016 (Journal of Laws of 2017, item 61), the European Commission Communication 2019 / C 209/01 of 20.06.2019 with guidelines on non-financial reporting: Supplement on reporting climate-related information and based on the reporting standard Global Reporting Index – GRI Standards (core level).
Stakeholder mapping
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Material aspects of the reporting
External and internal stakeholders identified in the mapping process were involved in the process of selecting the material aspects of TAURON Capital Group’s reporting. The following actions contributed to the process of defining the material aspects of the reporting:
- individual interviews with experts – including with the representatives of the universities, organizations dealing with responsible business and non-governmental organizations with an ecological profile of activities,
- expert online survey – sent, among others to the representatives of the industry organizations, the regulator, NGOs and the social partner,
- online survey – a questionnaire, sent electronically, was completed by a record number of more than 12 000 employees and customers.
- workshops with TAURON Group‘s managers – managers, including the ones working in the area of strategy, customer, distribution, human resource management, compliance, took part in the meeting
TAURON Group’s perspective takes into account the opinions collected from both the managerial staff as well as the employees of the Group. Therefore, separate points of view of the individual subsidiaries have not been identified, as the Group is regarded as a whole. Within it, however, the individual lines of business (Mining, Generation, Heat, RES, Distribution, Customer Service and Supply) can be distinguished and for which the indices that are most important from the point of view of their operations have been selected and reported.
In turn, the perspective of the Group’s stakeholders is the aggregate result of the opinions of the experts who took part in TAURON’s dialogue panels, as well as of the Group’s customers, the representatives of the public administration, the regulator, the industry organizations, non-governmental organizations and the media.
The effect of the above mentioned work was the preparation of the final shape of the list of the material aspects of TAURON Capital Group’s reporting, along with the determination of their significance for the Group and its stakeholders.
Issues selected during the materiality analysis | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AREA |
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Ensuring energy security – efficient provision of access to electricity and heat | MARKET |
Investment projects aimed at increasing customer access to electricity supply (capital expenditures on new generation capacity, the refurbishment of the existing assets and the expansion of the RES‑based generation capacity portfolio). | MARKET |
Transparency of the offering and a responsible sales process (access to the information on the products and services, comprehensible sales language, clear bill / invoice, security of customer data). | MARKET |
Responsible and ethical cooperation with TAURON Group’s suppliers (raw material suppliers, business partners, contractors, etc.) | MARKET |
Customizing of the offering to meet the customers’ diverse needs and devising the solutions for the sensitive groups (e.g. special solutions for less affluent consumers, senior citizens, single parents, etc.) | MARKET |
Investment projects aimed at increasing the share of energy generated from renewable sources and supporting sustainable development | ENVIRONMENT |
Minimizing the negative impact of the company on the natural environment (through the investment projects undertaken, energy and water saving (efficiency) solutions, reduction of the emissions; waste management, etc.) | ENVIRONMENT |
Research and development initiatives as well as innovative solutions related to the natural environment protection and energy saving (efficiency) | ENVIRONMENT |
Efficient management of the consumption of the raw materials used in the production process | ENVIRONMENT |
Terms of employment and friendly workplace (a transparent remuneration system, clear promotion criteria, non‑discrimination, work (occupational) safety and health (WHS) issues) | WORKPLACE |
Internal communication with the employees | WORKPLACE |
Management of the employee departure and restructuring issues (e.g. outplacement programs for the people whose employment relationships have been terminated for reasons attributable to the employer) | WORKPLACE |
Education and development of the employees at various levels in the organization | WORKPLACE |
Support and resolution of the social problems (e.g. problems with access to electricity among economically handicapped social groups: the poor, the elderly; education of the society, etc.) | SOCIETY |
Educational activities with respect to the functioning of the electricity market, energy efficiency and the safe use of electricity and its infrastructure. | SOCIETY |
TAURON Group’s support for the local communities within which it is operating (support for the local organizations, implementation of the social programs, organization of events in the regions, etc.) | SOCIETY |
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