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ThaiBev Selected as Component of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
Attained overall score of 84 compared to the industry average of 50
Achieved perfect score in five areas
Recycled 11% more water and discharged 42% less waste in 2015, compared to 2014
We, Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (&ldquo Thai Bev&rdquo or the &ldquo Group&rdquo ),
are pleased to announce that the Group has been selected as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability
Indices (&ldquo DJSI&rdquo ) following the latest annual RobecoSAM Corporate Sustainability
Assessment (&ldquo CSA&rdquo ). With effect from 19 September 2016, ThaiBev will be a member of the
DJSI Emerging Markets family.
The Group attained an overall CSA score of 84 out of 100, which far
exceeds the beverage
industry average score of 50 and hovers near the industry best score of 90. On a criterion level,
ThaiBev achieved a perfect score in the areas of Brand Management, Health & Nutrition,
Environmental Reporting, Water Related Risks, as w
ell as Corporate Citizenship and
Philanthropy, placing it in the 100th
percentile for each of these criteria compared to its peers.
The Group also scored above 90 in the areas of Innovation Management, Materiality, Climate
Strategy, Raw Material Sourcing,
and Human Capital Development.
Mr Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi, President and Chief Executive Officer, ThaiBev, commented,
&ldquo ThaiBev&rsquo s
inclusion in the DJSI is a significant milestone in the Group&rsquo s corporate history. It
validates the effectiveness of our ongoing and increasing efforts to become a highly sustainable
company, and places us on the radar of stakeholders in the growing socia
lly responsible
investment market. This is the result of an organisation
-
wide drive towards greater
sustainability that is built upon our longstanding corporate citizenship initiatives and
crystallised by our publication of sustainability reports in accord
ance to the Global Reporting
Initiative&rsquo s G4 Guidelines in recent years.&rdquo
In sync with the guidelines, ThaiBev&rsquo s sustainability reports highlight the Group&rsquo s initiatives
and performance in economic, environmental, and social dimensions. Aspects featured a
mong
these dimensions include Procurement and Sourcing, Water, Energy, Emissions and Air
Pollution, Effluents and Waste, Consumer Health and Safety, Training and Education,
Governance and Compliance, Marketing Communications, as well as Local Communities.
ThaiBev has recorded net profit growth of 5.5% in 2015 and 16.0% in the first half of 2016.
Amid the Group&rsquo s progress towards achieving financial success in line with its Vision 2020
strategic roadmap, it has taken care to manage the size of its ecologica
l footprint as its business
expands. In recognition that water is at the heart of its operations as a beverage company,
ThaiBev has established a working group to analyse its water usage and needs over the short
and long term, and has developed action plan
s to optimise water resource management.
The Group has also set clear targets for minimising
emission & air
pollution and
effluent &
waste
. Bearing testament to the efficacy of its efforts, the Group registered 6% less water
withdrawal per hecto
litre of finished goods,
reused &
recycled 11% more water, and
reduced
42% less waste in 2015, compared to 2014.
On the social front, ThaiBev has a broad range of initiatives in the areas of community and
social development, public health, educ
ation, sports, as well as arts and culture. The Group has
social projects in 62 of the 77 provinces in Thailand, a number of which have been ongoing for
many years.
Notably, over the past 16 years, ThaiBev has given out 3.2 million blankets to
tide people
in the remote northern and northeastern parts of the country through the cold season.
The Group has also allocated funds to various general healthcare and kidney disease treatment
platforms given out numerous education scholarships and sponsored a wide
variety of sports
teams, as well as arts and culture programmes.
More information about ThaiBev&rsquo s sustainability initiatives can be found in
the Group&rsquo s 2015
Sustainab
ility Report
, and more information about how companies are assessed for the DJSI
can be found in the
2016 RobecoSAM CSA
&ndash
Annual Scoring and Methodology Review
handbook
.
September 13, 2016
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