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March 28, 2019 / 14:33

A record-breaking number of activities by the Agora Group in the ‘Responsible business in Poland 2018. Good Practices’ report

A total of 48 good practices of companies and brands from the Agora Group were included in all seven areas of the 17^thedition of the largest Polish CSR activities review, prepared by the Responsible Business Forum. For the third consecutive year, Agora has been one of the most active companies in Poland in terms of corporate social responsibility and, this year, it is one of the two companies with the largest number of activities.

The publication of ‘Responsible business in Poland 2018. Good practices’ presents activities undertaken by the Agora Group companies and brands related to its responsible impact on society, the environment and employees. Agora projects were included in all of the report categories. Most of them, as many as 33 activities, are examples of social engagement and development of local communities.

Agora’s good practices include:

– campaigns ‘Czytasz i pomagasz!’ [Helping by reading], ‘Prenumerata Solidarnościowa’ [Solidarity subscripion] and ‘PrenumeRATUJ’ [SubscribeSAVE], thanks to which PLN 255,000 of profit from digital subscriptions were donated to non-governmental organisations;

– Gazeta.pl LAB – is a series of events for the portal’s clients, aimed at optimising and improving cooperation between Gazeta.pl and its advertising clients;

– screenings with Ukrainian dubbing in the Helios cinema network, which has been the first in the Polish market to offer film screenings for Ukrainian speakers in their language;

– green stops in Kraków and solar panels across Poland, AMS investments in environmentally-friendly solutions for cities;

– implementation of a code of ethics and a mechanism for reporting irregularities at Agora S.A.

The ‘Responsible business in Poland 2018. Good practices’ report presents both one-off activities related to, for example, the 100^th anniversary of women achieving the right to vote or the centenary of Polish independence and long-term initiatives and projects that were listed in the publication once again.

The Agora Group’s good practices also relate to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by the United Nations. Their complete overview is presented below.

The Agora Group, independently and through its companies and brands, has been undertaking activities in the area of corporate social responsibility for many years. Its approach to this issue is based on values such as transparency, building relationships with partners and the company’s environment, diversity among employees and high quality of products and services. Agora and companies from its capital group initiate and engage in a number of educational, social and cultural projects, also involving sustainable development. In 2018, Agora S.A. was once again included in the RESPECT Index of socially responsible businesses on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Agora Group’s good practices listed in the ‘Responsible business in Poland 2018. Good Practices’ report:

organisational governance

– Codziennie odpowiedzialni [Responsible every day] – Agora Group’s responsibility report for 2017

– Code of ethics and a system of ethics at Agora

human rights

– ‘Kobiety wiedzą co robią’ [Women know what they are doing] – campaign of ‘Wysokie Obcasy’

– NewsMavens.com – Europe’s first news service created exclusively by women

– ‘Pryvit’ – the first free newspaper for Ukrainians in Wrocław

– ‘W pożyczonych garniturach’ [In borrowed suits] – video series by Wyborcza.pl

workplace practices

– Promotion of healthy lifestyle among Agora employees

– Management standards on Gazeta.pl

– ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ School of Editors

honest operational practices

– Gazeta.pl LAB educates the industry

environment

– Green stops in Kraków – AMS invests in environmentally-friendly solutions for cities

consumer issues

– ‘Jem, kupuję, myślę, nie marnuję’ [Eat, buy, think, don’t waste] – debate at the Warsaw office of ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’

– Screenings in Ukrainian in Helios cinemas

– Helios in the ‘Miejsce Przyjazne Weteranom’ [Veteran-Friendly Places] programme

– ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ campaign – ‘Mój pierwszy raz’ [My first time]

social commitment and development of the local community

– 100 trees for the 100^thanniversary of independence from Rock Radio

– Adopt a bee – a campaign by Gazeta.pl intended for internet users and employees

– Rock Radio charity auction for the Rak’n’Roll Foundation

– ‘Centrum Premier Czerska 8/10’ [8/10 Czerska Street Première Centre]

– Charity audio book ‘Najpiękniejsze baśnie świata’ [World’s most beautiful fairy tales] from Publio.pl

– ‘Jestem’ [I am] a series by the video team of Wyborcza.pl to celebrate the 100^th anniversary of women’s suffrage

– DługoWIECZNI [Long-lived] in Silesia

– Family Fest organised by eDziecko.pl (Gazeta.pl) and Co Jest Grane 24

– Fabryka świętego Mikołaja [Santa Claus Factory]

– Galeria Plakatu AMS [AMS Poster Gallery]

– A charity action of ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ on International Children’s Day

– ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ as one of the organisers of the Ryszard Kapuściński Award

– ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ celebrates UNESCO World Poetry Day

– Jutronauci [Tomorrownauts]

– Kino na Temat [Cinema to the point]

– Kultura Dostępna [Accessible Culture] in Helios cinemas

– Matematyka się liczy [Mathematics counts]

– Agora Group media supports the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity

– #zwykliniezwykli micro documents by the Gazeta.pl portal

– Krzysztof Miller Award for the courage to look

– Anna Laszuk Award from Radio TOK FM

– ‘OdWaż się’ [Be brave] – campaign by ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ in Katowice

– ‘Polka stulecia’ [Polish woman of the century] poll and ‘Kobiety na murach’ [Women icons on walls] campaign by ‘Wysokie Obcasy’

– Wyborcza.pl subscribers support social causes and non-governmental organisations

– ‘Przygarnij Plakat’ [Adopt a poster] – special campaign by AMS for the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts

– Spotkajmy się w Powiatowej 17 – a series of get-togethers in Greater Poland

– Tydzień Dobrego Serca [Good heart week] – campaign by the Gazeta.pl portal

– ‘Usłysz swoją szkołę’ [Hear from your school] – campaign by Radio TOK FM

– ‘Uwaga, wakacje!’ [Attention holiday!] – ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ and the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity teach first aid

– Wielki Test Wiedzy o Metropolii [Great Test of Knowledge about the Metropolis] by ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’

– ‘Wyborcza Kobiet’ – [Wyborcza Women] – special International Women’s Day issue of the daily

– Wyborcza na żywo [Wyborcza live]

– Charity record for children produced by Agora’s Publishing House and the Karimski Club

The ‘Responsible business in Poland. Good practices’ report is the most important regular publication by the Responsible Business Forum and it has been published since 2002. The publication is a review of the activities of companies who submitted their initiatives in the area of CSR and it summarises issues related to responsible business in Poland. This year’s report broke the record in terms of the number of practices submitted and the number of companies implementing them – 1549 is the total number of practices presented in the publication, which was unveiled on 28 March this year in Warsaw.

Raport Odpowiedzialny Biznes w Polsce. Dobre praktyki 2018

Responsible Business in Poland. Good practices 2018

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