Sponsorship and charity policy

Our sponsorship and charity activities are aimed at strengthening the Bank’s image as an open and modern institution, closely aligned with our clients as well as the local community.

We support nationwide projects by sponsoring strategic events that have a significant impact on Polish culture, and are dedicated to local communities. We strive to improve the quality of life of the Polish society, as well as strengthen our long-term relationship with the society based on our deep understanding of their needs.

We support initiatives based on long-term social commitment with selected organizations and institutions that operate in areas such a

sustainable economic development,
promotion of national values and the Polish cultural identity,
promotion of cultural activities and sport,

aid for vulnerable children,
environmental protection.

Bank Pekao S.A. Foundation

Our charity activities are carried out mainly through the Bank Pekao S.A. Foundation, which was established in 1997. The scope of the Foundation's charitable and social activities is very wide. In 2024, the Foundation made 24 targeted donations. The areas covered by the supported projects were consistent with its statutory objectives and included, among others: charitable, cultural and educational activities, healthcare, physical activity and sport. The Foundation also supported initiatives to promote volunteering, as well as ecological and animal protection activities. In the wake of the natural disasters which struck southern Poland this year, the Foundation provided financial support for WOSP to purchase medical equipment for hospitals affected by the flood. There was also a fundraiser for the flood victims organized by the Bank’s employees.
In 2024, the Bank was involved in a number of projects organized throughout the country, which allowed to significantly maintain the continuity of long-term initiatives and provided great support to the community.

The Foundation also supports activities in the area of promoting and organizing employee volunteering. One of the forms of employee volunteering is the “Jesteśmy blisko” (We are close) grant competition addressed to employees who recognize and respond to the needs of local communities. In 2024, 140 local aid initiatives were carried out in 105 towns and cities. The beneficiaries of volunteering were children and adolescents, members of care homes and educational institutions, patients of medical facilities, participants on workshops and themed classes, members of sport clubs or music centers as well a shelter animals. Some of the projects carried out as part of the grant competition were directed to flood-affected areas as part of emergency aid.

140

local aid initiatives were carried out in 105 towns and cities

The Bank’s management is also involved in volunteering activities. Information abut key initiatives is presented in summaries and reports on employee volunteering available on the Bank’s website.

Bank’s employees are successfully involved in a number of activities based on the idea of employee volunteering, like voluntary blood donations, first aid workshops to prepare volunteers to respond courageously in life or health-threatening situations and ecological workshops at the Bank’s urban apiary aimed at educating about the urban ecosystem.

For many years we have been consistently involved in the protection of the Polish bison, and we contribute to the protection of the world's largest free-living herd of bison living in the Białowieża Forest. We co-finance scientific and educational projects of such institutions as Białowieża National Park, the Foundation for the Development of the Warsaw Zoological Garden "Panda", the Agency for the Development and Promotion of the Pszczyna Land, or the Association of European Bison Lovers.

In 2024, the Bank has continued our partnership with the Polish Basketball Association (PZKosz) and the Polish Basketball League S.A. (PLK), as well as supporting the polish National Basketball Team and youth competitions. The brand of the Bank will be still featured on the official uniforms of the Polish representation.

As one of the leaders of the financial sectors in Poland, Bank is involved in key economic initiatives organized locally and abroad. The Bank’s involvement is based on both financial and strategic support. In 2024, we attended at the Impact’24 conference, the European Economic Congress and the Corporate and Investment Banking Congress. We were also involved in co-founding the 15th EPA Congress, as well as cooperation with the Chamber of Brokerage Houses and the Association of Polish Banks. Thew Bank’s area of interests also includes the subject of cyber-security, which has resulted in its support of such initiatives as Defense24 Days and Cyber24 Day.

In 2024, we continued to promote projects relating to Polish national traditions or cultural heritage. We cooperated with the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, the Jan Matejko Academy of Fin Arts in Kraków and the Museum of the Monument of History “Frombork – Cathedral Complex”.

What’s more, we donated 20 pieces form the Bank’s collection to the National Museum in Poznań. The donated artworks included paintings by such household names as Jan Matejko, Stanisław Wyspiański, Wojciech Kossak, Julian Fałat, Józef Mehoffer and Zygmunt Waliszewski.

In cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw several films about Polish artists and their life’s work were released: Franciszek Maśluszczak, Adam Myjak i Wojciech Kossak.

In September 2024, we took part in the Archive3 project, in which new technologies enabled professional scanning of several art pieces from the Bank’s collection (10 paintings by 7 artists). Subsequently, the works have become a part of the NFT collection (non-fungible tokens, stored in the blockchain network) and recorded on photosensitive film, which, appropriately secured, has been deposited at the World Arctic Archive. The guaranteed protection of such a deposit is a minimum of 1000 years.

Sponsorship and charity policy

Bank Pekao S.A. Foundation

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