Greenhouse gas emissions

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We monitor the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the group's operating activities. The organizational boundaries of the reported emissions include: (1) in the case of PKO Bank Polski data for this entity alone (100% of emissions), (2) in the case of group data: the bank and all its subsidiaries in accordance with the bank's operational control (100% of emissions of each entity). Consolidation covers all levels of the group. The reported emissions cover Scope 1, 2 and Scope 3. Emissions in Scope 3 were extended to include data relating to subsidiaries, emissions generated at the stage of production of fuels and fuels to generate electricity and emissions related to the generation of electricity lost during transmission and distribution (WTT - Weel to Tank) and rental of business space.

PKO Bank Polski adopted a set of ESG metrics and integrated them with the non-financial objectives of the Bank's Capital Group for the following years. The fulfilment of objectives will be verified using reliable and fully measurable data. One of the adopted goals is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the bank to 40,000 tonnes in 2025, i.e. by 60% compared to 2019. In 2022, the bank's greenhouse gas emissions were reduced by 61.7% compared to 2019.

We calculated the emissions using the revised Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG) Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (revised) using the market-based and location-based methods. The bank recalculated the base year 2019 for Scope 1 - the DEFRA emission indicators database was used, and for Scope 2 - the National Centre for Emissions Management (KOBiZE) ratios were used after taking into account transmission losses and balance sheet differences.


Scope 1:	Scope 2:	Scope 3:
14 716 Mg CO₂e	80 416 Mg CO₂e (location based)	18 277 Mg CO₂e
14 716 Mg CO₂e	33 784 Mg CO₂e (market based)	18 277 Mg CO₂e
Direct emissions of the Bank’s Capital Group as a result of fuel combustion in sources owned by it and purchase of refrigerants [GRI 305-1]	Indirect emissions of the Bank's Capital Group resulting from the use of purchased electricity and heat [GRI 305-2]	TIndirect emissions of the Bank’s Capital Group arising from business travel,employees commuting, WTT, and lease of space [GRI 305-3]

In 2022, the Bank’s Group's emissions decreased by 4.3%, y/y, in Scope 1 and 2, what was the result of decrease in the emissions in the Bank and in subsidiaries. Direct emissions from the use of fuel in buildings and indirect emissions from the purchase of electricity and thermal energy decreased, and direct emissions from the consumption of fuels used in vehicles (an increase in passages) and emissions from refrigerants, the result of the increased loss and thus the increased volume of supplemented refrigerants, have increased.

The Bank calculated GHG emissions intensity ratios for the purpose of comparison with the market. Total 1+2 Scope emissions for the Bank’s Group were used in the calculation. In this way, a full picture was obtained of the carbon footprint generated as a result of the operating activities.

Direct and indirect GHG emissions by source (in Mg CO₂e)

	Bank	Other entities	Group	Bank	Other entities	Group	Group
	2022			2021			y/y
Scope 1 – direct emissions from:	10 849	3 867	14 716	10 000	3 388	13 388	9.9%
fuels used in buildings	4 081	744	4 825	4 681	797	5 478	-11.9%
fuels used in vehicles	5 725	3 019	8 745	4 757	2 591	7 348	19.0%
refrigerants	1 043	103	1 146	562	0	562	104.0%
Scope 2 – indirect emissions from:	26 274	7 510	33 784	28 101	9 203	37 304	-9.4%
purchase of electricity	3 335	4 990	8 324	4 590	6 305	10 895	-23.6%
purchase of heat	22 939	2 520	25 460	23 511	2 898	26 409	-3.6%
Total emissions (Scope 1 + 2)	37 124	11 376	48 500	38 101	12 591	50 692	-4.3%
WTT emissions	3 987	3 413	7 400	-	-	-	-
domestic and foreign buisiness travel	513	6	519	195	-	195	166.1%
employee commuting	8 694	17	8 711	3 341	-	3 341	-
lease of space	1 647	0	1 647	-	-	-	-
Scope 3	14 841	3 436	18 277	3 536	-	3 536	416.8%
Total emissions (Scope 1 + 2 + 3)	51 965	14 813	66 777	41 637	-	54 228	23.1%

GHG emissions intensity ratios

GHG emissions Scope 1 + 2	Unit	2022	2021	y/y
per employee	Mg CO₂e / person	1.9	2.0	-1.3%
per customer	kg CO₂e / person	4.4	4.8	-8.9%
per PLN 1 mln of assets	kg CO₂e / PLN 1 mln of assets	112.6	121.2	-7.1%

Scope 1:

Scope 2:

Scope 3:

14 716 Mg CO2e

80 416 Mg CO2e

(location based)

18 277 Mg CO2e

33 784 Mg CO2e

(market based)

Direct and indirect GHG emissions by source (in Mg CO2e)

GHG emissions intensity ratios

14 716 Mg CO₂e

80 416 Mg CO₂e

18 277 Mg CO₂e

33 784 Mg CO₂e

Direct and indirect GHG emissions by source (in Mg CO₂e)