In 2019, the European Commission published Guidelines on non-financial reporting: Supplement on reporting climate-related information (2019|C 209|01) (European Commission Guidelines), which are expected to encourage enterprises to report in detail data on the impact of their business model on the climate. The European Commission Guidelines are not legally binding yet, but their application is already recommended by the European Securities and Markets Authority. Additionally, the Financial Stability Board has set up the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) which, through its activities, incentivizes financial institutions and non-financial enterprises to disclose information on climate-related risks and opportunities.
The PZU Group implements the European Commission guidelines on non-financial information, itemizing the reporting of climate-related data and further guidance for banks and insurance companies specified in Annex I and recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
The analysis of the possibility of implementing the guidelines and the monitoring of legislative solutions at the EU and national level related to sustainable financing were included in the works carried out in 2020 and 2021 on updating the PZU Group’s strategy.
Guidelines pertaining to disclosure of climate-related information | Chapter | |
Business Model
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Description of the business model, impact of climaterelated risks and opportunities on the business model, strategy and financial plans | Business model; Impact on the natural environment; ESG risks |
Positive and negative impact of the organization on the climate | Climate change; ESG risks |
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Climate scenarios: resilience of the company’s business model and strategy considering the different climate-related scenarios | ESG risks | |
Policies and due diligence processes
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Description of the company’s climate policies, including approach to mitigating climate changes or adaptation. | Climate change |
Climate-related objectives set by the company: all target greenhouse gas emissions and how they relate to national and international plans (in particular the Paris Agreement). | CEO letter; Climate change |
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Role of the management staff in the process of risk assessment and climate risk management. | ESG risks | |
Description of climate-related risks
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Process of identification and assessment of climaterelated risks in the short- and long-term perspective and specification how the company defines the shortand long-term perspective. | |
Key climate-related risks that the company has identified in the short- and long-term perspective in the entire value chain and all assumptions made as part of the risk identification process. | ||
The climate-related risk management process together with specification of who this process has been integrated with overall risk management in the organization. | ||
Non-financial performance indicators | Direct emissions Scope 1 and Scope 2, Selected GRI indicators | Impact on the natural environment |
Outcomes of policies and procedures | As above. | Impact on the natural environment; Business in the face of climate change |
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Magdalena Komaracka, IR Director, tel. +48 (22) 582 22 93
Piotr Wiśniewski, IR Manager, tel. +48 (22) 582 26 23
Aleksandra Jakima-Moskwa, tel. +48 (22) 582 26 17
Aleksandra Dachowska, tel. +48 (22) 582 43 92
Piotr Wąsiewicz, tel. +48 (22) 582 41 95