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Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate SocialResponsibility Strategy

GRI 2-23, 2-24, 3-3

Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited (GPSC) operates under sustainability management policies and social environmental responsibility policies through various forms of social and community development projects that are in line with the business strategy and direction of the organization. The company also focuses on engaging with all groups of stakeholders, both inside and outside the organization, especially those around the operating area of the company for sustainable coexistence.

Social and Environmental Responsibility Policy
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GPSC CSR Strategy (2563 - 2567)
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GPSC CSR Guideline
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GPSC Community Development and Community Relations Manual
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Management Guidelines For Sustainable Coexistence With Communities

GRI 3-3, 413-1
Strategic Framework on Corporate Social Responsibility

GPSC realizes the importance of having responsibility towards society and the environment, as it believes that for the business to develop sustainably, the community and society must grow together. Therefore, GPSC establishes a community engagement process in all areas of operation (100 percent) to listen to concerns, interests in order to develop and improve operations in the area and coexist with the community sustainably. The corporate social responsibility strategy framework that the company uses is in line with international standards, such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as combining these with its business expertise into the process of developing and solving crucial issues of communities and society overall.

Strategies for creating CSR activities of GPSC are based on 3 important principles, namely:

  • Must be an activity that is linked to the corporate mission and involves business operations.
  • Relates to the use of expertise, skills, and core competencies of the organization to pass on knowledge and to further develop communities.
  • Must take into account the needs and expectations of stakeholders, especially those around GPSC's business operation areas.

GPSC places strong emphasis on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in four key areas: Power Accessibility, quality of life, natural resources and the environment, and Sustainable Innovation. These priorities align with the PTT Group’s social responsibility framework as well as international standards. In addition, we have set goals and indicators across all four areas to ensure sustainable coexistence with communities and society.

  • Power Innovation
  • Quality of Life
  • Natural Resources and Environment
  • Sustainable Innovation
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GPSC’s Target and Performance on Social Responsibility and sustainable co-existence with the community
  • An increase of 1% in every annual community satisfaction survey. The satisfaction rate is to be maintained at 80% or no lower than the average rate of peer companies.
  • At least 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent is to be reduced per year by 2025.
  • Evaluation of social return on investment (SROI) must cover four activities, with SROI ≥ 1.15 as a target.
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GPSC carried out CSR projects according to its action plan, which can be summarized in accordance with significant indicators as follows:

  1. 1. Economy
    The key economic indices are from projects which generate long-term sustainable income for the communities and take some time to achieve economic value. These key economic indices for 2024 as follows
    • Projected income from vegetables and coffee from the Smart Farming Project = 1,450,000 baht/ year
    • Income from waste and processed products from waste from Ban Phai community, Rayong = 1,236,815 baht/ year
    • Income from the solar installation training under the Solar Man project = 82,150 baht/ year.
  2. 2. Society
    In addition to the number of benefits from the projects, a key social index is the Social Return on Investment (SROI) to assess the return before the commencement of new projects and the return after the projects are launched for some time. In 2024, GPSC conducted value assessment of its four projects: Power accessibility (Kon Mee Fai Project), Sustainable innovation (EV One-stop Service Project), Quality of life (Solar Man Project/GPSC Rayong Young Designer Project) and Natural Resources and the Environment (Ban Phai Waste Management Center) which ranged from 2.17 to 14.59. which ranged from 2.17 to 14.59.
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  3. 3. Environment
    The key current environmental index is the GHG emission volume, which is a part of the corporate target in promoting Net Zero Emissions. In 2024, three CSR projects have significantly contributed to GHG reduction:
    • Light for a Better Life - volume of GHG reduction = 350.10 ton/CO2 equivalent/ year
    • Reforestation Project - volume of GHG reduction = 285.70 tons/CO2 equivalent/ year
    • Waste sold to RDF and Ban Phai Waste Management Education Center - volume of GHG reduction = 8.84 tons/CO2 equivalent/ year.
  4. 4. Business
    Apart from the three indices mentioned above, GPSC has other indices linked with its image and sustainable implementation:
    • Number of CSR volunteer staff (employees) and accumulated volunteer time = 326 persons/ 1,317 hours
    • Results of satisfaction survey = 80.18 %
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Public Participation

GRI 413-1, 413-2

GPSC regularly supports and participates in various social contribution activities as well as cultural and religious activities organized by the community. In addition, GPSC regularly organizes public participation activities with people in neighborhoods to improve understanding of our business operation in order to build relationships with communities in various forms, including the Side-by-Side Project, tripartite committee meeting, EIA Monitoring committee meeting, community visit, open house activity and public hearing. The opinions and suggestions obtained from these participation processes are important information that GPSC has adopted to develop our CSR strategies on CSR activities that meet the expectations of community and society for a clear and sustainable business operation. Moreover, GPSC has monitored also follow up the outcome results and benefits of occurred from CSR activities to make sure that it is aligned with the designated strategies.

Power Innovation

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SDG 7: AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY

GPSC aims to increase the share of renewable energy which is clean energy by developing energy infrastructure and services, especially in remote areas, so that people can have equal access to electricity, thus being able to carry out economic activities and have better well-being. GPSC, as the innovation leader in the PTT Group's electricity business, determined to bring skills, knowledge, capability, and expertise into the development of the electrical systems to deliver clean energy to the community. This is in line with the global energy trend and Thailand's National Energy Plan, which aims to promote clean energy and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to zero (Net Zero) by 2065.

Light for a Better Life is a community support project that deploys the expertise and specialized skills of GPSC and its employees to take care of the community’s electrical system. The efforts reflected PTT Group’s leadership in power innovation and smart energy. Under this project, employees leveraged their expertise to take care of people in community, society, and the country (People of the Planet) in the aspects of safety, saving, energy security, and socio-economy

Smart Energy

GPSC aims to increase the share of renewable energy which is clean energy by developing energy infrastructure and services, especially in remote areas, so that people can have equal access to electricity which lead to access to water (Interconnected needs of water and energy use), thus being able to carry out economic activities and have better well-being. GPSC, as the innovation leader in the PTT Group's electricity business, determined to bring skills, knowledge, capability, and expertise into the development of the electrical systems to deliver clean energy to the community. This is in line with the global energy trend and Thailand's National Energy Plan, which aims to promote clean energy and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to zero (Net Zero) by 2065. The total Investment proportion is 9.18%

Saving

Modifying electrical equipment and appliances to save energy as well as installing solar power systems to save costs and use the saved money for development activities or other useful activities of the beneficiaries.

Security

Installation of alternative energy system in remote areas so that people in the community and greater society will have a better quality of life and less obstacles in life as well as energy security through such activity as installing solar rooftop systems for hospitals, health care facilities and educational institutions in remote areas, etc.

Socio-economic

The project promotes the career of “Electricity Doctors” to generate income for community people. It equips them with professional skills to become electricians with basic knowledge, be able to take care of their own households and communities, earn extra income, or even make it a primary source of income.

LBL is considered a strategic CSR project as it aligns with GPSC’s business and expertise as well as UN SDGs and global trends. ‘Khon Mi Fai’ (electrified man) under LBL has now entered the second year. This project was launched in partnership with our partners in the renewable industry, namely the Renewable Energy Industry Club of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), to reduce electricity bills by using solar power for public utility agencies.

The savings could then fund surrounding community development in a sustainable way. In 2024, 42 interested organizations applied to take part in the Solar Man project, second year, with 10 organizations selected.

The total capacity of solar power systems installed by GPSC for these organizations stood at 106.25 kWp and is expected to save a total of 668,561.04 baht/ year and reduce CO2 emissions by 75.57 tons/CO2 equivalent/year. In addition to Khon Mi Fai, GPSC provided support for solar power system installation to other external organizations, such as a 16.12-kWp solar system installation at Sports Center, Engineer Department, Fort Purachatra, Ratchaburi, with knowledge of system maintenance provided to staff stationed there. GPSC also joined hands with Shin-Etsu Co., Ltd., a customer, in installing a 3.3-kWp solar system for Wat Noen Kraprok School, Ban Chang, Rayong, with about 300 students, to lower electricity bills and cultivate vegetable plots for the school.

To date, we have supported solar system installations for various organizations, saving them about 3,309,461.53 baht per year from lower electricity cost. The installations in 2024 alone saved up to 132,655.42 baht.

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Quality of life

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SDG 3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

The company has a policy to support the development of the quality of life of people in the community and society. To have a good quality of life Safe from various dangers There is a career to support it. Have income and well-being Including having perfect mental and physical health. The projects were implemented as follows:

GPSC, in collaboration with Rayong Industrial Estate Technical College, held a training course with total expenses of 82,150 baht on the techniques for the installation and maintenance of a solar system of high standards and safety, to develop skills for pupils, students, and the community in the areas under the Solar Man Project on May 6-10, 2024. Twenty participants attended the training, and eight of them were chosen for internships with the knowledge gained to be further applied in their careers and generate future income.

Recent deadly floods in the upper North covered areas of Chiang Rai, Nan, Phayao, and Phrae in late 2024. Unrelenting rains from the monsoon brought heavy flooding. PTT Group executives and employees and GPSC joined hands to provide relief bags containing generic medicine, drinking water, and other necessities worth 95,105 baht to flood victims. We also prepared relief bags for victims in reserve for future natural disasters, which are expected to happen more often.

GPSC teamed up with Kloset, Thailand’s leading fashion brand, in kicking off the “GPSC Rayong Young Designer” project for students at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (Rayong Campus). The objectives are to spark the inspiration in design and creativity of students while promoting Rayong’s identity in the design. The students under this project will attend training and take part in a contest for the theme and design of patterns for use in GPSC’s New Year 2025 gifts. Sixty-four students participated with 27 pieces of work produced by them.

Valuing education of the children and the youth, GPSC has been constantly providing scholarships to children in communities. Our past communication with the communities around our operating areas and the satisfaction surveys indicated that the education project meets community needs. In 2024, GPSC awarded scholarships to children and students in 38 communities and 10 fisherman groups, covering six districts of Rayong and Chon Buri. Implementation of educational support measures is defined in GPSC Group’s EIA and EHIA reports. The projects were first launched in 2018 and continue to the present. Recipients of scholarships totalled 39, and 30 of them have completed the study, with nine more currently studying.

GPSC collaboration with the PTT Group, also provides scholarships to Kamnoetvidya Science Academy (KVIS) and Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC) as part of its efforts to drive the development of science and technology. This initiative aims to cultivate talent that will play a key role in advancing the country toward more comprehensive and sustainable development.

Natural Resources and Environment

GRI 413-2
SDG 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
SDG 13: CLIMATE ACTION

GPSC recognizes its social and environmental responsibility, particularly towards areas and communities surrounding its sites of operation. To this end, the Company has undertaken various projects that promote environmental conservation, the restoration of ecological balance and biodiversity, and the use of clean energy.

Key natural resource and environmental activities in 2024 include:

  1. The “GPSC Forest Ecosystem Restoration Project” aimed at carbon sequestration to support the Net Zero target,
  2. The “Reforestation and Check Dam Construction Project,” which GPSC has continuously implemented to expand green areas, restore ecosystems, and absorb carbon, and
  3. Waste management initiatives, which the company continues to prioritize and promote within communities to achieve the goal of becoming Zero Waste Villages.

GPSC has defined its CCS (carbon capture and storage) strategy based on the natural approach of reforestation to create sources that can absorb and store carbon dioxide. We have set a goal in conducting our reforestation project in conjunction with the community for sustainability in forest monitoring, increase in biodiversity, generation of more income from employment, as well as more sources of foods and natural herbs for a better quality of life of surrounding communities. GPSC in collaboration with the Royal Forest Department had begun the reforestation in 2023 on an area of 230 rai in Loei Province and has planned to increase the reforested areas to 10,000 rai by 2030. This year, GPSC and involved agencies conducted a study on the pros and cons of optimized reforestation in economic, social, and environmental aspects. GPSC’s Management Committee has approved a budgetary framework and guidelines for reforestation implementation. The reforestation will cover 3,000 rai in 2025 and increase to 10,000 rai by 2030, as committed to PTT Group. The project will support our goal in driving Carbon Neutrality and Net Zero Emissions while creating other values such as biodiversity and reduced social inequality.

Besides the reforestation project under our joint commitment with PTT Group, GPSC has planted 1,000 more trees in about 10 rai in Rayong. The trees are of Yang, Iron Wood, Siamese Rosewood and Burmese Weavers Bamboo varieties to increase soil fertility for food sources and herbal cultivation, as well as tourist attraction to benefit the residents in the communities, while fostering community sustainability. The reforestation project in Rayong was launched in 2013 and continues to the present, with 66,450 trees planted in 344 rai. GPSC also erected 10 check dams at Ban Phudon Huai Mahad Community Forest, Ban Chang District, Rayong Province. Since 2015, we have erected 177 check dams to slow water flow during the rainy season to prevent soil erosion, reduce fierce stream currents, retain soil moisture, and provide more biodiversity for the areas.

GPSC has groomed the Ban Phai community (Ban Phai Waste Bank Moo 1 Community Enterprise), Nong Taphan subdistrict, Ban Khai district, Rayong, one of the communities located in the five-kilometer radius of our RDF. Since 2018, we have initiated the promotion and development of an integrated waste management system for the community. In addition, we have erected a Waste Bank Building with waste management knowledge provided so that the community can be a learning hub for those interested in learning about developing products from waste, either by recycling or upcycling, as well as the development of plastic waste processing machines.

Results of the operation of the Ban Phai Community (Ban Phai Waste Bank Moo 1 Community Enterprise) from January to November 2024 are summarized below:

  1. Income of the community from sale of products from waste: 1,236,815 baht.
  2. Waste management can reduce 5,074.25 kilograms of waste.
  3. A total of 5,797 people from across the country visited for study tours.
  4. Social Return on Investment (SROI) was 2.37.

"Trash That Changed Lives" video of Ban Phai Savings Waste Bank Social Enterprise

GPSC has engaged in four projects for sorting hightemperature waste from these community waste banks: Wat Chak Louk Ya Community’s Recycling Waste Management Center, Ban Phai Community Bank, Noen Phayom Community Environmental Bank, and the Ban Phai Community Waste Management Learning Center. These projects process non-recyclable waste into fuels for RDF.

Results of the operation from January to November 2024 are:

  1. Management of 3,450 kilograms of non-recyclable waste
  2. CO2 emission of 1,501 kgCO2 e equivalent.

Sustainable Innovation

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SDG: 9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

As a leader in power business innovation of the PTT Group, the company recognizes the importance of innovation in organizational development. It actively promotes the application of innovation in both business and social dimensions to address the rapid changes in today’s world. The company believes that social innovation an area gaining significant attention has the potential to effectively address social challenges and improve people's quality of life through the application of new technologies and fresh ideas.

In an extension of the GPSC Smart Farming Project in Ban Huay Khab, Bo Kluea District, Nan, GPSC in collaboration with the Clean Energy for the People Foundation has handed over coffee roasters and a coffee roasting plant to “Ban Huay Khab Lua Coffee Community Enterprise” and 60 households of this community to generate more income from more coffee products as well as coffee roasting service for neighboring communities to lower the cost of travel and energy, thus fostering their strong self-independence and sustainability

GPSC has expanded the GPSC Smart Farming project to cover the EECi area, Wang Chan District, Rayong, with bamboo mushroom planting as a pilot project, leveraging smart agricultural innovation to increase production. The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) provided knowledge on bamboo mushroom planting and processing for extracts to be mixed with local herbs to produce cosmetics. Cosmetics formulae have been improved, and a bamboo mushroom processing plant was set up to produce cosmetics, harnessing bamboo mushroom extract cultivated by a bamboo mushroom community enterprise to create jobs and generate more income for the community.

In collaboration with Rayong Industrial Estate Technical College, GPSC launched the “EV One-Stop Service” Center as a hub for integrated repair service for electric motorcycles. GPSC installed a solar-cell charging station to support vibrant electric motorcycle demand and spread knowledge and skills to teachers and students via our experts in electrical engineering, for career promotion and revenue generation as well as air pollution reduction, for a better environment, consistent with our policy on Net Zero Emissions. Furthermore, the Center will serve as a workshop for students studying in the EV field. This year we held short courses for two batches of students and the communities on basic electric motorcycle maintenance, with materials/equipment supported and skills provided to 108 interested personnel of the institute. The model of the solar-cell charging station invented by the first vocational school under our support is presently a solar-cell charging station for customers of the Vocational Business Incubator Center’s coffee shop.

Type of Social Activities Contribution

UNIT 2024
Cash Contributions THB 3,942,463
In-kind Giving THB 817,700
Management Overheads THB 9,272,216
Time: employee volunteering during paid working hours Persons/ hours 658,500

Type of Social Investment and Donation

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Revised as of February 2025

The content above is based on sustainability reporting standards by The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI Standards), and externally validated and verified for accuracy of the reporting data at "Limited Assurance" level

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