Orlen Group has adopted a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) for the period until 2030. The document is based on an analysis of the company’s impacts, dependencies, challenges and opportunities related to nature. It specifies concrete measures to reduce environmental impact across key investment, operational and management processes.
The plan builds on the group’s Sustainable Development Strategy 2025–2035, where biodiversity was designated a separate area in the environmental pillar. It translates the existing biodiversity policy into practical guidelines – for new investments, green area management, control of invasive species on company sites, environmental databases and extended supplier requirements regarding biodiversity.
The BAP was developed by examining where Orlen’s operations can have the greatest impact on nature and which areas require particular attention. It follows international standards such as TNFD, ESRS E4, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and Science Based Targets for Nature. The company checked the location of selected assets in relation to protected areas, ecological corridors and valuable natural habitats.
From planning to compensation
The plan requires that environmental aspects be considered from the earliest stages of investment planning and implementation. It applies the mitigation hierarchy: avoid, minimise, restore and compensate. Specific measures include rainwater retention, green space revitalisation, restoration of permeable surfaces, reduction of light, noise and vibration emissions, creation of fish migration infrastructure and protection of birds and bats at wind farms.
Orlen also intends to monitor impacts at selected locations, deepen biodiversity footprint calculations – from segment level to specific subsidiaries and sites – and develop environmental data to track progress. The BAP supports the group’s preparation for increasingly detailed reporting obligations under CSRD, ESRS and TNFD.
– Well-functioning ecosystems are the foundation of stable economic and social development. We want to manage our impact on nature based on best practices, reduce it where possible and support the restoration of natural resources. The adoption of the Biodiversity Action Plan to 2030 organises our approach to these challenges and translates them into concrete actions across the entire Orlen Group – said Arkadiusz Kamiński, Executive Director for Environment at Orlen.
Decades-long track record
The BAP formalises and strengthens activities that have been underway for years. The company has supported the recovery of the peregrine falcon population since 1999. At the production plant in Płock, a pair of falcons raised 68 chicks between 2002 and 2025. Energa, part of the group, has been working for the white stork for nearly 30 years, and Anwil has been restocking the Vistula River for almost a decade. In 2025, new grants and protection projects were launched, including the Baltic and Vistula Biodiversity Grants and measures to protect birds of prey, such as the golden eagle habitat in the Magurski National Park.
Implementation of the BAP requires engagement from all group companies and translating the plan into everyday decisions and operational practices. The plan also includes employee education, stakeholder communication and cooperation with scientific institutions and non-governmental organisations. The fact that the plan was approved by the Sustainable Development Committee of the Supervisory Board confirms that biodiversity protection is an integral part of the group’s responsible long-term development and risk management.
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