- Run for New Life – support for Polish transplantology during running events in Wisła and Warsaw
- Run for Breath – support for people suffering from cystic fibrosis during the virtual run and the final run in Zakopane.
- Company Run – support for the beneficiaries of the Everest Foundation – purchase of medicines and rehabilitation of children with psychophysical deficits.
- Development workshops for children with Down’s syndrome under the care of the ”See Me” foundation.
Corporate volunteering
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Scale of corporate volunteeringCustom indicatorScale of corporate volunteering
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Number of beneficiaries of social projects and initiatives related to education taken or supported by the bank and/or the bank’s Foundation in a given yearCustom indicatorNumber of beneficiaries of social projects and initiatives related to education taken or supported by the bank and/or the bank’s Foundation in a given year
Since 2010, Santander Foundation has been promoting corporate volunteering of three kinds:
- time volunteering,
- skill-based volunteering,
- educational volunteering.
The Foundation provides knowledge-based and financial support to the bank's volunteers.
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Number of employee volunteers registered on the electronic platform at the end of 2023: 2 124 -
Amount allocated by the Santander Foundation for volunteering in 2023 PLN 122,300*
*Data as at 31 December 2023 -
Number of people helped through volunteering activities in 2023: 16,561 -
Number of projects implemented in 2023: 161
Corporate volunteering by employees in selected Santander Bank Polska Group companies in 2023:
- Participation of employees in charity runs and donation of financial support by TFI (e.g. Poland Business Run and the 6TH NORTH REGION HELPS Charitable Run”)
- Participation in the CSR campaign of the Wealth Management and Insurance Division with a donation of financial support by TFI – meeting with children from the ”Swoboda” Family Support Centre, purchase of gifts for children, decorating gingerbread cookies and a joint meal.
- Volunteer activities for the Urtica Foundation, including the auction of paintings of children treated in oncology wards.
- Volunteer of the Year competition – nine projects in three categories: #diversity, #culture, #health, with a total award of PLN 15,000 donated to campaigns, among others:
- We Read from the Heart – reading books to children in hospitals in Wrocław and Bydgoszcz
- Colourful Children’s Home – painting rooms of a children’s home
- Senior Street Art – two tours in the footsteps of Poznań street art for groups of senior citizens from Poznań
- Workshops at a community self-help home in Mosina
- Eco Bench – creating a garden for the School and Education Centre in Laski
- May Day event for seniors – residents of the Community Care Centre in Poznań
- Walking for Health – walking over a distance of 2,500 km for a good cause
- Give a Paw and Wag Your Tail – collection of food and chews for shelter dogs
- Participation in the Poland Business Run – 20 teams, 100 participants, bronze sponsor
- Christmas packages for the wards of the Social Care Centre in Mielżyn
- Christmas trees for the Wielkopolska Paediatrics Centre in Poznań
- Collection of items (food, bedding, blankets) for the shelter in Gaj,
- Blood donation with the SME West network
Expenditures on social and other projects
Santander Bank Polska Group’s expenditure covering the aforementioned social and other non-business causes is presented in the table below.
