Sponsorship and charity policy

Our sponsorship and charity activities are aimed at strengthening the Bank’s image as an open, modern institution close to customers and local communities. We support nationwide projects by sponsoring strategic events important for Polish culture, as well as initiatives addressed to local communities. These activities strengthen the Bank’s reputation as a leader of the Polish financial sector, with a well-established tradition and experience.

We do not donate to or sponsor political parties. We also do not fund events or initiatives that could be considered politically active or in support of any political party.

Our charitable activities are carried out through the Bank Pekao S.A. Foundation, established in 1997 and under our substantive supervision. The scope of the Foundation’s activities includes a wide range of social and charitable activities.

In 2025, the Foundation awarded 11 targeted donations. The supported projects were in line with the statutory objectives of the Foundation and concerned primarily educational activities, with particular emphasis on financial, economic and historical education. The beneficiaries of the Foundation were also organizations conducting charitable activities, projects in the field of health protection and promotion, as well as initiatives supporting the development of physical culture and sport.

We have been involved in numerous projects implemented throughout the country, which enabled the continuation of long-term initiatives and provided significant support for local communities. An important area of the Foundation’s activity is also the promotion and organization of employee volunteering.

In 2025, we organized the 11th edition of the „Jesteśmy blisko” grant competition. During the ten editions of the competition, we have completed nearly 600 projects for the benefit of local communities throughout Poland. As part of the eleventh edition, volunteer leaders and their teams carried out 50 projects in 41 towns. Each of the projects received a grant of PLN 10,000 gross, awarded by the Bank Pekao S.A. Foundation.

Our management is also actively involved in volunteering initiatives. Information on key projects is presented in summaries and reports available on the Bank’s website.

For many years, our employees have also participated in voluntary blood donation campaigns, first aid workshops and educational initiatives related to environmental protection, including ecological workshops conducted in the municipal bank apiary.

For years, we have been involved in protecting Polish bison and supporting efforts to preserve the world’s largest free-living herd, which inhabits the Białowieża Forest. We support scientific and educational projects carried out, among others, by Białowieski Park Narodowy, the Fundacja Rozwoju Warszawskiego Ogrodu Zoologicznego “Panda”, the Agencja Rozwoju i Promocji Ziemi Pszczyńskiej, and the Stowarzyszenie Miłośników Żubrów.

In 2025, we continued our efforts to support Polish cultural heritage and promote art. We cooperated, m.in, with the Zamek Królewski w Warszawie, sponsored the Unikalny Festiwal Offowy and the Bittersweet Festival, and promoted the Virtual Art Gallery of Bank Pekao.

During the Noc Muzeów 2025, we presented works from the Bank’s collection at the Zamek Królewski w Warszawie, the Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu, and the Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie. We also organized the outdoor exhibition “Legendy polskie” featuring illustrations by Józef Wilkoń at the Galeria Plenerowa Łazienek Królewskich, prepared on the occasion of the artist’s 95th birthday.

We supported the Stowarzyszenie SOS Wioski Dziecięce w Polsce and joined a campaign dedicated to neurodiversity. As part of the project, therapeutic rooms were created and equipped in the new Centrum Specjalistyczne SOS w Karlinie. We also sponsored the conference “System Ochrony Zdrowia w czasie wojny”, implemented as part of activities promoting health education.