For a Sustainable Environment
The Company is committed to managing and reducing the environmental impacts related to business operations according to its strategies “Create” “Contribute” and “Share” in line with the country’s goals, adapt, and respond to climate change risks. The company expanding its clean energy port, developing an energy storage system, and creating business growth coupled with creating stability for the smart grid system to be a part of a strong starting point that transforms and drives sustainable environmental solutions.
Environmental Responsibility
The Company has an environmental compliance management system to prepare and develop a proactive action plan to ensure that business operations comply with laws, regulations, policies, standards, and requirements related to the environment and also gives importance to controlling, preventing, and reducing environmental impacts by operating according to international standards, covering environment issues as follows:
Air Quality Control
Drainage System Management
Non-Hazardous Waste Management
Greenhouse Gas Management
Noise Control
Waste management from production process
Water Management
Manufacturing Waste Management
Biodiversity
Greenhouse Gas Emission Management
As the Company is the leader of integrated energy companies in technology and innovation in clean energy that is environmentally friendly, the Company aims to be part of solving the global warming problem seriously by promoting clean energy as the main energy to drive low carbon society. There is a management approach based on the strategy of “Create” “Contribute” and “Share” by the country’s objective as follows:
Create
Creating and developing renewable energy sources contributes significantly to replacing electricity production from fossil fuels.
Contribute
Being part of Thailand’s efforts to mitigate climate change by developing renewable energy projects.
Share
Sharing carbon assets generated from company projects with organizations or companies that need to offset their own greenhouse gas emissions.
In addition, the Company aims to develop a process for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from business operations to be able to operate business sustainably by having assessed greenhouse gas emissions according to measurement review standards and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and reductions at the organization level.
Key Performance in 2023
The total amount of greenhouse gas emissions of the organization
Total Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions:
Scope 1 GHG Emissions:
Scope 2 GHG Emissions:
Scope 3 GHG Emissions:
Percentage of greenhouse gas emission of the organization increased 22.57 percent
Energy Management
The Company is committed to conserve energy to achieve a serious and sustainable result and to have an appropriate planning and strategy policies for operations by having serious and continuous operations throughout the organization. Also, appointing responsible persons and assigning responsibilities to monitor the performance and measurement by using guidelines and indicators according to international standards. The Company operate through various activities to create awareness and operating guidelines to all employee for the maximum use of energy as follows:
Carry out activities or projects to encourage organizations to use energy for maximum benefit and reduce energy consumptions within the organization.
Install solar power generation systems in business establishments, factories, and renewable energy power plant to increase the proportion of renewable energy usage.
Key Performance in 2023
Total electricity consumption
Electricity consumption from external sources
Electricity consumption from renewable sources
Electricity consumption from external sources per employee
Percentage of electricity consumption from external sources decreased 9.22 percent
Water Management
The Company consider the problems and effect from water shortage which is the key problem in the society. The Company aim for the efficient water management along with the sustainable conservation and restoration. The Company operate water management through following activities.
Creating employee awareness of water saving through useful resources activities/campaign.
To regularly inspect, maintenance and repair water using equipment for prevent leak and reduce the loss of water.
To regularly inspect the quality of the water before discharge by outsource team in order to be certain that the quality of the water after treatment will no effect to the environment and the surround society.
Key Performance in 2023
Total water consumption
Water consumption from external sources
Recycle water consumption
Water consumption from external sources per employee
Percentage of water consumption from external sources decreased
Waste and Pollution Management
The Company supports to use of resources efficiently to reduce the amount of waste and make the best use of resources. The Company aims to achieve zero waste to landfill, reduce the impact on communities, society, and the environment, as well as promote business operations in the circular economy toward sustainable waste management. And manage waste by adhering to the easy-to-understand principle of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" under the Zero Waste Project, as well as adhering to the 8Rs principles in the organization to minimize the impact on the environment.
Key Performance in 2023
Amount of waste from the production process
Percentage of waste from landfill production process 23.23
(Target: The amount of waste from landfill production process is zero)
Hazardous waste
3Rs principle management
In addition, to the issue of reducing and controlling pollution from waste and waste management effectively. Gunkul recognizes the importance of the air pollution issue. Even though the activities in the renewable energy business and the electrical system business operated by the company do not cause significant impacts or generate air pollution. At Gunkul, we aim to manage and reduce the impacts of air pollution including greenhouse gas emissions, gases, vapours, dust, soot and other pollutants. To reduce the impact on the community and the environment. Monitoring is required to control air quality from all types of pollution sources following the standards of the Department of Industrial Works or related standards.