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Social Stewardship
RATCH Group PCL.
Sustainability Report 2020
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RATCH takes community and society as a stakeholder in the value chain who can be impacted by the Company’s operations and influence impacts on the Company. RATCH therefore operates with responsibility for community and society, with emphasis on the management of environmental impacts, safety and occupational health, engagement in improving the quality of life and creation of shared values. The goal is to achieve community trust and enable coexistence based on confidence and mutual benefits.
Operational framework of community and social responsibility
Code of Conduct
• Build and maintain corporate image for acceptance and trust from community and society at large.
• Support the projects that address expectations and quality of life.
• Respect local norms and traditions.
• Utilize resources that cause minimum impacts.
• Promote efficient energycon sumption.
• Assess risks in all dimensions before launching an investment project or a joint venture.
• Cooperate in implementing measures that help reduce social and environmental impacts.
Operational guidelines
Policy on society
• Promote community engagement and emphasize communications as a good neighbour.
• Support community development and capacity building for a better quality of life.
• Conserve and restore local traditions.
• Promote creative projects that improve society.
• Support environmental conseration and restoration, for a balance of nature and lives.
Targets
• Zero complaints or protest from community against operational activities.
• Collaboration in projects that serve community needs.
The Company implements the policy in 2 levels, to deal with 2 target groups. 1) Community Relations, focusing on communities near power plants.
2) Social development, focusing on other communities or society at large.
Neighboring communities Society at large
Establish understanding and trust in RATCH’s operations
Promote engagement in operational inspection
Improve the quality of life
Support forest conservation
Promote community energy management
Support professional and skill development