Sustainable Environmental Management in an Energy Company: A Case Study

Abstract

Purpose:The concept of sustainable environmental management is relatively new in the understanding of Polish managers. There is a research gap regarding the degree of implementation of this concept in Polish manufacturing companies. The study aims to determine the level of development of sustainable pro-environmental management in a Polish energy production company. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study was conducted in January 2021 on a random sample of 300 people. The response rate was 31%. The respondents were residents of the voivodeship where the energy company is located. The study used secondary data obtained from the company's resources and primary data using the CAWI method. A development index based on the distance from the standard was proposed to assess the degree of sustainable proenvironmental management. Findings: Sustainable environmental management is seen as a new management concept. This trend plays a crucial role in transforming production companies into sustainable economic organizations operating following the principles of sustainable development. The study shows that the pro-ecological activities undertaken by the organization bring benefits for the natural environment, although the environmental performance indicators remain average. In the course of the study, it turned out that communicating the company's activity in the field of environmental protection to the social environment is not carried out professionally. Practical Implications: The way of communicating to society the activities undertaken by the enterprise in the field of environmental protection requires improvement. Upgrading this area of organization management may bring benefits related, among others, to increasing the trust of the community or improving the image of the organization. Originality/value: The article is a pioneering attempt to define the degree of development of sustainable environmental management on the example of a heavy industry company. The study enriches the poor state of the literature on practices in the field of sustainable environmental management.

Prospects and Constraints of Sustainable Marketing Mix Development for Poland’s High-Energy Consumer Goods

“…Fossil fuels, which include hard coal and lignite, will be systematically eliminated in favor of renewable energy sources due to their negative environmental properties. Use of green energy sources will help limit the destructive effects of the conventional power industry on the ecological environment [1]. As evidence of the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere, the authors of [1] present data from the largest producer of electric energy in Poland.…”

“…Use of green energy sources will help limit the destructive effects of the conventional power industry on the ecological environment [1]. As evidence of the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere, the authors of [1] present data from the largest producer of electric energy in Poland. In the period from 1989 to 2019, the power company has significantly reduced CO 2 emissions per unit of energy produced-from a level of about 1.20 t CO 2 /MWh to about 1.08 t CO 2 /MWh (Figure 1).…”