GPSC’s Positioning on Trade Associations - Climate Alignment
Statement of Position
The company support climate actions under Paris Agreement goal that aims limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. Our target is set in by considering the Paris Agreement to accomplish Carbon Neutrality within 2050 and Net Zero Emissions in 2060 that is in line with Thailand’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). GPSC is delighted to support external partners including trade associations where they have the same direction. The commitment, relative plans and programs associated covers all jurisdictions across GPSC group.
Governance framework for Public Policy Engagement
In order to engage with the external network to advocate climate change action, GPSC has recognized trade association members and contributions as a plus capability parallel with our internal management and strategy to drive global climate actions towards net-zero. GPSC set up the dedicated governance structure of climate change and management system in place as follows:
Level |
GPSC Representatives |
Accountability and Responsibility |
Executives |
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
- Being representative of GPSC to engage and support the direction of trade associations.
- Being an external membership to engage with the trade association and other organizations for advocating the effective driver to tackle the climate change.
- Raise the relative agenda to the trade associations in contributing the approaches that create the benefit to both internal and external of GPSC, especially climate change topic.
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EVP – Corporate Strategy and Subsidiary Management |
- External sharing on climate-related progress and practice.
- Provide feedback to external parties during decision making process.
- Participate the meeting in contributed trade associations as a membership e.g. council member, associate member, and committee.
- Sharing the significant issues with the external network to discuss for the effective approaches.
- Provide support proactive activities related to the matter topic of climate change through the trade association.
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Staff, Employee |
Members from Sustainability and Climate Change Policy division |
- Regularly engagement with external stakeholder and trade association
- Acknowledge the direction and agreement from executive levels in conducting and leveraging the acquired information to an internal of GPSC.
- Monitor and track progress and status of both internal & external climate-related programs
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Our Management System and Process on trade association assessment
To transform GPSC’s portfolio into green with the responsibility to the sustainable business, GPSC contributes to various trade associations with anticipation to participate in promoting and accommodating the policies, laws and regulations, and procedures that involve the GPSC’s business accordingly. Altogether with the encouragement for climate action through other organizations, the contribution of trade associations can accelerate the sustainability movement toward the Paris Agreement target that covers all implementation across the country.
In this case, GPSC’s governance structure of climate change has acknowledged and conducted the review and assessment of trade association memberships to which GPSC should contribute regarding the commitments, interests, and policies of GPSC. Especially the trade association of which the GPSC’s position aligned within the climate change direction and Paris Agreement contexts. This can ensure that trade associations and GPSC’s commitment with respect to the internal climate change policy can be consistent from the outcome and implementation perspectives.
Ensuring that the trade association contribution and GPSC’s commitment has been resulted in the satisfied goal of the Paris Agreement and avoiding the inconsistent practice, GPSC establishes the reviewing, monitoring, and framework for addressing misalignments as part of the climate change management.