Level of environmental compliance
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GRI 307-1
The Capital Group of Grupa KĘTY S.A. is aware of its responsibility with regard to environment and climate protection.
Maintenance of constant compliance with legal regulations in the area of environmental protection, both the domestic and EU ones, as well as adequate internal policies are a key element of environment management.
Once a year, in liaison with the Compliance and Risk Management Department, compliance assessment as well as threats and opportunities analyses are performed.
Moreover, companies may avail of the services of external law firms.
The environment quality measurements and analyses carried out by the companies as well as inspections performed by the competent state authorities are an additional confirmation of compliance with the standards.
In 2023, none of the Capital Group companies paid any fines or was subject to other sanctions for excessive use of the environment.
In 2023, a fine was imposed on Aluprof on account of failure to timely disclose four cooling devices in the Central Operators Register.
Effective corrective actions were implemented in order to ensure timely performance of the duty in the future.
Following the ‘polluter-pays’ principle, the companies of the Capital Group of Grupa KĘTY S.A. pay fees on the use of the environment, which is an equivalent for pollutants emission. Below presented are the values of fees for emissions to air, water withdrawal, and wastewater discharge.
The aim of the companies is to limit their impact on the environment and, thus, reduce the value of charges imposed on that account.
In 2022, thanks to further optimisation of water consumption in processes, the withdrawal of water from in‑house sources was limited, which resulted in a 13% reduction of fees paid on that account compared with 2022. The total value of environmental charges paid by the Group companies dropped by 3%.
However, at Grupa KĘTY S.A. the total charges grew by 5% y/y. This resulted from fees on account of emissions to air and discharge of wastewater to ground waters, as an effect of commissioning of new investment projects (homogenisation line and aluminium profiles extrusion lines).
Fees for emissions to air, water withdrawal, and wastewater discharge in 2022 and 2023
| Capital Group | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | Change y/y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Companies located in Poland | ||||
| Air emissions charges | PLN | 223,772 | 206,692 | -8% |
| Water withdrawal charges | PLN | 148,508 | 129,902 | -13% |
| Wastewater charges | PLN | 40,104 | 64,914 | 62% |
| Total environmental charges | PLN | 412,384 | 401,508 | -3% |
| Other locations | ||||
| Air emissions charges | EUR | 86 | 244 | 185% |
| Water withdrawal charges | EUR | 2,338 | 2,571 | 10% |
| Wastewater charges | EUR | 736 | 783 | 7% |
| Total environmental charges | EUR | 3159 | 3598 | 14% |
| Grupa KĘTY S.A. | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | Change y/y |
| Air emissions charges | PLN | 30,024 | 33,164 | 10% |
| Water withdrawal charges | PLN | 148,508 | 129,902 | -13% |
| Wastewater charges | PLN | 37,695 | 63,602 | 69% |
| Total environmental charges | PLN | 216,227 | 226,668 | 5% |
Environmental impact grievances
Neither in 2023, nor in the preceding year, the Capital Group companies received any complaints in relation to the use of the environment.