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We asked 13 leading economists from the largest banks operating in Poland how sustainable development impacts the economy, the financial sector, and businesses. We conducted these interviews between January and June 2026. Now, we have compiled them into a single report: "Poland’s (Not Yet) Sustainable Economy."

On September 17, at the Warsaw Stock Exchange, during the 3rd POLSIF Sustainable Finance Forum, we presented the awards for the second edition of the POLSIF Awards—the only competition in Poland entirely dedicated to sustainable finance.

In the face of dynamic geopolitical shifts and rising security spending, the European financial sector faces a critical challenge: how to reconcile the expansion of defense capabilities with sustainable development goals.

The analytical team has completed the evaluation of submissions in the scientific category. The POLSIF Research Award is the only award in Poland granted exclusively for research on sustainable finance — not for a project or a transaction, but for academic work that translates into real-world market practice. No one else in our market offers such an accolade.

What connects the financial sector with the Baltic Sea—one of the most sensitive seas in the world? It turns out, more than you might think. In the latest episode of the POLSIF Talks podcast, we discuss why water is becoming a risk category and an area for new investment opportunities.

The Sustainable Investment Forum Poland association announces the list of ten nominees for the Sustainable Finance Rising Star category.

On September 17, 2026, we will meet again at the Warsaw Stock Exchange to discuss the future of sustainable finance and economic resilience.

The consultation conducted by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) concerns technical advice for the European Commission and aims at a targeted review of the disclosure requirements under Article 8 of the EU Taxonomy. These disclosures are crucial for investors, as they allow them to assess the sustainability level of their portfolios, make informed investment decisions, and accurately report metrics at both the portfolio and entity levels.

In the latest, 43rd episode of the POLSIF TALKS podcast, we discuss how to achieve climate goals while respecting the needs of people, jobs, and local communities.

The European Commission is conducting a public consultation to help develop guidelines for the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). These will help clarify what due diligence should look like in practice.

Explore the latest periodic report prepared by Analizy.pl in collaboration with POLSIF for the first half of 2026.

Redirecting capital flows toward sustainable and low-carbon economic activities is a fundamental goal of sustainable finance. However, for banks, investment funds, and insurance companies to effectively identify green investments and properly price ESG risks, they need access to reliable, comparable, and standardized data.

The group operates within the Team for Supporting Sustainable Enterprise Development under the Prime Minister. The team's work will be led by Dr. Robert Sroka, Vice President of the Management Board of POLSIF.

We’ve heard that with the July holiday season in full swing, many of you need a little extra time to wrap up formalities—especially when it comes to securing the necessary approvals from your clients and transaction partners.

The latest episode of POLSIF Talks: "Brown discount" and the role of CAPEX in the energy transition of real estate.

The Sustainable Investment Forum Poland (POLSIF) is proud to announce that it has officially joined the group of institutions supporting the prestigious 30% Club Poland campaign.

Dlaczego Polska przegrywa wyścig we wdrażaniu sztucznej inteligencji? Kto zyska na zielonej transformacji, a kto straci? I dlaczego bez silnego rynku kapitałowego nie sfinansujemy zmian?

Stowarzyszenie POLSIF poszukuje kandydatów i kandydatki do roli Dyrektora / Dyrektorki ds. Rozwoju Programowego i Relacji Instytucjonalnych.

This is the only competition in Poland entirely dedicated to sustainable finance – we recognize institutions, funds, companies, and individuals who are genuinely driving the climate and energy transition and a responsible economy.

Pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, energy crisis, and on top of that, the AI revolution and stringent ESG requirements. Does that sound like the economic landscape of recent years in a nutshell?

Poland on the cusp of a financial revolution. Is the Polish capital market ready for the biggest transformation in decades?

In today's edition of the national daily 'Rzeczpospolita,' a comprehensive article was published, dedicated to the latest report commissioned by POLSIF.

Rising energy costs, more expensive financing for the “brown” sectors, a greater role of AI and new criteria for assessing customers by banks — according to Jakub Borowski, chief economist at Credit Agricole, the green transformation is already changing the Polish economy.

We are pleased to inform you about the next stage of our joint initiative to build sustainable financing standards. The Credit Information Bureau (BIK), in cooperation with POLSIF and the Association of Polish Banks (ZBP), has implemented a survey module on the ESG BIK Platform enabling the collection of non-financial data from clients of the banking sector.

Meet the new POLSIF Board

Sustainability has ceased to be a buzzword and has become one of the most important strategic challenges for companies, banks and the economy as a whole.

Next Friday (27.30), at 16.30 we invite you

The Association of Listed Issuers together with five other organizations — the Polish Institute of Human Rights and Business, the Chamber of Fund and Asset Managers, Sustainable Investment Forum Poland, the Responsible Business Forum and the Union of Polish Banks — adopted a joint recommendation on the use of simplified ESRS as sustainability reporting standards for large companies that opt for voluntary ESG reporting.

For years, one thing mattered: the rate of growth. Today, the key question is — at what cost the economy is growing and whether this growth can be sustained.

Climate change, the AI revolution and relentless demographic trends — these are the challenges that will reshape the Polish economy in the coming years.

Energy transformation, an ageing society, security (including information) and the rapid development of AI — this is a mix that will define the coming years in Poland.

Sustainability sounds like the slogan from the conference, but in practice it's about something simpler: decency.

The biggest megatrend is AI - it has not yet made a revolution in Poland, but it is gradually priming business models, the labor market and politics.

Polish SMEs operate on low margins and often do not have the people or capital to translate the big slogans of transformation into concrete decisions within the company.

Is the world we used to know going down the drain? In the latest episode of the series of conversations with economists, we analyze four forces that will redefine Polish business and society over the next decade.

We invite you to read the next installment of the series of conversations of the editors of Bankier.pl and POLSIF...

Have you ever wondered how Polish investment funds deal with the challenges of sustainable development? We have hard data for that. At the end of 2025, we published as POLSIF the Report which is the first such market study in Poland.

2025 was a very successful year for funds declaring compliance with Articles 8 and 9 of the SFDR conventionally called “sustainable” and colloquially known as ESG funds. In 12 months, the value of assets accumulated in them increased by 49% to PLN 33.8 billion at the end of December 2025.

The last day of the year is the perfect moment to look into the future and start a conversation about what will really shape the Polish economy in the coming time.

W najnowszym podcaście POLSIF Talks gośćmi odcinka są Monika Polakowska oraz Kamil Radziwon, którzy pokazują, jak wygląda praktyka zrównoważonego finansowania – bez teorii, za to z konkretnymi przykładami i realnymi wyzwaniami.

We present the conversation of Robert Sroka, Member of the Management Board of POLSIF with Agnieszka Kłos-Siddiqui, member of the Supervisory Board of Bank Millennium.

Check out the full list of winners and photos from the Polsif Awards 2025.

Report of the Sustainable Investment Forum Poland (POLSIF) “Sustainable investments in Poland 2025”

We are delighted to share with you the results of the work of our ESG Risk Working Group.

For the second time, we invite you to the Sustainable Investment Forum Poland (POLSIF) - a prestigious event that brings together leaders from the financial sector, investors, regulators and ESG experts from all over the world.

We are delighted to announce the first edition of the POLSIF Awards — an award entirely dedicated to sustainable financing!

Drugi kwartał 2025 roku był bardzo udany dla funduszy deklarujących zgodność z art. 8 i 9 SFDR umownie zwanych „zrównoważonymi”. Wartość aktywów w nich zgromadzona wzrosła o 13% do 28,6 mld zł na koniec czerwca. To głównie zasługa dużej popularności kilku funduszy dłużnych oraz „przekwalifikowaniu” na fundusz zrównoważony jednego z dużych funduszy Amundi Polska TFI.

In the first quarter of 2025, the value of assets accumulated in funds declaring compliance with Articles 8 and 9 of the SFDR contractually called “sustainable” increased by 10% to PLN 25.2 billion at the end of March. Part of this growth is due to the expansion of the offer of this type of funds — from 8 to 77 products.

In 2024, on the initiative of Sustainable Investment Forum Poland, in cooperation with the Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK), the Polish Council of Shopping Centers (PRCH) and the Polish Association of Ecological Construction (PLGBC), a Working Group was established consisting of experts from the real estate market and representatives of the largest banks in Poland.

The new year is a time of reflection and planning, so we want to share with you the results of the Sustainable Finance Forum POLSIF 2024.

W 2024 roku liczba funduszy deklarujących zgodność z art. 8 i 9 SFDR, umownie zwanych „zrównoważonymi” wzrosła o 7 do 68 produktów. Jednocześnie wartość aktów w nich zgromadzona wzrosła w tym czasie ponad dwukrotnie do 22,5 mld zł na koniec grudnia 2024 r.

Tegoroczna edycja Sustainable Finance Forum była możliwa dzięki wsparciu wyjątkowych organizacji, które wspólnie z nami promują ideę zrównoważonych inwestycji i finansów. Wśród naszych partnerów znalazł się również Bank Pekao S.A., instytucja o ugruntowanej pozycji w sektorze finansowym.

We would like to thank Forbes Polska for taking over the media patronage of our Sustainable Finance Forum conference. Without partners, the success of this event would not have been possible.

Sustainable Finance Forum 2024 will take place on 21-22 November at the Warsaw Stock Exchange. This is an event for everyone interested in sustainable finance and ESG trends, featuring inspiring panels, lectures and evening networking meetings. For details and tickets please visit the event website.

On September 18, 2023, we founded our Association and today marks the first anniversary of our existence and functioning.

Join the PLGBC Green Building Summit and see Joanna Alasa during the “Trend Talks” panel on ESG, technologies and climate change. This is a unique opportunity to learn about the global challenges of sustainability and the integration of ESG into business. Register today: summit2024.plgbc.org.pl/registration.

PLGBC Green Building Summit is an international conference dedicated to sustainable construction, which will take place on 3-4 October in Warsaw under the slogan “Think about ReGeneration”. The event will bring together industry experts, representatives of companies, NGOs and administrations, offering lectures, discussion panels and additional activities such as speed networking or virtual exhibitions. The organizer of the conference is the Polish Association of Ecological Construction PLGBC.

The Sustainable Investment Forum Poland (POLSIF) Association is pleased to announce that on the 21 st and 22nd of November 2024.

The Working Group on Minimum Guarantees at POLSIF has developed a guide for financial institutions to ensure transparency in financing processes in line with sustainability criteria.

A recent event organized by Sustainable Investment Forum Poland and Sustainable Finance brought together key stakeholders to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with achieving zero emission targets. Highlights included a review of corporate climate action presented by Beata Bieńkowska, Anna Malinowska's call for systemic changes and greater investor involvement, and a panel discussion highlighting the need to accelerate actions, external financing and support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It also highlighted the key role of policy strategies and cooperation in an effective climate transition.

Latest Publications and Reports on Greenwashing and Sustainability

If in any way the obligations arising from the latest regulations in the field of sustainable development and ESG concern you as Members of the Management Boards and Supervisory Boards - we invite you to participate in the next ESGONBOARDS event

It is impossible not to notice how important ESG aspects have started to play in the functioning of the capital market

ESGONBOARDS - Educational session for Boards and Supervisory Boards on selected aspects related to sustainability and ESG reporting

The National Conference on Capital Market Law “Capital market against the development of new technologies” is an innovative project that provides an opportunity for scientific development and is a forum for meeting both specialists and students in the field of commercial law and capital market law broadly understood.

We are pleased to announce that Sustainable Investment Forum Poland (POLSIF) has become a substantive partner of the ESG Ideas Fair conference organized by the Responsible Business Forum.

We invite you to participate in the next webinar organized by POLSIF in cooperation with Management Solutions company entitled “#ESG Risk Integration in the Banking Sector”.

Courtesy of White&Case M. Studniarek i Wspólnicy - Kancelaria Prawna sp.k.we invite you to the first meeting of POLSIF members. April 23 at 17:00 on the 39th floor of the Q22 skyscraper

The Leon Koźmiński Academy (Kozminski University) and the Sustainable Investment Forum Poland (POLSIF) are joining forces to promote sustainable finance in Poland.

Welcome to the Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate Partners! PINK is an organization that works for the entire commercial real estate industry.

W Polsce mamy ponad 60 krajowych funduszy deklarujących zgodność z art. 8 i 9 SFDR, umownie zwanych „zrównoważonymi”. Aktywa w nich zgromadzone sięgnęły 10 mld zł na koniec marca br. To o 12% więcej niż na koniec 2023 roku i 88% więcej niż rok wcześniej. W pierwszych trzech miesiącach tego roku pozyskały 0,7 mld zł.

We are pleased to announce that Joanna Rucińska, PhD, PhD, has become an expert supporting the work of the banking working group working on meeting the criteria of Taxonomy in the field of real estate.

The future of CSDDD in doubt: The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU has again postponed the vote on the approval of the CSDDD directives, due to opposition from some Member States (including Germany and Italy) motivated by excessive bureaucratic burdens imposed by CSDDD on companies.

Sustainable Investment Forum Poland (POLSIF) is pleased to announce that two of our members have joined the EFRAG Financial Institution Advisory Panel. ‍ Maria Krawczyńska-Kaczmarek nominated to Banking Advisory Panel ‍, Piotr Dmuchowski to Insurance Advisory Panel