Objective 1
To develop positive interaction with local communities through dialogue and collaboration on joint local initiatives
Involvement in the life of their local communities and collaboration on various projects are permanent fixtures on the Group companies’ agendas.
Community outreach projects
The Kraków Gas Sales Unit joined forces with Anna Dymna’s Against the Odds Foundation (Fundacja Mimo Wszystko), supporting nationwide events such as the Albertiana gala, Marek Grechuta Polish Enchanted Song Festival (Ogólnopolski Festiwal Zaczarowanej Piosenki im. Marka Grechuty), the National Integration Days (Ogólnopolskie Dni Integracji) and ‘Everyone has a Kilimanjaro of their own’ (Każdy ma swoje Kilimandżaro) initiative. Other projects have involved theatre workshops, a music festival, a sports and integration event and a trip to the mountains. The Company also supported the Special Olympics Poland Association in organising the 14th Kraków Province Athletics Meeting and the 4th BOCCE Tournament as part of the Special Olympic Games in Poland.
The long-standing cooperation between the Gdańsk Gas Sales Unit and the Municipal Social Welfare Centre consists in execution of joint educational initiatives targeted at people receiving welfare benefits. As part of these efforts, the Pomeranian Gas Trading Division proposed an educational campaign entitled ‘The Land of Blue Energy’ (Kraina Błękitnej Energii), which was carried out during events organised by the Centre. The primary objective behind the project was to help children and young people develop good habits related to personal finances and the environment, without giving them a list of do’s and dont’s. In 2011, the ‘Land of Blue Energy’ was featured in the ‘Planet of Dreams’ festival, which is a regular event for children from state and family-run children’s homes, child support centres, youth clubs, community centres, surrogate families, as well as children who live with their parents in shelters for the homeless, and children with disabilities.