Quality of life matters, SCG put effort into placing priority on playing an active part in tackling social problems that impact livelihood and quality of life, enhancing good health and well-being, economic strength, and reducing social inequality.
Good Health and well-being are vital priorities aligned with SDGs 3 and 8 that SCG continuously pays attention to and creates share value along its value chain. With the COVID-19 pandemic, SCG recognizes the urgency of multi-sectoral collaboration to face the crisis by developing Innovations and Assistance in the Wake of COVID-19and provide medical care for frontline medical staff in domestic & regional. Moreover, the situation has affected the economy causing unemployed. So, SCG is working towards reducing inequality, strengthening communities and helping people affected by the crisis earn a living to sustain and support themselves through Building high-demand job opportunities and The Power of Community Project. Moreover, Transportation Safety continuously has implemented and put effort to manage by instilling safety mindsets and building driving skills & capability among employees, drivers in the value chain, and people in the community to ensure that they all share public routes with maximum safety.
Innovations and Assistance in the Wake of COVID-19
During the spread of COVID-19, medical professionals who have been at the frontline against the pandemic are at an increased risk of COVID-19 transmission. Realizing the safety of medical personnel in taking care of patients, SCG and SCG Foundation have collaborated with medical specialists, using SCG’s innovations and technologies to develop a wide range of innovations against COVID-19 and have provided financial support and equipment to reduce transmission risks and protect the medical personnel in every step from screening patients to testing and treatment for the virus.
All SCG’s business units by pooling their resources and working speedily have been able to drive over 40 COVID-19 innovations. Examples include modular screening and swab unit, mobile isolation unit, patient isolation capsule, negative pressure SWAB cabinet, mobile clinic, tele-monitoring, dent guard, modular bathroom, food and medicine delivery robot, soluble laundry bag, SCGP Paper Beds and Modular ICU, etc. SCG has also connected with more than 230 networks in the government, business, and civil society sectors to help support and deliver the assistance and supplies to more than 979 hospitals and facilities across Thailand.
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Business benefit KPI
- Employee Development
- 40 applications/ innovations developed by employees for the COVID-19 pandemic
- More than 700 Employees involved in developing applications/innovations
- Improve stakeholders’ relations
- More than 979 hospitals and local public health units and More than 230 networks participated in applications/ innovations/ projects)
3. Uplift overall brand reputation
- Received Sustainability Excellence Awards at SET Awards 2021 for the sixth consecutive year by the Stock Exchange of Thailand
- Increase Media Value to 119.94 Million Baht from Fight the Covid-19 Pandemic
Social/ Environmental Benefit KPIs
- Develop and donate COVID–19 innovations in Thailand and ASEAN with a total value of 470 Million Baht (total 2020–2021)
- 250,000 people came to use the service for free at SCG’s vaccination center by supporting 10 SCG’s refrigerated trucks to transport vaccines.
- Donate 107,000 SCGP Paper Beds 90 toilets and 79 Modular ICU
2. Increase safety among frontline medical staffs nationwide
- More than 979 hospitals and facilities across Thailand participated in applications/ innovations/ projects)
3. Enhance multi–sectoral collaboration
- More than 230 networks collaborated
4. SCG’s Employee and Sub–contractor well–being
- Zero fatality from COVID-19 Pandemic
Building High-demand Job Opportunities
Despite the economic slowdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, SCG has strived to advance professional skills of technicians through the “Good Builders Have More Customers” project, offering a training program for builders and home improvement technicians. The hybrid training programs consisting of online lectures and on-site practical training aims to assist those returning to hometown or losing income, and to advance the skills and knowledge of construction technicians to provide new job opportunities for unemployed people.
Business benefit KPI
1. Improve stakeholders’ relations
- 3,000 people have been joined and more than 102 local contractors have been listed to be contractors of SCG from Building high-demand job opportunities
2. Uplift overall brand reputation
- Received Sustainability Excellence Awards at SET Awards 2021 for the sixth consecutive year by the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
Social/ Environmental Benefit KPIs
1. Increase number of people joined in the project
- 3,000 people have been joined and 102 local contractors have been listed to be contractors of SCG from Building high-demand job opportunities
The Power of Community Project
The community enterprise training program is designed to instill knowledge and virtues in tune with the Sufficiency Economy philosophy, inspiring the community to develop themselves by processing local products to create added value, creating a unique product identity, and selling through online channels as well as how to plan for their future.
(Link to watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlAzFLEPWO4 )
Business benefit KPI
1. Improve stakeholders’ relations
- 400 members across 13 provinces nationwide attended from The Power of Community Project
2. Uplift overall brand reputation
- Received Sustainability Excellence Awards at SET Awards 2021 for the sixth consecutive year by the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
Social/ Environmental Benefit KPIs
1. Increase number and income of people joined in the project
- 400 members across 13 provinces nationwide attended from The Power of Community Project
- 10,000 – 100,000 Baht/person/month in 13 provinces from The Power of Community Project
Transport Safety’ through Smart Driver Program
Road accidents cause detrimental effects to the victims, society and economic value while logistics operations are part of SCG’s businesses, SCG is committed on transport safety to reduce the number of road accidents. A series of driver training programs, therefore, have been consecutively provided to SCG’s transport drivers in order to make them be gentlemen behind the wheel.This approach not only makes driving less dangerous for everyone on the road, but also enhances the road safety to communities where SCG has the operations, as well as assisting SCG in expanding these best practices to organizations outside SCG.
(Link to watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kNI25RDyeU)
(Link to watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGc22cF8Ynw)
Business benefit KPI
1. Improve stakeholders’ relations
- 1,152 companies participated in programs that enhance transport safety such as Life Saving Rules, Skills Development School, Installation of In-cap camera, Application KubDee
- More than 81 government agencies and private sectors involve in SCG’s transport safety programs
2. SCG’s Employee and Sub–contractor well–being
- Zero Fatality from Transportation Accident
3. Uplift overall brand reputation
- Received Sustainability Excellence Awards at SET Awards 2021 for the sixth consecutive year by the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
Social/ Environmental Benefit KPIs
1. Increase of skilled drivers in society
- 129,562 drivers passed driving programs of SCG’s Skills Development School
- 5,442 ambulance and emergency vehicle drivers attended the training programs, resulting in ambulance accident statistics has dramatically decreased
