ESG

The call for applications for the second edition of the QEMETICA Soda Polska Social Initiative Support Fund has started. The programme's budget has been significantly increased and is now PLN 1 million, which will enable the implementation of even more projects supporting the local community. The call for applications, which started on 2 January 2025, will last until the end of the month. 

Qemetica Silicates achieved a major milestone in 2024 by raising its EcoVadis rating from Silver to Gold, underscoring its strong commitment to sustainable development. EcoVadis – a leading global platform evaluating companies’ corporate social responsibility practices – also honored Qemetica Soda Deutschland with a renewed Silver Medal and Qemetica Soda Polska, a producer of soda ash and evaporated salt, with a Bronze Medal.

CIECH – and as of June Qemetica - has committed to reducing CO₂ emissions from Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 63% by 2033 relative to the base year 2019, and has been successfully validated in the Science Based Targets (SBTi), an initiative supporting companies in setting their climate goals based on established scientific knowledge. The Group confirmed its goal in the SBTi as one of the first large industrial companies in Poland.

Qemetica Soda Polska - one of the largest producers of dense and light soda ash (sodium carbonate) in Europe - is to allocate nearly PLN 300 million in 2023 to implement its multi-year programme for the transformation of the Qemetica Group's soda business, including numerous investments in improving the energy and process efficiency of its Inowrocław and Janikowo soda plants. Despite the scale of the challenges involved, the company does not forget about the local community and has been gradually increasing its involvement in its life for several years. Currently, applications are being accepted under the first edition of the Social Initiatives Support Fund, founded, among others, by Qemetica Soda Polska. The company - together with EEW - wants to allocate PLN 6 million over the next six years to finance ideas that are valuable to the local community.

Over 500 kW (0.5 MW) – this is the total power generated from photovoltaic panels that the Qemetica Group in Poland will soon have at its disposal. PV installations operate in five Polish companies within the Qemetica Group – Pianki, Sarzyna, Cargo, Vitro, and Nieruchomości. Soon, another project will start at Qemetica Pianki – the company is awaiting the issuance of a permit to construct a 300 kW installation. Investments in photovoltaics contribute to environmental protection and aid in fulfilling the Qemetica Group’s ambitious ESG strategy, which include reduction of the Group’s carbon dioxide emissions.