Environmental impact

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated the Polenergia Group’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, confirming that they are aligned with scientific criteria and a decarbonisation pathway appropriate for the energy sector. Polenergia is currently the only Polish energy company whose climate targets have undergone this validation process.

UN Global Compact Network Poland has published the report “Business and Nature – A Guide to Business Impacts on Water and Biodiversity.”

Summer is a time for community gatherings, celebrations and shared experiences. In 2026, Polenergia once again joined local events that bring communities together. From May to September, we took part in family picnics, harvest festivals, local celebrations and other community events, creating opportunities for residents to enjoy time together, exchange experiences and learn more about nature and climate protection.

With the end of the 2025/2026 school year, the fourth edition of Polenergia’s climate education programme Play Green with Us!^® also came to a close. This year’s edition engaged more than 80 educational institutions and over 16,000 students. Throughout the school year, schools and kindergartens delivered more than 2,600 hours of lessons dedicated to ecology, environmental protection, and sustainable development.

For the fourth year in a row, Polenergia employees have shown that staying active can go hand in hand with making a difference. From the beginning of April until the end of June, participants competed and motivated one another as part of the POWER UP! sports challenge. Once again, Polenergia converted their kilometres, steps and time spent being physically active into meaningful support for the CukierAsy Association, donating PLN 30,000.

More than 150 submissions, dozens of engaged families, and meaningful conversations based on facts about renewable energy sources—this is what the first edition of the Family Academy of Renewable Energy Facts competition looked like. The initiative was organised by Polenergia as part of its educational programme Play Green with Us!®, in partnership with the Ogarnij Inżynierię Foundation and MATERIALITY. The awards ceremony took place on 16 June at the Żuromin Cultural Centre.

In our first assessment, we achieved a score of 67 out of 100! This places the Polenergia Group in the top 35% of all companies evaluated by EcoVadis.

In the spring of 2026, a series of educational workshops entitled Nature Trackers was held in primary schools and kindergartens across the municipalities of Sulechów and Niegosławice (the area of Polenergia’s renewable energy projects FF Sulechów and FW Mycielin). The initiative was carried out as part of Polenergia’s educational programme Play Green with Us!® The workshops were led by Antoni Białek, a graduate of the University of Zielona Góra and representative of EcoConsilium Nature Consultancy.

At the beginning of June, the Sulechów Photovoltaic Farm once again became a place for a unique meeting with nature and renewable energy sources. Polenergia welcomed nearly 100 students from schools and a kindergarten in Sulechów as part of the fourth edition of Bee Day, organised under the Play Green with Us^® climate education programme.

Polenergia is committed to conducting lessons about energy in schools and kindergartens as part of its educational program, Play Green with Us^®

On April 22, we celebrated Earth Day. For us, it’s more than just a symbolic date – it’s an opportunity to take action together for nature and a healthy lifestyle. For the fourth year in a row, we kicked off the cycling season by taking part in Bike Day.

Thanks to cooperation with Polenergia, workshops dedicated to nest boxes and the spring habits of birds were held at the Żuromin Cultural Center. The meeting was led by journalist, teacher, and ornithology enthusiast Adam Ejnik.

Environmental protection is a cornerstone of maintaining ecosystem balance and biodiversity. In 2025, the Polenergia Group consistently implemented initiatives aimed at exerting a positive impact on the natural environment while mitigating the adverse effects of its operations.

The 2025 season marked another stage in Polenergia Group’s active protection of the Meadow Harrier, a programme that has been continuously implemented since 2014. The activities were carried out in the areas of five wind farms, in cooperation with experienced ornithologists and local farmers managing crops in the vicinity of the farms.

From May to August, Polenergia actively participated in key events for local communities, such as municipal harvest festivals, traditional “Dożynki” celebrations, and family picnics. These gatherings provided opportunities for collective celebration, exchange of experiences, learning, and community integration.

Built on several plots in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, the Puck Wind Farm will soon gain a new, green area designed to support biodiversity.

In August, the Polenergia Group, together with TELE-FONIKA Kable, carried out the mowing of 30 hectares of meadows and reed beds in the Landscape Park “Przemkowski Park Krajobrazowy”, thereby supporting the protection of the area’s biodiversity. This initiative is part of the Biodiversity Strategy and represents an element of Polenergia’s local engagement, accompanying the launch of the nearby Szprotawa Photovoltaic Farm.

From the beginning of April until the end of June, Polenergia employees took part in the POWER UP! sports challenge, competing and motivating each other along the way. For the third year in a row, Polenergia converted their kilometers, steps, and even workout time into a financial donation of PLN 30,000 to support the CukierAsy Association!

In June 2025, as part of the Polenergia Group’s employee volunteer programme ‘MAMY MOC’ (We Have the Power), we organised two unique events – Eco-Rafting under the slogan ‘Together for cleaner rivers’.

With the end of the 2024/2025 school year, the third edition of Polenergia’s educational program Play Green with Us! ^® has also come to an end. Over 80 primary schools and kindergartens located where Polenergia develops its projects have organized over 3,000 hours of eco-activities. Over 15,000 students participated in eco-lessons Play Green with Us! ^® in the third edition of the program.

Around 80 students from local primary schools took part in Bee Day organized by the Polenergia Group at the Sulechów Photovoltaic Farm. This event, combining education and fun, provided an opportunity to learn more about these ecologically beneficial insects, as well as to deepen knowledge about biodiversity and green energy. The day was filled with attractions, including workshops on entomology, renewable energy sources, and beekeeping. Bee Day in Sulechów is part of the Play Green with Us!^® educational program aimed at schools and kindergartens—a unique Polenergia initiative designed to raise climate awareness among students.

Two azalea greenhouses have been opened at schools in the Nowa Sarzyna municipality, where seedlings of the unique yellow rhododendron (Rhododendron luteum, also known as Pontic azalea) were planted. This initiative is the result of cooperation between local primary schools implementing Polenergia’s educational program Play Green with Us!^®.

Polenergia has published its second sustainability report prepared in accordance with the CSRD directive, the EU regulation establishing ESG reporting standards. While this requirement will formally apply to the company starting next year or even 2028 if new EU regulations are implemented, Polenergia is already in compliance. The company’s 2024 report has been positively assessed by an independent auditor.

The Polenergia Group and the University of Zielona Góra have jointly published a scientific paper on the environmental impact of photovoltaic farms. The book entitled ’Green potential. Photovoltaics as an example of renewable energy supporting biodiversity’ is the result of research conducted by scientists from the University of Zielona Góra and the League of Natural Protection on the premises of the Farm Complex in Sulechów, which belongs to Polenergia. It is a source of natural information for specialists and laypeople, but also provides knowledge about the photovoltaic farms themselves.

Taking initiatives for environmental protection is crucial for maintaining the balance of ecosystems and biodiversity. In 2024, the Polenergia Group continued its commitment to actions aimed at making a positive impact and minimizing the negative effects on nature.

The 2024 season of the Active Meadow Harrier Protection Programme, run by Polenergia’s Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Department, marked another success in conservation efforts for this unique species.

In April 2024, the Polenergia Group launched a new employee volunteer grant program called WE HAVE THE POWER!  

From April 6th 2024 until the end of June, employees of Polenergia competed and motivated each other in the sports challenge POWER UP! Their kilometers, steps, and even exercise time were converted by Polenergia into a donation of 30,000 PLN in support of the CukierAsy Association!

The latest edition of classes on biodiversity protection was conducted as part of the project Play Green with Us!^® These educational activities were carried out in local primary schools in the municipalities of Grabowo, Rajgród, Kwilcz, and in a kindergarten in the municipality of Żuromin.

The second edition of the educational project Play Green with Us! has come to an end. In the 2023/2024 school year, nearly 7,000 students from over 75 schools participated in the program. More than 2,600 lessons on ecology and climate protection were conducted.

On June 4th, Polenergia organized “Bee Day” at one of the Group’s photovoltaic farms located in the Sulechów municipality. The event was held for the second time in celebration of International Bee Day.

Polenergia Group, as part of its commitment to sustainable development and active protection of the environment, has taken more actions to increase biodiversity.

On 25 May 2024, the first employee volunteer event in the series MAMY MOC! – Eco Rafting on the Liwiec River. The event was attended by 55 Volunteers in 35 canoes, who combined physical activity with an ecological mission and mutual integration.

On April 22nd – as every year – we celebrated Earth Day. Observing this day is very important because it emphasizes concern for the environment and promotes ecological awareness. Through various activities and events, people are encouraged to reflect on the impact of their actions on the planet.

Our large-scale photovoltaic farm projects are not only about increasing renewable energy capacity in the Polish power system.

Aware of the importance of biodiversity as the foundation of life and an important factor in the well-being of people, the environment and the climate, Polenergia is actively involved in protecting ecosystems and enhancing biodiversity. For another year, we have taken action under the Re:Generation program, which is a direct response of UNEP/GRID-Warsaw to the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration announced by the UN from 2021 to 2030.

Polenergia Group, being a leader in the green energy transition, is actively involved in sustainable development. Our ambition is to continuously reduce the negative impact on the environment, primarily by reducing CO₂ emissions while increasing biodiversity, not only on our investment sites.

For several years, Polenergia has been actively involved in campaigns dedicated to the environment. In 2020, we launched the Group Development Strategy, where the issue of climate change is indicated as the basis for the Group’s development.

Taking into account the need for physical activation, especially among children and youth, the Polenergia Group supports initiatives that encourage active lifestyles and promote healthy living. Priorities include projects targeting marginalized communities, children and youth, the elderly, people with disabilities, and children from dysfunctional families.