Agnieszka Gutowska, Director of Communications, Marketing, and CSR at Nhood Services Poland, received a distinction in the CSR Poland Awards 2024 competition in the CSR Leader category. The awards were presented at a gala on March 21 in Kraków, Poland.

CSR Poland Awards 2024 is the second edition of the initiative, aimed at recognizing the best corporate social responsibility projects and leaders in CSR initiatives within businesses and corporations. Agnieszka Gutowska received a distinction in the CSR Leader category for effectively implementing CSR projects in companies and inspiring others to take action.

Agnieszka Gutowska is the originator of numerous ESG activities at Nhood Services Poland. She co-created and was responsible for the implementation of the company’s People, Planet, Profit sustainability strategy and CSR Roadmap along with specific ESG and Environmental Policy commitments.

In September 2023, the first Nhood Services Poland sustainable year report was released in accordance with the GRI standard and publicly presented in September. For the first time, the company disclosed both direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions values for the Nhood Services Poland office (Scopes 1, 2, and 3).

In 2023, the company undertook several environmental protection measures. Electricity consumption in the office decreased by 6% compared to 2022, while the carbon footprint decreased by 14.8% for 24 shopping centers and the Nhood Services Poland office.

Nhood Services Poland is committed to achieving the goals of the EU green taxonomy. The compliant CAPEX result in 2023 amounted to 17.57%.

The company was awarded the Target Gender Equality program certificate, which is implemented by the UN Global Compact Network Poland. This is an acknowledgement of the outstanding efforts to promote gender equality in business.

In the Europa Property CEE Retail Awards competition, the Nhood Services Poland team won the main awards in three categories: the mixed-use project Wilanów Park was first in the Future Project category, the remodeling of Auchan Piaseczno Shopping Center won the main award in the Refurbishment/Extension category, and the Nhood Services Poland team was awarded in the Developer category.

For the past 12 years, the company has been conducting the “Good Neighbor” CSR program aimed at shopping center customers. In 2023, 439 CSR initiatives were implemented, representing a 16% increase compared to 2022. A total of 10,842 event days were held.

The RBF report “Responsible Business in Poland 2022. Good Practices” published 10 projects implemented by the company.

Thanks to Agnieszka Gutowska’s active participation in various events, including the Shopping Centre Forum trade fair, Nhood Services Poland’s voice is heard in the industry. The company spreads information about its good practices, thus promoting the idea of sustainable development in the commercial real estate sector.

The CSR Poland Award competition is organized by the Poland Business Run Foundation.