Integrated Report 2023

Environmental aspects management

Environmental management in compliance with the ISO 14001 standard requirements

The methods and tools for achievement of the goals set out in the Strategy of Grupa KĘTY S.A. Capital Group for the years 2021-2025 are defined by formal procedures and instructions implemented as part of the certified management system.

The documents also define actions aimed at emissions reduction, energy efficiency increase, and development of efficient waste management.

Selected internal procedures in the environmental management area

Policies
1 Environmental Policy Integrated Management System – Environmental Policy/Climate Policy
2 Climate Policy Integrated Management System – Environmental Policy/Climate Policy
3 Code of Ethics Integrated Management System – Code of Ethics
Procedures
1 SWW.80.90.01 Performance of legal duties related to environmental protection
2 SWW.80.90.01.01 Instruction on calculation and payment of fees for the use of the environment
3 SWW.80.90.01.02 Instruction on payment of product fees
4 SWW.80.90.01.03 Instruction on handling packaging and packaging waste
5 SWW.80.90.02 External communication
6 SWW.80.90.03 Handling equipment comprising fluorinated greenhouse gases
7 SWW.80.91.01 Identification of environmental aspects, monitoring and measurement
8 SWW.80.92.01 Control of processes encompassing major environmental aspects
9 SWW.80.93.01 Waste management
10 SWW.80.93.01.03 Instruction on international shipment of waste
11 SWW.80.94.01 Assessment of compliance in the use of hazardous substances and mixtures
12 SWW.80.94.02 Management of hazardous substances and mixtures
13 SWW.80.95.05.06 Instruction on deliveries of hazardous substances and mixtures
14 SWW.80.95.08 Conduct in emergency situations
15 SWW.80.95.09 Relations with third parties

The companies of the Grupa KĘTY S.A. Capital Group are committed to ensuring high level of safety of the processes carried out. The goal is to effectively minimise environmental risks.

We have been undertaking predictive and preventive actions, as well as internal audit programmes.

We have been monitoring and assessing environmental risks on a current basis, and implementing tasks to eliminate the potential hazards. Every year, legal compliance assessment is carried out, as well as compliance with the requirements of stakeholders, and threats and opportunities analysis.

Additionally, ‘environmental plans’ covering the tasks aimed at efficiency improvement in that area are approved.

At domestic companies the number of identified environmental aspects grew to 571 in 2023 from 518 in 2022. This resulted from the commissioning of new systems and machinery at the Extruded Products Segment and Aluminium Systems Segment, as well as inclusion of the new Aluprof plant in Ogrodzona.

The number of improvement and preventive actions was lower compared to the preceding year, owing to the achieved stability and safety level of the processes carried out.

Number of aspects and implemented preventive actions related to the environment

Capital Group Unit 2022 2023 Change y/y
Number of controlled environmental aspects pcs 561 617 56
Number of preventive actions related to the environment pcs 170 122 -48
of which:

– companies located in Poland

Number of controlled environmental aspects pcs 518 571 53
Number of preventive actions related to the environment pcs 92 76 -16
– other locations
Number of controlled environmental aspects pcs 43 46 3
Number of preventive actions related to the environment pcs 78 48 -30
Grupa KĘTY S.A. Unit 2022 2023 Change y/y
Number of controlled environmental aspects pcs 83 85 2
Number of preventive actions related to the environment pcs 23 18 -5