Social involvement

In the first phase of the programme’s development, the team responsible for its implementation held nearly 100 meetings with the community’s residents. These included one-to-one interviews, workshops and research walks, the main aim of which was to diagnose the most important needs of the community, but also to inspire concern for the immediate environment. The result of the activities carried out with the residents was, among other things, the selection of thematic areas within which the offshore wind farm investors provided support to individual projects.

Residents could apply for support for projects in six areas, such as community initiatives and development, safety, community activity sites, cultural and natural heritage, child and youth development or good neighbourhood. Support under the programme was provided to, among others, all villages in the Choczewo Commune, associations acting for the benefit of residents or individual organisational units of the commune.

In 2023, the programme allowed for the implementation of initiatives involving the promotion of sport, culture and active lifestyles. A series of open volleyball tournaments for all residents took place in the Choczewo Commune on the occasion of the Independence Day, the Santa Claus Tournament, the New Year Tournament and the Valentine’s Day Tournament. One of the initiatives was aimed at promoting intergenerational integration. The Carpe Diem Semper Cultural and Social Association carried out a project called the Multigenerational Mobile University, which comprised a number of educational and integration events. Other events included the Culinary Street Picnic and the Baltic Sea Nordic Walking March. A total of 45 projects received financial support from the company.

Developing the social campaign “Polish – I buy it!”, PGE continued its cooperation with the developers of the Pola application, which helps to identify Polish products and manufacturers in a simple way by means of a scanned barcode. In this way, the user of the application receives information on whether the manufacturer is registered in Poland, whether it invests in research and development in Poland and whether its capital is Polish or foreign. Every consumer contributes to the expansion of the Pola application base by submitting reports about products that have not yet been verified. The application is being developed all the time and constitutes a unique and constantly growing database of Polish companies.  To date, the Pola application has been downloaded more than 750,000 times and a total of 12 million products have been scanned through it.

As part of the summer instalment of the social campaign “Polish – I buy it”, PGE prepared an animated film for social media encouraging consumers to equip their school bags with Polish products. To this end, it provided a dedicated application called “Pola. Take her shopping”.

PGE Energia Ciepła has been implementing the “We share heat” programme for years. It is targeted at the most needy consumers, including non-profit organisations, using district heating in cities where PGE Energia Ciepła has its CHP plants. As part of the programme, the company helps them to pay their heat and hot water bills. Thanks to the “We share heat” programme, PGE Energia Ciepła donated a total of more than PLN 2 million to the cause over the five years of the company’s existence, and in 2023 alone the amount of support amounted to PLN 0.5 million. Among other entities, hospices, hospitals and nursing homes benefited from these donations, which was a considerable contribution to the fulfilment of their missions.

First graders from the regions where PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna operates received 339 schoolbags with school equipment. Such school starter kits, as part of the initiative called “A Schoolbag Full of Energy”, were distributed among the most needy first graders from the Opolskie, Dolnośląskie, Łódzkie, Zachodniopomorskie and Śląskie Provinces, where PGE GiEK branches, i.e. the Opole, Turów, Bełchatów, Dolna Odra and Rybnik Power Plants, as well as the Bełchatów and Turów Lignite Mines, operate. The donated schoolbags contained, among other things, notebooks, drawing and technical writing pads, pencil cases, paints, crayons, glue, scissors and other items. Since 2016, the company has donated a total of more than 2,000 schoolbags to first graders.

PGE Energia Ciepła is also involved in an educational programme for children called “The Adventures of Heatcliff the Cat”, aimed at building their environmental awareness. Friendly Heatcliff the Cat explains to the children how heat is generated in the high-efficiency cogeneration process and how it reaches the radiator at home. He advises on what should be done to save heat and thus improve the quality of the air. Specially developed lessons, games and activities can be implemented in primary schools as part of the core curriculum for grades I – III. The adventures of Heatcliff the Cat also serve as inspiration for competitions and games for children during family picnics or visits to primary schools and kindergartens. All lessons of Heatcliff the Cat are available at https://kotcieploslaw.pl/.

In January 2023, PGE Energia Ciepła and PGE Toruń, in cooperation with the “Mill of Knowledge” Centre of Modernity in Toruń launched an educational project called “Heating in a box”. The programme consists of physics lessons conducted in the laboratories of the Centre of Modernity for primary and secondary schools in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province and the organisation of online classes using special boxes (hence the name of the project) for performing experiments on their own. A total of more than 1,100 pupils from 30 schools across Poland participated in the first edition of the programme. In October 2023, the second edition of the programme was launched, to which, in addition to grades 6-8 of the primary and secondary schools participating in the first edition, the youngest pupils in primary school grades 1-3 were also invited. In addition to experiments on the subject of heat, adapted to the age of the youngest participants, PGE Energia Ciepła’s original programme called “The Adventures of Heatcliff the Cat” will also be used. The second edition of the programme is scheduled to run until the end of April 2024 and will involve 1,600 pupils.

On 7 October 2023, in the sports hall in Radwanice, the Third Communal Championships of Primary Schools in First Aid Administration took place, organised by the Voluntary Fire Brigade in Siechnice, with KOGENERACJA as one of the sponsors. The aim of the competition was to promote the principles of first aid and to test the practical skills of the competitors during simulated accidents, as well as to share knowledge and experience relating to pre-medical rescue. The pupils taking part in the competition had to demonstrate both their theoretical knowledge and practical skills in first aid administration.  In addition, thanks to the funding donated by KOGENERACJA, pupils at the Radwanice Primary School (Siechnice Commune) were able to participate in the educational project called “Hygiene and health every day – pre-medical assistance”, which was a continuation of the “We rescue and teach to rescue” programme implemented in previous years. Classes for pupils took place from September 2022 until the end of May 2023.

PGE has long been active in nurturing the memory of Poland’s history and its heroes. The PGE Foundation is the main custodian of various historical projects. The PGE Group participates in initiatives aimed at perpetuating and cultivating historical awareness among future generations. One of the key patriotic and historical projects is to motivate children, young people, adults and senior citizens to celebrate the
Independence Day and the Flag Day together. On this occasion, PGE also draws attention to economic and energy independence, which is particularly important in these times.

Patriotic and historical projects are also implemented by PGE through, among others, competitions, sports projects and information campaigns, as well as by supporting cultural institutions in the execution of their core tasks. PGE also participates in the celebration of major holidays and commemorations of historical events and encourages local communities, school children and young people, as well as its employees to do the same.

On the occasion of the National Day of Remembrance of “the Cursed Soldiers”, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna prepared an animated film about the Cursed Soldiers, thus commemorating Polish heroes who fought against Soviet terror.

In 2023, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna was recognised for supporting patriotic activities and nurturing Polish historical memory. PGE received the “Guardian of Memory” award in the “Patron” category and the “Golden HeroON” award in the “Enterprise” category.

For years, PGE Dystrybucja has been carrying out educational activities among children and young people regarding the safe use of electrical appliances and energy efficiency, the latter being of particular importance nowadays. The activities take place in two formats: either company representatives visit children in schools or children come to the head offices of the company branches or distribution entities and there learn about the work of power engineers and safety rules. “Lessons in energy” are divided into three thematic blocks related to the following questions: Where does electricity come from? How should we ensure safety when using electrical equipment? and How can we save electricity? For all age groups, i.e. older kindergarten groups, grades 1-3 and grades 4-8 in primary schools, the thematic scope of the meetings is the same, but the ways of presenting information are adapted to the participants’ perceptual abilities. The younger groups find it particularly attractive to try on elements of an electrician’s working cloths and explore the nooks and crannies of Power System Rescue Service vehicles.

PGE Energia Odnawialna once again carried out the educational project entitled “Safe holidays with PGE Energia Odnawialna”. It is in response to alarming statistics on the significant number of drownings among minors and aimed at raising people’s awareness of safety during summer holidays spent at a sea, lake or river.

“Blood is not water – don’t be indifferent!” is the slogan uniting all blood donation campaigns in the PGE Group. Throughout the year, PGE employees donate blood during regular campaigns, on the occasion of holidays and in response to requests for help for specific individuals. More than 400 PGE Group employees are affiliated with seven clubs of voluntary blood donors that operate at PGE Group companies and their branches: two clubs in Bełchatów at the Lignite Mine and Power Plant branches and one club each in Opole, Gryfino, Bogatynia, Cracow and Wrocław. Blood donors have been supporting the idea of blood donation for years and regularly organise collections to which they invite local communities. In 2023, 1150 PGE Group employees donated a total of more than 478 litres of blood. One unit of blood (450 ml) can save up to three lives.

In 2023, the PGE Foundation continued its cooperation with the Virtual Museum of the Polish Underground State, which is an original project of the Foundation for Great Histories. The PGE Foundation supported the construction of a museum commemorating the Polish Underground State, which was created in a virtual space.

The Virtual Museum of the Polish Underground State, whose patron is the PGE Foundation, began its activities on 26 September 2023, the 84th anniversary of the establishment of the Polish Underground State. The museum tells the story of courage, sacrifice and human determination. The main objective of the project was to collect and present in an attractive way unique photographs, films, documents, and commands showing the organisational phenomenon of the Polish state during the German occupation. The museum, which can be found at tajnepanstwo.pl, is also a huge database of easily accessible historical sources for anyone interested in the subject.

In 2023, within the framework of the project, the PGE Foundation also produced a documentary entitled “Following the footsteps of the heroes of the Home Army” and a film about General Leopold Okulicki, a part of the “Voices of the Home Army” series. October also saw the launch of the competition called “In the footsteps of the heroes of the underground”.

The PGE Foundation and the PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, in cooperation with the Institute of National Remembrance, conducted the “Memorial Plaques” project. It was launched to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War and was inaugurated in October 2018. It aimed to popularise information on the fate of Warsaw residents during the German occupation and to revitalise the Tchorek plaques. The project was completed in October 2023.

During the five years of the programme, PGE conducted a historical review of all 165 Tchorek plaques in Warsaw, installed more than 130 information plates in Polish and English with QR codes referring to educational materials, cleaned and conserved more than 100 plaques, and developed Poland’s first electronic database of more than 3,100 names of victims commemorated with Tchorek plaques in Warsaw. The database can be accessed through a dedicated application entitled “Memorial Plaques” and at tablicepamieci.pl.

In addition to highlighting and paying due respect to places of remembrance such as plaques and monuments describing the heroic and dramatic events of the Second World War, the “Memorial Plaques” project also aimed to increase the recognisability of these sites and to reach out to foreign tourists with information on historical facts.

In 2023, the second phase of the installation of replica gas lanterns at the Stare Powązki cemetery in Warsaw was finalised. The PGE Foundation was one of the financial supporters of the project. The lanterns were made precisely in accordance with the 1856 model. Their installation is part of the renovation and conservation works associated with the modernisation of the alleys in the oldest part of the cemetery, which is the most valuable historically and artistically. Thanks to the support of the PGE Foundation, 36 replicas of historic lanterns were produced and installed.

The PGE Foundation was among the organisers of the project entitled “Today is the Day After Tomorrow. Scouting in the Service of God and Poland”. One of its elements was a celebratory concert and an open-air exhibition organised and held in Cracow on 23 September 2023. The inauguration of the “Today is the Day After Tomorrow. Scouting in the Service of God and Poland” exhibition took place at Grand Napoleon Army Square in Cracow. It was devoted to the history of the Scouting Movement in Poland from its foundation to the present day. The aim of the exhibition was to show the current generations the profiles of the key figures and the most important events in the history of the movement.

In February 2023, the PGE Foundation invited people to watch and listen to the forgotten stories that were recorded together with the Foundation for Great Histories in the documentary entitled “In the Footsteps of the Heroes of the Home Army”. For over six months, more than two hundred pupils from all over Poland searched for and collected the stories of members of the Polish resistance movement during the Second World War.

Also in February 2023, an album entitled “Baczyński without a filter” was published. It was the culmination of a photographic competition organised by the Foundation for Great Histories under the patronage of the PGE Foundation. The publication contains selected poems by Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, with a background of photographs inspired by the poet’s work and taken by pupils as part of the competition.

April 2023 marked the end of the first edition of the “Encounters with Art” competition organised by the PGE Foundation. Its aim was the promotion of knowledge of Polish painting, the development and shaping of artistic imagination, as well as support for children’s and young people’s creative potential and artistic activities.

The competition, announced on 19 September 2022 by the PGE Foundation, referred to PGE’s “We invite you to visit” campaign. It was aimed at primary school pupils from all over Poland, from towns with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants. The competition task was for pupils to present their own interpretation of a selected painting by a Polish painter whose work can be seen in one of the museums.

More than 400 primary schools from across the country entered the competition. More than 500 pupils submitted artworks, from which the jury selected 90 winners. As a reward, the winners of the competition took their classes together with their tutors to special lessons conducted in the National Museums in Warsaw, Cracow or Lublin. All of them enjoy the patronage of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna. The excursions to the museums started on 23 November 2022 and lasted until 31 March 2023.

The most popular museum for the aforementioned lessons was the National Museum in Warsaw, which was visited by more than 700 children. The National Museum in Cracow attracted the interest of over 630 pupils and the National Museum in Lublin – over 450 pupils. During the museum lessons, pupils were able to become acquainted with works by some of Poland’s greatest artists, such as Tamara Łempicka, Jan Matejko, Stanisław Wyspiański and Jacek Malczewski, as well as to learn a great deal about the history of Polish painting.

In addition, the authors of the best entries received individual awards in the form of a PLN 300 voucher to be used in an Empik shop. The winning works were also presented as online exhibitions on the respective museums’ websites.

More than 1,000 entries were received for the competition. The winners of the competition (i.e. a winner’s whole class with their tutor) will this time be invited to a one-day trip to one of the five National Museums in Poland chosen by the class under PGE’s patronage. In addition to Warsaw, Cracow and Lublin, they will be able to choose to attend a museum lesson at the National Museum in Gdańsk or Kielce. As was the case in the first edition, the authors of the winning entries will receive individual prizes in the form of a PLN 300 voucher to be used in an Empik shop.

Organised by the PGE Foundation, the third edition of the “PGE Beach – Experience the Power of the Baltic Wind” project took place in 2023. The educational zones on the PGE Beach in Ustka, Łeba and Sasin were visited by nearly 17,000 residents and tourists holidaying at the Polish seaside. For 36 days, they learned interesting facts about offshore wind farms and renewable energy sources through dedicated attractions. From 7 July to 15 August 2023, several thematic zones awaited visitors to the PGE Beaches, including an interactive education zone, a knowledge zone, an education and workshop zone, as well as a sports zone. The multi-purpose pitch was a perfect venue for beach volleyball, football and tug-of-war. In addition, meetings were held with athletes sponsored by PGE, including representatives of the National Team in windsurfing.

More than 1,500 people took part in the ‘PGE Wind Machines Tournament 2023”. The grand final of the competition took place on 24 April 2023 at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw. Fifty teams from all over Poland took part in the competition.

The participants’ task was to build, according to the guidelines of the rules, a model of a turbine converting kinetic energy of the wind into mechanical energy. The machines made by the pupils were then examined on a unique test bench in three categories: highest speed, highest power, highest torque with the turbine shaft stopped.

The final of the “PGE Water Machines Tournament 2023” took place at the Warsaw University of Technology. The competition attracted more than 2,000 participants, who built a total of more than 650 water turbines. This was the first time for the competition to achieve international status. Thanks to cooperation with the Polish Embassy in Vilnius, regional preliminaries were organised for pupils from Polish schools in Lithuania. The preliminaries in Vilnius were one of thirteen regional competitions. In Poland, preliminaries were held in Siedlce, Ełk, Wrocław, Katowice, Tarnów, Lublin, Skierniewice, Zalasewo, Zielona Góra, Szczecin, Wejherowo and Bydgoszcz.

The “PGE Water Machines Tournament 2023” is the third edition of an innovative technical competition promoting renewable energy sources. Its aim is to encourage young people to increase the knowledge they have acquired at school and to enable them to apply it in practice in designing and building machines. The competition popularises science and technical subjects among young people and develops manual skills. The organiser of the PGE Wind Machines Tournament and the Water Machines Tournament is the Piaseczno Environmental Foundation. The PGE Foundation is the Strategic Partner of the competition.

The PGE Foundation, just like the PGE Group, supports projects for the development of associations and local communities. In 2023, it supported, among other things, the project proposed by the Integra Local Tourist Organisation and called “Poland from the inside – the Festival of Rural Housewives’ Associations”. This national festival is a celebration of Polish folklore, regional culture and an opportunity to honour exceptional women for their commitment and activity. The aim of the event, which lasts from May to September, is to showcase the rich achievements of rural housewives’ associations and to recognise their immense contribution to the cultural heritage of their regions and their efforts to promote intergenerational integration.

The meetings, which take place in each of the provinces, feature culinary demonstrations and workshops, workshops and panel discussions with experts in various fields, as well as fairs of regional products. The festival’s finale is held on the PGE National Stadium’s playing fields in Warsaw.

PGE is a patron of Polish culture and this is an important element of not only its marketing activities but also the value system promoted in the PGE Group. In 2023, the PGE Group supported 25 cultural institutions across Poland, being one of the most recognisable patrons of culture in the country.

PGE continues its cooperation with the Polish Baltic Philharmonic in Gdańsk, the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Cracow, the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, the Toruńska Symphony Orchestra, the Tadeusz Baird Philharmonic in Zielona Góra, the A. Malawski Podkarpacka Philharmonic in Rzeszów, the Gorzowska Philharmonic – the Centre for Artistic Education, the Świętokrzyska Philharmonic in Kielce, the   Henryk Wieniawski Philharmonic in Lublin, the Mikołaj Górecki Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice, and the Stanisław Moniuszko Podlaska Opera and Philharmonic – the European Centre for the Arts in Białystok,  the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin, the Philharmonic in Opole and the Lower Silesian Philharmonic in Jelenia Góra.

PGE Group’s patronage of philharmonics across the country

In 2023, PGE continued its cooperation with the National Museum in Lublin and the Wawel Royal Castle, extended its support and patronage to the entire National Museum in Warsaw and the National Museum in Cracow, and became the patron of subsequent cultural institutions such as the National Museum in Gdańsk, the National Museum in Kielce, the Royal Castle in Warsaw (patron of education) and the Centre of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko.

The Museums’ support resulted in many exhibitions, for example: “MNW collects”, “Picasso” or “Arcadia” at the National Museum in Warsaw, The Picture of the Golden Age at the Wawel Royal Castle or the monumental exhibition devoted to the works of Jan Matejko at the National Museum in Cracow.

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna supports initiatives connected with the cultivation of historical memory. PGE has cooperated with the Museum of the Warsaw Uprising for many years.

As it does every year, in 2023 PGE also joined in the commemoration of the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising by organising a ceremony entitled “The Power Plant Employees in the Warsaw Uprising”, in tribute to the heroes from the Powiśle Power Plant.

In 2023, PGE continued its cooperation with the Museum of Polish Children – victims of totalitarianism, as a patron of the Museum. Thanks to PGE’s support, the Museum organised exhibitions to disseminate knowledge about the tragic fate of children incarcerated in the camp on Przemysłowa Street and its branch in Dzierżązna near Zgierz, produced a documentary film entitled “Stolen Identity” and built a memorial to Polish Children.

Since 2015, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna has been the naming rights partner of the Kazimierz Górski PGE National Stadium, which hosts major sports, cultural and business events.

In 2023 cooperation was continued with the following clubs playing in the highest competition classes of the most popular disciplines:

Stal Mielec (PKO BP Ekstraklasa, men’s football),

Spójnia Stargard (Energa Basket League/Orlen Basket League, men’s basketball),

Developres Rzeszów (Tauron Liga, women’s volleyball).

As part of the naming rights sponsorship agreements signed, these teams play in the competition under names containing the PGE brand, namely PGE FKS Stal Mielec and PGE Spójnia Stargard. In 2023, cooperation with the Rzeszów volleyball team was extended, and they have been playing under the name of PGE Rysice Rzeszów since the 2023/2024 season.

In 2023, PGE also continued its cooperation with clubs from lower competition levels, including Stal Stalowa Wola (Second Football League) or Chełm Sports Club, which operates the football team Chełmianka Chełm (Third League) and the volleyball team Arka Chełm (Tauron First League). Since the 2023/2024 season, PGE has also cooperated with the Łódź Hockey Club and supported under which it supports the Fabrykanci Łódzkie team playing in the First League/MHL.

The brand of Poland’s largest energy company accompanied speedway riders competing in the world’s best speedway league, the PGE Ekstraliga, for the ninth time. At the same time, in 2023, the contract with the Speedway Ekstraliga was renewed for a further four years. Pro-environmental CSR campaigns (EKO PGE Ekstraliga), as well as social media branding activities and a video showing the environmental aspects of the sport, continued in the 2023 season as part of cooperation with the organiser of these competitions. All these activities are presented at the dedicated website: eko.speedwayekstraliga.pl. All participating clubs have joined the programme. The EKO PGE Ekstraliga logo can be found in match programmes and on the buses of every PGE Ekstraliga competitor.

In 2023, PGE continued its cooperation with the Polish Esport League (PEL) as the naming rights sponsor of the competition entitled “PGE Champions Division of the Polish Esport League”. The performance of the agreement, which sets new standards in the area of sponsoring professional e-sports games, continued.

One of the pillars of the Polish Esport League’s activities is the education and skills development of esport players. In 2023, PGE stepped in to support games for young amateur players. The project called “PGE New Level PEL” is the first mass tournament in Poland embedded in the professional structure of the Polish Esport League.

In 2023, PGE also continued its support for the e-sport section of PGE Turów Zgorzelec.

For many years PGE has cooperated with Zofia Klepacka, Poland’s leading windsurfer. The athlete is honing her form after switching to the iQFoil competition class and hopes to win another Olympic medal in 2024.

PGE also supports Piotr Kosewicz, a disabled athlete specialising in discus throw. Piotr Kosewicz is a world vice-champion, two-time European champion and gold medallist at the Paralympic Games. With PGE’s support, he is preparing for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

In 2023, PGE continued the performance of its sponsorship agreement with Ksawery Masiuk, who was a bronze medallist in the 50m backstroke at the World Championships in Budapest in 2022. The swimmer records outstanding achievements at major international junior competitions. Xavier Masiuk was awarded the Eugeniusz Pietrasik Olympic Hope Award in January 2023.

In 2023, PGE S.A. developed sponsorship projects with the Polish Sailing Association, the Polish Canoeing Association and the Polish Swimming Association to support initiatives related to renewable energy (wind and water) and pro-environmental attitudes.

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. supported several important areas of the Polish Sailing Association’s activities:

• the Polish Sailing Association’s national team, from among whom a group of PGE Sailing Team Poland Ambassadors was selected. The Ambassadors represented Poland at regattas all over the world, winning medals in world and European championships and in World Cup regattas, but also got involved in the promotion of offshore wind energy and PGE Group investments in this sector.
• development of the PolSailing National Sailing Education Programme. This is Poland’s largest comprehensive programme to support and popularise sailing, carried out by the Polish Sailing Association in cooperation with district sailing associations and sports clubs, and with funding from the Ministry of Sport and Tourism. The core of the sailing education programme is not only learning the basics of sailing, but also imparting knowledge and skills concerning the principles of safety, healthy lifestyles and a responsible attitude towards the environment.
• Development of eSailing. As part of PGE’s cooperation with the Polish Esport League and the Polish Sailing Association, the Association organised a series of virtual regattas PGE eSailing 2023.

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. also continued to sponsor the Polish Canoeing Association. This cooperation covers events of such rank as the World Championships, European Championships and World Cups with the participation of the Polish National Team. The sponsorship agreement also provides for support for all canoe-related activities and sports affiliated with the Polish Canoeing Association. A very important area of cooperation between PGE S.A. and the Polish Canoeing Association is the popularisation of tourist and amateur canoeing in Poland. In 2023, the red and white team won 103 medals in championship events.

Since 2021, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna has been organising a football event called “PGE Junior Tournament”. So far three tournaments have been held on the pitch of the PGE National. Eighteen football academies supported by PGE took part in the 2023 tournament: PGE FKS Stal Mielec Football Academy, FC Lesznowola, Widzewa Łódź Academy, Avia Świdnik Football Academy, Glinik Gorlice Academy, PGE Młode Perły Lublin, Broń Radom Football Academy, MKS Granica Bogatynia, MKS Mazur Ełk, Łomża Football Academy, MKP Kotwica Kołobrzeg Academy, KS Halinów, KS Podhalanin Biecz, KS SEMP Ursynów, KS Polonia Bystrzyca Kłodzka, MLKS Józefovia, MKS Polonia Przemyśl and KS Ursus.

The young adepts had the incredible opportunity to play in the largest sports arena in the country, which is called the “home of the Polish national football team”. After the struggles on the pitch, commemorative medals and gifts were presented to the young players by, among others, former Polish national football players.

An event that PGE has been supporting for several years now is the “PGE Greatest Physical Education Lesson”. The project is addressed to primary school pupils from all over Poland. The idea behind the event, which is organised by Artur Siódmiak’s Sports Academy Association, is to give children and young people from all over the country the opportunity to participate in interdisciplinary sports competitions. The long-term objective is to encourage the youngest children to participate regularly in school physical education classes and improve their general fitness, to take an interest in sport and physical activity. In 2023, the ninth edition of the project attracted a total of more than 2,000 participants – primary school pupils and 100 volunteers, including young people from secondary schools.

In 2023, PGE continued its involvement in a series of events called “PGE Physical Education Lessons”, which preceded the “PGE Greatest Physical Education Lesson”. In October, PE lessons supported by PGE took place in Siemień, Parczew, Biała Podlaska, Siemiatycze, Siechnice and Pławnica. The 2023 edition of the programme attracted more than 600 participants from smaller centres who had taken up the sporting challenge of the team of Artur Siódmiak, a former Polish handball representative.

Involvement in the “PGE Greatest Physical Education Lesson” is an important item on the sponsorship calendar, compatible with the PGE Group’s strategy of supporting the sports activities of children and youngsters, as well as local communities directly involved in PGE’s business activities.

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna has been supporting skating, both professional and amateur, for many years, being the largest partner of the sport in Poland.

In 2023, more than a dozen sporting events were held as part of PGE’s cooperation with the Polish Figure Skating Federation, and the PGE logo accompanied the national skating team during national and international competitions co-organised by the PFSF.

As part of the promotion of skating, continuously since 2018, together with the Polish Figure Skating Federation, PGE has been implementing the “Come Skating” project. In 2023, a few editions of open days were organised in several Polish cities as part of the project. At each event, participants, under the guidance of professional coaches from local clubs, had the opportunity to take their first steps on skates. In addition to the open days, weekly classes are held in more than a dozen cities in Poland.

In 2023, PGE continued its cooperation with the Polish Speed Skating Association as the main partner of both the association and the National Team. Thanks to PGE’s support, in 2023 the Polish Speed Skating Association organised more than a dozen national and international events, including a World Cup competition in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

In the 2022/2023 season, the “Winter PGE National on Tour” project was implemented. This most recognisable winter tour of Polish ice rinks hosted 600,000 people in 16 cities. The project is an opportunity to introduce skating not only to the youngest children, but also to adults who have had no contact with the sport so far. Winter attractions include “Children’s Mornings with PGE”, during which ice-skating lessons are held for the youngest. All classes are conducted under the guidance of professional trainers.