“ESG Ranking. Responsible Management” (formerly Ranking of Responsible Companies) is a recognized list of the largest companies in Poland, evaluated in terms of the quality of responsible and sustainable management in accordance with ESG guidelines. This is the 19th edition of the Ranking, organized by the Kozminski Business Hub at Kozminski University. 

The ranking is based on results presented independently by companies in a questionnaire and verified, according to the methodology prepared by the authors – Boleslaw Rok of Kozminski University and Jaroslaw Horodecki, analyst. The content of this year’s survey was changed from last year’s survey, and its modifications were made – once again – by a specially appointed ESG Ranking Scientific Board, which this year included experts from Climate Leadership UNEP/GRID, Kozminski University and Forum Odpowiedzialnego Biznesu (the Responsible Business Forum): Irena Pichola, Ilona Otoka, Mariusz Golab, Sergey Podus, Aneta Skubida, Katarzyna Frankowiak, Piotr Biernacki, Agnieszka Sznyk, Robert Sroka, Michal Purol, Marcin Milczarski, Franjo Mlinaric, Piotr Kowalik and Boleslaw Rok.

This year’s survey included 70 questions of a diverse nature in eleven parts. This division is a result of the adopted European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), which already apply to selected companies operating in the Polish market. The ESRS is divided into two sets of issues under general disclosures (ESRS-1, ESRS-2, here combined), five sets of “E” issues under environmental indicators (ESRS-E1, ESRS-E2, ESRS-E3, ESRS-E4, ESRS-E5), four sets of ‘S’ issues under social indicators (ESRS-S1, ESRS-S2, ESRS-S3, ESRS-S4) and one set of “G” issues on corporate governance (ESRS-G1).

The individual parts of the Questionnaire cover selected general disclosures of a strategic nature; selected environmental disclosures – climate, pollution, water, biodiversity, use of raw materials; selected social disclosures – the company’s own employee resources, employees in the value chain, affected communities, customers and users, and selected corporate governance disclosures. There are 6 questions in each part, only the first part contains 10 questions, covering two introductory chapters from the ESRS. We emphasize that these are only selected questions and indicators from each category.

The survey can therefore be a useful tool in preparation for mandatory sustainability reporting. Participation in the Ranking is free and voluntary. 

The partners of “ESG Ranking. Responsible Management 2025” are the Responsible Business Forum and the UNEP/GRID Warsaw Center. The media partner is Rzeczpospolita. The content partner responsible for reviewing the responses is Deloitte. The whole project is coordinated by Kozminski Business Hub of Kozminski University 

“ESG Ranking. Responsible Management 2025” is part of the Ecosystem of Change program, which is an important element of the implementation of the Sustainable Transformation Strategy of Kozminski University.