SDGs ALIGNMENT

RATCH Group commits on promoting the quality of life of stakeholders and people in society including the operations with respect for human rights in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The key social goals are as follows:

Goal	Implementation
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Target 3.8: Achieve necessary and quality health service and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines.	Partnership with Principal Healthcare Co., Ltd. in the establishment of a 59-bed tertiary private hospital in Sakhon Nakhon Province, to broaden the access to health services, medicines and vaccines for local residents and people from neighboring provinces. Ratchaburi Power Plant’s mobile medical and dental activity, to provide basic health service to the residents of 9 sub-districts in Damnoen Saduak and Photharam districts, Ratchaburi Province.
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Target 4.4: By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.	Education for Career Empowerment Project implemented jointly by RATCH and Lao PDR’s Ministry of Education and Sports, to equip vocational teachers and students in Lao PDR with technical knowledge and skills for decent jobs and entrepreneurship.
Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Target 8.7: Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labor, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labor in all its forms. Target 8.8: Protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments of all workers, including migrant workers, particularly women migrants, and those in precarious employment.	RATCH promotes the operations with respect for human rights by protecting and respecting labor rights; ensuring safe and stable work environment for all employees; thoroughly reviewing the issues concerning human rights, treatment of labor and occupational health and safety. Aside, RATCH announced the policies and guidelines on occupational health and safety for its operations and suppliers’; and assessment of work-related risks and control measures for the employees of RATCH, suppliers and sub-contractors. To raise awareness on safety and occupational health, targeting all job operators, activities have been organized including Hearing Preservation, Safety Day at power plants, Stop Work and Log Out - Tag Out (LOTO).
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.	RATCH raised awareness and mobilized community engagement in climate impact mitigation through Love the Forest and the Community Project and Community Energy Project. Under these first project, community is encouraged and supported to help manage and restore forests as carbon sinks and a sustainable food source. The latter project aims to promote awareness in energy optimization, energy saving and development of energy innovations from local resources.
Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss Target 15.1: Ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements. Target 15.2: Promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally.	RATCH has preserved the original environment of power plants’ surrounding areas, to maintain the habitats and livelihood of wildlife and local animals. A terrestrial reforestation project of 500 rai to create green area is organized in collaboration with the Royal Forest Department, while engaging with community to protect, maintain and rehabilitate community forests for ecosystem biodiversity and food sources.