Climate Change Data

Trakcja PRKiI S.A.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2017, 2019)

Reporting Period: 2017

Environmental Metrics

Total Energy Consumption:105,309 GJ
Waste Generated:84,220 tons

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainable development
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Social responsibility
  • Environmental protection
  • Corporate governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Implemented Integrated Management System including ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2005, and BS OHSAS 18001:2007.
  • Successfully completed renewal audit of Integrated Management System by TÜV SÜD.
  • Recognised as one of the socially responsible companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (RESPECT INDEX) for the second consecutive year.
  • Implemented measures to reduce material consumption (e.g., double-sided printing, energy-saving lights).

Social Achievements

  • Employed over 300 new employees, particularly engineers and specialists.
  • Implemented new remuneration regulations with incentive systems.
  • Recognised by the Central Institute for Labour Protection as one of the Leaders in Safety at Work.
  • Implemented occupational safety management system compliant with PN-N-18001 (OHSAS).

Governance Achievements

  • Completed organisational and legal restructuring process.
  • Implemented a new contract-focused organisational structure.
  • Improved contract management with monthly meetings with contract directors.
  • Improved claim management with a uniform claim policy.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Significant delay of the Financial Framework 2014-2020 in public tenders.
  • Growing competition in the rail and road construction market.
  • Contract completion risks (administrative delays, material price changes, subcontractor issues, cost underestimation).
  • Financial risks (availability of funding, liquidity).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Optimised the Company's organisational structure (reducing jobs).
  • Implemented a modern contract management system.
  • Monitors capital structure using debt ratios.
  • Monitors cash at hand and maintains debt and financial liquidity at a safe level.
  • Develops long- and short-term analyses and forecasts for cash requirements.
  • Implemented measures to counteract corruption risks (Anti-corruption and Anti-bribery Programme).

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Procurement platform (auctions, requests for proposal)
  • Framework agreements
  • Supplier selection criteria (price, timeliness, warranty, payment date)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

Certifications: ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2005, BS OHSAS 18001:2007, PN-EN ISO 3834-3:2007

Third-party Assurance: Deloitte Audyt spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością sp. k.

Awards & Recognition

  • SEP President’s Medal
  • Chamber of Commerce award (Urban Transport)
  • Józef Nowkuński prize

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

Total Energy Consumption:328,586 GJ
Waste Generated:462,011 tons

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental protection
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Social and employee aspects
  • Ethics and prevention of corruption

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduction in SO2 emissions to the air by 0.5% compared to the previous year
  • Year-on-year reduction in electricity consumption through purchasing power tools and equipment with reduced electricity consumption, using energy-saving light bulbs and fluorescent lamps

Social Achievements

  • Implemented Onboarding process to reduce employee turnover and increase employee involvement, job satisfaction, and productivity
  • Over 16,600 hours of employee training (45.7% increase from 2018)
  • Reduction in accidents at work

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented compliance procedures and provided training on anti-corruption and counteracting unwanted behavior in the workplace
  • Established a Person of Trust to support employees reporting unwanted behavior

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Unstable supply of contracts in the infrastructure project market
  • Above-average increase in prices of materials and subcontractors
  • Shortages on the labor market
  • Failure to implement the contract revaluation system
  • Problems with settling contractual claims
  • Liquidity problems
  • Difficulties in securing larger contracts due to liquidity problems and timely project implementation limitations
  • Risk of disruption of operations related to the COVID-19 virus
Mitigation Strategies
  • Financial restructuring and attracting a new, stable shareholder
  • Acquired new financial instruments worth more than PLN 400 million, refinancing program totaling PLN 1.2 billion
  • Signed new contracts worth over PLN 750 million
  • Active liquidity management policy (monitoring liquidity, focusing on financing terms, maintaining low receivables, managing inventories, shortening invoicing period)
  • Active participation in tender procedures
  • Strengthening the position on the Polish market for construction and assembly services in the railway sector
  • Strengthening the Group's position on other markets (Germany, Ukraine)
  • Diversification of the Group's business
  • 10% reduction in working hours for employees to reduce costs (until June 30, 2020)
  • Suspension of bonuses, awards, allowances, and severance pay; reduction in overtime and company car use; reduction in social benefits fund contribution

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Procurement platform (auctions, requests for proposal); framework agreements; criteria include price, timeliness of deliveries, guarantee period, payment terms; 'Principles of Cooperation with Suppliers and Subcontractors by Trakcja PRKiI' document available on company website.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 (ISO 45001 certification scheduled for July 2020), PN-EN ISO 3834-3:2007

Third-party Assurance: BDO spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością sp. k.

Awards & Recognition

  • Safe Work Leader's Silver Card
  • First place in the 'Build Safely' competition
  • Distinction in the 'Build Safely 2019' competition
  • Third place in the 'Improvement of working conditions' competition