We care about the enviroment

Due to the financial nature of PZU Group’s operations, its direct impact on the natural environment is limited.

Due to the financial nature of PZU Group’s operations (see more), its direct impact on the natural environment is limited. PZU’s initiatives take two forms: of responsible internal resource management and of building environmental sensitivity and awareness among stakeholders - employees, clients, business partners, suppliers, and representatives of local communities. For example, PZU offers an insurance guarantee for removal and liquidation of negative effects in and damage to the environment. The object of the guarantee is PZU’s obligation to pay the specified amount in situations in which the entity that applied for it has failed to remove the negative effects in the environment produced as the result of their operations and has not paid all or some of the liabilities resulting from the costs suffered in association with repairing the environmental damage. This product, which is an economic stimulator, supports pro-ecological activity of enterprises, the operations of which expose them to costs resulting from the need to return the environment to its initial condition.

The criteria of ecology and environment protection are the main determinants of PZU Group’s decisions and actions in the range of administration, logistics, and real-estate management.

The criteria of ecology and environment protection are the main determinants of PZU Group’s decisions and actions in the range of administration, logistics, and real-estate management. PZU’s effective purchasing policy also adopts the requirement of obligatory inclusion of ethical, social, and environmental clauses in its agreements.

Selected initiatives in environmental management:

• „rower zastępczy” [replacement bicycle] – in the scope of this initiative, since the year 2012, PZU has offered their clients who were involved in traffic collisions requiring repairs of their vehicles a choice between a replacement car and a bicycle they can keep. The objective of this innovative offer is to promote a healthy lifestyle, but it also reflects the company’s care for the environment;
• introducing hybrid cars to the fleet – the drive complies with the highest standard of combustion EURO 5 binding in the European Union, whereas cars, with proper driving techniques, use only about 4 l/100 km in a city;
• economic management of resources and raw materials – electronic data carriers and limiting the use of paper in business are important aspects of this activity. In recent years, equipment such as new printers which automatically print on two sides and the use of irrelevant office materials for office printing have allowed us to reduce paper consumption. Abandonment of paper press - 116 dailies, 48 weeklies and biweeklies, 79 monthlies, and 11 quarterlies – has helped reduce the annual paper consumption by 13 tons. In order to reduce power consumption, we install energy-saving lighting and heating systems. We also focus on responsible waste management and strive to achieve the full recycling level;
• choice of the back office headquarters with attention to ecological aspects – the Konstruktorska Business Center building, which houses PZU’s back office, is powered entirely by energy from renewable sources and offers over 30 locations for charging electric cars. The building was designed with special attention devoted to environment protection – it has the BREEAM certificate. The categories evaluated for the certificate include air quality, energy and water consumption, low waste levels, use of eco-friendly materials, and providing good working conditions;
• employee education – key initiatives in this area include: campaigns regarding use of consumables, recycling, e.g. involving employees in collection of mobile phones and environmental campaigns.