Early Warning System

Countries

Poland

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Financial Institutions

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Approved

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Feb 12, 2025

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

P4 Sp. z o.o. (Play)

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Communications

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Loan

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 31.19 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 125
Converted using 2025-02-12 exchange rate.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 174.67 million

Bank Documents

PSD Translation (Polish)

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jul 8, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Mar 6, 2025

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("EBRD") invested in a 5-year senior unsecured PLN denominated bond issued by P4 Sp. z o.o. ("Play"), a leading Polish mobile telecom operator.

EBRD has subscribed with PLN 125 million to the inaugural Green Bond of Play with the total issuance size of PLN 700m, which will support green capex eligible under the Green Financing Framework of Play's parent entity, Iliad S.A.

Early Warning System Project Analysis

For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

Categorised B (ESP 2019). Green capex financing related to improve the energy efficiency of mobile networks, data centres and buildings will have limited environmental and social impacts. The Company is an existing Client and E&S performance to date is satisfactory. The Company has sufficient capacity and plans to manage potential Project risks including data privacy, waste management and health and safety. These include a personal data protection framework, waste management plans in line with relevant EU directives and, appropriate health and safety risk assessments and mitigation measures.

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

A 5-year senior unsecured PLN denominated bond issued by the client.

EBRD has subscribed with PLN 125 million to the inaugural Green Bond of Play with the total issuance size of PLN 700m

Private Actors Description

A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

P4 Sp. z o.o. (Play) is a leading telecommunication operator in Poland providing mobile voice, messaging, data, fixed internet, TV and video streaming services for both consumers and businesses. The Company is owned by the French company Iliad S.A..

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	P4 Sp. z o.o. (Play)	Client	-

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION

Marek Chrusciel
marek.chrusciel@play.pl
+48790005500

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can request information by emailing: accessinfo@ebrd.com or by using this electronic form: https://www.ebrd.com/eform/information-request

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent.

You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en

You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html