reporting our progress

We are committed to doing business in the spirit of social responsibility and to respecting all our stakeholders, because corporate responsibility remains at the core of our values. In 2005,TP became a Strategic Partner of the Responsible Business Forum, which is the national partner of CSR Europe, an organisation promoting the concept of responsible business in Europe. In addition, PTK Centertel became a Strategic Partner and ORE S.A. a Partner of the Responsible Business Forum.

In February 2006,TP became officially the first and only Polish telecom company to participate in the UN Global Compact, the Secretary General’s initiative for business, which promotes sustainable development and works to advance ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption.

Please read the latest report on CSR (  PDF file, 4.3 MB)

TP and local communities

TP is focused on cooperation with local communities and local authorities in order to popularise Internet-based technology and facilitate the process of information society building.

In January 2006, TP and PTK Centertel established Orange Foundation – an indication of our long-term commitment to social initiatives. As part of our nation wide initiatives to develop an Internet society, TP Group creates Internet connection programmes in Polish schools. Established in 2004, ‘Education with TP Internet’ provides schools of all levels with discounted Internet access. TP also organises teacher training courses to support the project and to encourage use of the Internet – an indispensable part of modern education. Almost four million pupils at 12,000 Polish schools currently use broadband Internet services thanks to the programme.

TP has established a national grants programme for local communities aiming to create an information society. Local Action Groups were awarded grants and 40% of the local districts in Poland are covered by the programme. The initiative is carried out in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and is the biggest such UNDP programme in Europe.

Another highlight among TP’s social outreach initiatives is the ‘Call Mum’ project which gives hospitalised children access to telephones. So far, over 1,000 colourful, child-friendly phones have been installed in almost every child’s ward in Poland. Every month children are provided with 16,000 free phone cards. The idea behind ‘Phone to Mum’ has been extended to the ‘Internet Smile’ programme. We create Internet mini-laboratories helping to continue children’s education while in hospital.