Provident Polska, one of Poland’s leading providers of home credit and part of the International Personal Finance (IPF) group, has been commended for its ethics, values and corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities by one of the country’s top business and finance newspapers. Provident, one of only 15 organisations recognised in this year’s index, received the prestigious Ethical Company Award from Polish daily Puls Biznesu; the second time the company has been recognised for its high level of engagement in this area.
The Ethical Company Award is an annual title given to Polish companies successfully strengthening their internal culture through the promotion of ethics and sustainable development policies, with a particular focus on the fields of corporate governance, CSR, reputation and leadership. Entrants are required to undergo a two-stage qualification process, audited by PwC, with this year’s awards seeing over 190 companies narrowed down to just 15 winners, including PKO BP, Orange, Siemens, Johnson & Johnson and Cemex.
Provident Polska was also recently named as one of Poland’s leading employers for the fourth year in a row by the Top Employers Institute; an award which commended the company’s friendly, supportive and progressive working environment and an open corporate culture.
David Parkinson, Country Manager of IPF’s Polish business, Provident Polska, said: “We are really pleased to be named as one of Poland’s most ethical organisations for the second time. This award, along with our recent success in being named a top Polish employer, demonstrates Provident’s on-going commitment and active engagement in building a culture based on a strong set of ethics and values and the highest workplace standards.”
Provident Polska is a leading provider of home credit in Poland. Over 2,000 employees and more than 8,000 agents provide loans responsibly to people who want to borrow small sums and repay in manageable, affordable amounts. At the end of 2015 the Polish-Lithuanian business had 832,000 customers.
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