Results of the governance area

  • GRI:
  • Direct value generated and distributed201-1
    Direct value generated and distributed
  • ESG:
  • Our aproach to corporate governanceG - Corporate governance
    Our aproach to corporate governance

Financial performance and key performance indicators

Customers

2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Total number of bank customers (in thousands) 5,432 5,215 5,049.5 4,884 4,412
Santander Internet – registered customers (in thousands) 4,492 4,179 4,424 4,019 3,388
Santander Internet – active customers (in thousands) 2,998 2,756.5 2,510 2,345 2,056
Santander mobile – active mobile customers (in thousands) 2,194 1,865 1,577 1,338 1,094
iBiznes24 – registered companies (in thousands) 25 21 18 17 15

Outlets

2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Branches* 396 468 515 612 576
Partner outlets 164 138 134 123 109

Banking centres

2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Business and Corporate Banking Centres 6 19 19 12 12

ATMs and CDMs

2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
ATMs 610 731 774 858 948
CDMs 0 0 3 4 13
Dual-function machines 914 930 923 900 771

Employees

2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Number of employees (as at 31 Dec, 2021) 9,584 10,671 10,867 12,641 11,489

Financial results

2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Profit attributable to shareholders of the bank (in PLN million) 1,111.68 1,037.2 2,138.3 2,365 2,213.1
Profit for the period (in PLN million) 2,057.83 738.4 2,113.5 2,167 1,916.2
Total assets (in PLN million) 218,184.87 203,140.5 181,471.5 183,038.6 132,863.3
Total liabilities (in PLN million) 194,357.52 177,717.7 157,293.9 159,178.2 112,024.4
Total equity (in PLN million) 23,827.35 25,422.8 24,177.6 23,860.4 20,838.8
ROE 4.1% 3.3% 10.81% 11.4% 11.0%
Loans/Deposits 71.5% 73.9% 81.8% 84.2% 88.6%
Capital ratio 20.99% 23.90% 19.58% 14.04% 18.95%

Responsible Banking Performance

Objective 2021 2020
Top 10 employers (place in ranking) Top Employer Certificate Top Employer Certificate
Women in managerial positions (%) 34.7% 35%
Equal pay Gap (%) 2.4% 2.4%
Number of financially empowered people since 1 January, 2019 (thousands) 130,992 70,767
Green finance provided (EUR m)* 214 144
Electricity from renewable sources (%) ** 82% 85%
Reduction of  single-use plastics (%) 100% 100%
Scholarships, internships and entrepreneurship programmes (number) 6,422 3,283
Number of people helped (in thousands) 305,652 363,464
* Excluding the Corporate and Investment Banking Division.
** Change in the indicator presentation vs. previous ESG Reports. We have now also included energy that the bank does not buy directly from suppliers (e.g. branches).
  • GRI:
  • Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures (indicator reported partially)205-2
    Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures (indicator reported partially)

Results of ethical policies implementation

Percentage of employees who attended e-learning courses on ethics and compliance 97.43%
Percentage of employees who have familiarised themselves with anti-corruption policies and procedures:
Group 100%
Bank 100%
Members of the bank’s Management Board 100%
Representatives of the bank’s senior management 100%
Representatives of the bank’s middle management 100%
Other employees of the bank 100%
Percentage of employees who have received anti-corruption training in 2021:
Group 97.21%
Bank 97.40%
Members of the bank’s Management Board 100%
Representatives of the bank’s senior management 91.30%
Representatives of the bank’s middle management 96.76%
Other employees of the bank 97.49%
  • GRI:
  • Percentage of new suppliers assessed according to environmental criteria308-1
    Percentage of new suppliers assessed according to environmental criteria
  • Percentage of new suppliers assessed against social criteria414-1
    Percentage of new suppliers assessed against social criteria

Key indicators reflecting the performance of purchasing policies

Number of suppliers with an annual turnover exceeding PLN 50,000: 1,178
Including the number of suppliers subject to qualification: 991
Number of completed purchasing  processes: 144
Percentage of suppliers – Polish or foreign – with registered office or branch in Poland: 92%
Number of suppliers that were reviewed for CSR aspects: 749
Number of suppliers reviewed for environmental matters/requirements: 749