Environmental Stewardship

Sustainable Water and Waste Management Model Community Project 

The Company does not only focus on water and waste management within the industrial estates but is also aware of the need to nurture the communities surrounding the industrial estates affected by its operations due to the expansion of its business, which causes those communities to become crowded. As a result, the Company initiates a pilot community for a sustainable water and waste management project in 2017 using the Company’s expertise and experience in water and waste management in the development of the pilot community. The project provides knowledge and understanding to people in the community regarding proper solid waste disposal and sorting according to the 3 R's principles in order to utilize waste efficiently and add value according to the principles of the circular economy. This would help reduce the impact on the community and the environment, especially on community water resources, from littering and releasing household wastewater into the water resources. In implementing the project, the Company receives cooperation from various agencies, such as Nong Mai Daeng Municipality, operators in Ninja Market Chonburi, operators in Kamnan Dam Market, Ban Huay Salika School, Wat U-Tapao Kindergarten School, Khlong Tamru Municipality, etc. 

In 2022, the Company provided waste management knowledge to officials and volunteers in the Klong Tamru and Nong Mai Daeng Municipalities. The Company also educated teachers and students at the Wat U-ta-pao kindergarten in the Nong Mai Daeng District, to ensure that the community understands how to dispose of waste properly in accordance with the 3Rs principle. This initiative helps reduce the environmental impact of waste in the community. 

Continuous implementation of sustainable water and waste management model community project has resulted in a decrease in the average BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) value in that area. The water quality at the Klong Tamru drainage gate in 2022 had an average BOD value at 6.2 mg/L which continuously decreased since 2017. This has achieved the project target set by the Company to have a BOD value not exceeding 10 mg/L which is better than the water quality standards set by the Department of Pollution Control, which is not to exceed 20 mg/L. 

Sister Parks Arrangement for Resources and Knowledge Sharing (SPARK) Project 

The AMATA Foundation has been implementing the Sister Parks Arrangement for Resources and Knowledge Sharing (SPARK) project in collaboration with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, and the International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF) since 2013, aiming to elevate Khao Yai National Park to world-class standards and to use it as a model for learning about park management for other national parks in Thailand as well as in the ASEAN region. 

A study by ICCF experts in 2015 found that an urgent issue that needed immediate action was sewage management. This aims to ensure that the water sources both the within and outside the national park would not be negatively impacted by sewage from tourists and park officials because the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai forest is an important source of Thailand's main five major rivers, namely Nakhon Nayok River, Prachin Buri River, Lam Takhong River, Muak Lek River, and Mun River. Therefore, managing sewage in the national park is critical matter. 

In 2022, the AMATA Foundation and AMATA Water Co., Ltd., which specialize in water management, collaborated with their business partner, ICCF's experts, and Khao Yai National Park officers to undertake a project aimed at enhancing wastewater management in the park as follows:  

1. Conducted a survey on wastewater discharge points and the characteristics of wastewater in Khao Yai National Park. 
    
   
2. Estimated the amount of wastewater generated by analyzing tourist data in order to design a proper water treatment system that can accommodate the peak tourism season.
   
   
3. Studied and established a wastewater management system in Khao Yai National Park. 
   
   
4. Assessed the feasibility of installing a wastewater treatment system and related components after studying and determining the area. 
   
   
5. Researched the information to establish measures for monitoring groundwater contamination. 

Community Safety and Well-being

Road Safety Promotion Project 

There are more than 260,000 employees working in the areas of both AMATA Industrial Estates.  According to the results of the survey of using roads within AMATA Industrial Estates, more than 116,800 vehicles were found using the routes in the areas per day, categorized into 1,800 employee shuttle buses, 48,000 private passenger cars, and 67,000 motorcycles, resulting in high risks of road accidents. The Company must therefore strictly manage traffic and provide a road safety management plan that integrates all sectors to jointly manage traffic within the AMATA Industrial Estates and surrounding areas according to the ‘6E Concept’. Further details can be found under the section titled "Building a Safe Community" on page xx. 

The Company has collected statistics on road accidents, including the causes and types of accidents, to analyze them for use in the management process and to solve problems, particularly those arising from road structures and traffic lane patterns. The Company also aims to raise awareness of traffic laws, wearing helmets and seat belts, obeying traffic laws, and driving with kindness on the road, by taking proactive action to raise awareness of road safety in both industrial estates and nearby communities and schools. 

In 2022, the Company provided traffic discipline training, basic fire fighting training, and fire evacuation drills to the students of Mab Sam Klew Municipal School, Don Hua Lo sub-district, Mueang district, Chonburi province. 

Blood Donation Project

As large-scale industrial estates, there are a lot of employees, both Thai and foreign, working in both AMATA industrial estates. The total population of the surrounding communities is more than 500,000 people. Therefore, they are the areas with the highest potential for blood donation as blood reserve for the Thai Red Cross Society. The Company thus cooperates with the Regional Blood Service 3, Chonburi, Rayong Red Cross Chapter, and the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand to promote and invite the employees within AMATA and those of the factory operators in both AMATA industrial estates to donate blood. 

The Company has targeted to receive blood donation at least 1 million cc per year to support the Thai Red Cross Society. Therefore, the Company has organized blood donation activities annually. In the year 2022, the 11th year of this project, the Company promoted blood donations at the AMATA City Industrial Estate blood donation center in Chonburi and at Thai Red Cross Society mobile blood donation vehicles. AMATA employees and factory employees participated in the blood donation activities, and a total of 2.99 million cc of blood was donated in 2022. The cumulative amount of blood donated over the past 11 years is over 21 million cc, which can be used to help more than 148,742 patients. 

Learning and Education 

Since the Company and its stakeholders have greatly focused on the importance of human resource development because presently the industrial sector has required more competent personnel and skilled workers in accordance with the development of technology in the production process and in response to the future needs of the industrial sector to invest in EEC projects, the Company has developed and implemented various educational projects to help upgrade the capabilities of factory personnel and local workers by providing access to quality education for everyone and promoting continuous learning.

"Sufficiency Schools " Project - Learning How to Grow Oyster Mushrooms

The Company collaborated with the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand and the AMATA CSR Volunteer Club at AMATA City Rayong to organize the "Sufficient School" project to teach students about growing oyster mushrooms at Ban Phu Sai School, Khao Mai Kaeo Sub-district, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province. The project aims to promote various mushroom cultivation skills to students through practical training, including packaging, seeding, and greenhouse maintenance, so that they can use them to make lunch at school, cutting costs and creating additional revenue for the school. 

School and E-library Development Project 

The Company partnered with the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand and the CSR Club at AMATA City Chonburi, to organize a project for developing schools and electronic libraries three times, including: 1.Don Hua Ror Municipal School 1, 2.Ban Ngiew Temple School, and 3. Ban Huai Tak Dai School. The project aims to provide new and second-hand computers, desks, and chairs to support online learning platforms. The total value of the donations to the schools is 486,490 baht. The project repaired and renovated playgrounds for children, and established mushroom cultivation for use in school lunches and as a supplementary source of income. Additionally, games were organized, and prizes were given out to students. 

AMATA Drawing Contest Project 

In 2022, the Company organized a drawing and coloring contest for grades 4-6 students on the topic of "Good things at AMATA" at schools surrounding the AMATA City Chonburi Industrial Estate and Rayong. The purpose of the contest was to promote creativity, observation skills, and learning about various social issues, culminating in the creation of artistic works. The contest received over 150 entries, and the winners were awarded a scholarship of over 50,000 baht. 

Local Tradition and Cultures

The Company has given importance to supporting and engaging in the local traditional and cultural activities of the communities in order to carry on the good traditions and build good relationships and attitudes with them. The Company has collaborated with the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, entrepreneurs in both AMATA industrial estates, and the communities surrounding both AMATA industrial estates in continuously participating in and supporting the local traditional and cultural activities of the communities.  

In 2022, the Company’s executives and employees participated in activities with local communities in the vicinity of AMATA City Conburi Industrial Estate, such as the "Thot Kathin Mahakusol" event at Wat Bunyawat, Klong Tamru subdistrict, Thot Kathin Samakkhi event at Wat Mab Samklaew, and Thot Kathin event at Wat Bangnang, Chonburi Province, as well as the 2022 annual candle parade. 

In the area surrounding the AMATA City Rayong Industrial Estate, the Company participated in traditional Songkran Festival and Elderly Day activities organized by the subdistrict administration. During these events, souvenirs and consumer products were given to the elderly in Khoa Mai Kao sub-district, Banglamung District, Chonburi Province, Pluak Daeng sub-district, Pluak Daeng District, Rayong Province, and Nakhon Pattana sub-district, Rayong Province. The Company also participated in Buddhist Lent traditions and the Loi Krathong Festival at Mab Yang Porn sub-district.