Sustainable Development
Environmental
We operate our business based on corporate social responsibility and are committed to mitigating the environmental impacts occurring from our operations as well as designing systematic environmental management to ensure effectiveness.
We develop our products and services that respond to the consumer issues with responsibility based on initiation for innovative paint and coating products that are safe and eco-friendly (Greenovation Products Development) and comply with domestic and global product standards.
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Green Good for Health & Environment |
Save Worth Spending & Energy Saving |
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The Carbon Footprint for Organization Committee and a working group to support the committee have been appointed. In 2021, our quantity of greenhouse gas was verified by the Energy Conservation Center of Thailand, the Federation of Thai Industries, and we received the certificate of Carbon Footprint for Organization by the standards of the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) for Bangna Plant in 2021 and Samrong Plant in 2022.
For FY2022, our low-carbon initiatives are continued to achieve an inclusive green industry highlighting renewable and alternative energy sources, especially solar energy. We therefore installed rooftop solar panels at Bangna Plant in replacement of the electrical industry.
Moreover, we aim to earn certifications for the carbon footprint for organization (CFO) and carbon footprint of product (CFP) this year.
Unit: tCO2e
| Greenhouse Gas Emissions | 2020 | 2021* |
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| Direct GHG Emissions (Scope 1) | 8,534.24 | 8,455.54 |
| Indirect GHG Emissions (Scope 2) | 8,283.10 | 8,651.11 |
| Other indirect GHG Emissions (Scope 3) | 158.24 | 30,443.00 |
| Total | 16,975.58 | 47,549.65 |
Remark: * 2021 data was aggregated and derived from both Bangna Plant and Samrong Plant (2020 data only for Bangna Plant), and subject to a new evaluation according to the regulations of the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization which required more focused Scope 3 emissions.
We annually implement energy conservation and set up activities for employees to participate in the energy management assessment and raise awareness of energy consumption and conservation.
In 2021, the quantitative goal of reducing energy consumption was set by 1.5% (193,065 kWh/year) compared to the year 2020 (14,628,028 kWh/year). We could save the electrical energy by 349,112 kWh/year, which achieved the intended target.
We place the importance of effective water management throughout all production processes that we develop the innovative production process to reduce water consumption (pigging system), ensuring the efficient maintenance and availability of the water supply system. The wastewater treatment system is also installed to treat wastewater from the production process and return back to the receiving environment and reuse the treated wastewater.
In 2021, the water consumption amount was controlled nearly to the previous year (in 2021: 113,062 m3/ in 2020: 113,216 m3). Compared to 2020, the production capacity was a bit higher, and we consumed treated wastewater in nearly the same amount (in 2021: 8,974 m3/ in 2020: 9,188 m3). In order to ensure effective water management, we appointed a working team to perform such duties and find out control measures, and also installed 5 more water meters for measurement and monitoring, which the water efficiency results shall be seen next year.
We are committed to maintaining a sustainable coexistence with our community and society, creating and promoting an environment-centric business as well as corporate social responsibility. In this regard, we determined the waste management policy as a good practice in managing waste generated from the production process based on 3Rs approach (Re-use/ Reduce/ Recycle). We target to increase the proportion of waste utilization from the production process up to 98% by 2025 from the 2021 base year.
In 2021, the proportion of hazardous waste reused and recycled was 97.72%, and non-hazardous waste was 97.94% through
To avoid the adverse impacts of air pollutants from its operations, our air emissions management is executed in accordance with the standards. In doing this, the machines and devices used in manufacturing procedures are primarily selected taking account of clean technology to prevent environmental damage. Machinery maintenance and enhancement are also carried out on a regular basis to ensure good conditions. We installed air quality monitoring stations in our operating areas together with the emission monitoring system to measure the number of air pollutants released into the atmosphere from the stacks.
| Goals for Air Pollution Management | 2021 | 3-year Goals (2022 – 2025) |
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| Xylene (only Bangna Plant) | 2.93 ppm | 3% reduction |
| Total VOCs (only Bangna Plant) | 16.5 ppm | 3% reduction |
| Number of complaints from surrounding communities | 0 | 0 |
| Number of violations against air quality standards | 0 | 0 |