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Business Operation and Performance Driving Business Towards Sustainability
Corporate Governance Policy Financial Statements Attachments
Energy Usage
The Company is focused to continuously improve, develop and increase more efficiency in energy usage and invested on projects which are more energy efficient or more environmentally friendly such as replacing fuel oil usage with natural gas, production process improvement both at Steel Plant and Rolling Mill Departments, renewable or alternative energy sources by installing Solar Roof to replace electric energy from fossil fuel. In addition, SCSC Plant has certified Energy Management System ISO50001.
Natural Environment Restoration
The Company has measures to restore natural resources, including improving utilization and value of ecological system related to plants, animals, soil and water. Following up and evaluation of restoration measures are made by monitoring key indicators on Corporate Social Responsibility and environmental activities, such as releasing aquatic animal into the sea, the mangrove reforestation, the environmental camp for children in communities around the plants, to encourage people in the communities to jointly preserve and restore the ecosystem of the forests in communities located nearby the plant. This promotes awareness among the young generation to take care of the forest resources in their own communities.
Participation With The Government
During the current financial year, SISCO Plant has received a certificate of Carbon Footprint for Organization (CFO) from the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO); NTS Plant, SCSC Plant and SISCO Plant have received Green Mining Awards from the Department of Primary Industries and Mines, Ministry of Industry. In addition, NTS Plant and SCSC Plant have received Green Star Awards and Eco-Factory from the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT). The Green Star or Environmental Governance Awards is granted to the Company that allows community representatives to visit and audit the performance of environmental and social responsibility aspects. NTS Plant, SCSC Plant and SISCO Plant have received Green Industry Awards Level 4.
Legal and Regulatory Compliance
The Company has determined a complete monitoring system that measures and regularly submits environmental reports to the government authorities i.e., emission rate from fume plant, CO2 emission and waste disposal. The actual performance is better than the determined standards. The Management has meetings with the communities and neighboring companies to get feedback, complaints, concerns and follow-up regularly and conducts the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Moreover, the Company has also invested in improving systems e.g., improving dusting system at fume plant to reduce dust in the area, Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) at all 3 Plants to alert the Company in case the effluent exceeds the standard etc. Energy Management Committee has been constituted in line with the energy policy and circulated to all employees. The checking and correcting of any deficiency, leakages and avoiding unnecessary overuse of energy have been done by improving machine efficiency through Total Productive Maintenance activities. Production plan is aligned to market conditions to minimize energy consumption.
Preparation for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
All 3 plants have prepared for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report, disclosed environmental impact mitigation data, and submitted to the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP). The Company also offers plant visits for those interested and community representatives. The environmental complaints (if any) were recorded which are informed to the authorities on resolving the measures regularly.
Participation from Employees and Business Partners
Employees and contractors receive basic training on environment issues such as waste segregation. The Company has arranged training to build environmental awareness as ISO14001 environmental management system, and the Company encourages business partners to follow policy and management system determined by the Company.
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