GPSC’s Support to Business Associations and Organizations
GPSC recognizes the importance of corporate social initiatives in accordance with the sustainable development guidelines. This acknowledgement is put into action by connecting with network partners and members in relevant organizations or organizations established for various economic and social benefits in order to contribute to their sustainable development. Accordingly, GPSC has driven policy implementation and knowledge sharing regarding the industry and sustainable growth of the country from various work departments among those organizations and partners.
In spite of the mentioned activities, GPSC has no involvement in politically-related activities in any way regardless of them being an individual or an organization.
GPSC’s Business Association and Organization Support is as follows
| List of Organizations | Type of Organizations | Total spend (Baht) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2016 | FY 2017 | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | ||
| Petroleum Institute of Thailand (PTIT) | Others | 160,500 | 142,096 | 404,460 | 315,650 |
| Thailand Business Council for Sustainable Development (TBCSD) | Others | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
The Federation of Thai Industries (F.T.I.)
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Trade association | 64,200 | 42,800 | 53,500 | 48,150 |
| The Association of Private Power Producers (APPP) | Trade association | 42,800 | 42,800 | 42,800 | 42,800 |
| The Thai Chamber of Commerce | Trade association | 24,610 | 24,610 | 24,610 | 24,610 |
| Thailand National Committee of CIGRE | Trade association | 20,973.05 | 20,543.64 | 21,140.17 | 20,388.20 |
| Thai Industrial Estate and Strategic Partner Association | Trade association | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,000 |
| Thai Photovaltaic Industries Association | Trade association | 10,000 | 0 | 3,750 | 6,223 |
| The Federation of Thai Industries Rayong Chapter | Trade association | 4,280 | 4,280 | 4,280 | 4,280 |
| The Federation of Thai Industries Chonburi Chapter | Trade association | 2,140 | 2,140 | 2,140 | 2,140 |
| Water and Environment Institute for Sustainability | Trade association | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Institution of Industrial Energy | Trade association | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total spend | 579,503 | 529,270 | 806,680 | 729,241 | |
GPSC delegates its experts to join the board or the committee of the business associations and organizations so as to share useful information, knowledge and opinions on various issues. Below are the top three ranked organizations with highest support from GPSC.
| Organizations | Total spend in FY 2019 (Baht) |
|---|---|
| Petroleum Institute of Thailand (PTIT) Objectives: To build up understanding of the petroleum and petrochemical industry, focusing on human resource development, information services and coordination on state policies and regulations for sustainable development of national industries and economy. |
315,650 |
| Thailand Business Council for Sustainable Development (TBCSD) Objectives: To promote sustainable and successful businesses in transition to sustainability |
250,000 |
| The Federation of Thai Industries (F.T.I.) Objectives:
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48,150 |
In the year 2019, GPSC supported various relevant organizations on these key topics;
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Support of Best Practice in Electric Utilities Industry
GPSC places great emphasis on the implementation of best practice in accordance with the government rules and regulations. In 2019, the company accommodated the operations of the Petroleum Institute of Thailand (PTIT), an independent and impartial non-profit organization, and the Federation of Thai Industries (F.T.I.) through participation as members of the board and the committee in order to create a collaborative network that acts as a knowledge exchange platform. The topics range from work experience, best practices in technology and standards or criteria used in each party’s company to environmental stewardship. Such a project aims to provide insight knowledge to the participants while fostering a positive corporate image and trust among the government agencies, communities and stakeholders.
Moreover, representatives from GPSC, on behalf of the group, periodically met with the government agencies in charge of the environmental protection to present and exchange useful information, particularly regarding the law and operations of the company. In addition, the representatives also kept up-to-date with new legislation to be imposed by the government. To illustrate, the representatives followed up on the draft of the Climate Change Act aimed to enforce Carbon Tax and Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), whereby power generation business is one of the five businesses subject to. In this same year, the GPSC team also successfully provided essential supporting information needed to set a new standard guideline for a wastewater drainage system, specifically for the Electric Utilities industry.
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Support a development of sustainable industry
GPSC pays serious attention to sustainable development, thus, has adopted and integrated the operational guidelines from the Thailand Business Council for Sustainable Development (TBCSD) into the business operation of the company. GPSC supports and advocates for such policies through the partnership with TBCSD in order to share ideas and information on its business operations to promote the concept of sustainable development.
With the intention to drive the implementation of social and environmental responsibility projects, GPSC encourages its members to act on the matter and be a role model for sustainability capable of promoting favorable change in regulations at an industrial and national levels that also meets the UN’s sustainable development goals. Some probable participations include discussing measures to solve the PM 2.5 problem and becoming a member of the Climate change campaign in order to carry out activities in accordance with the group's action plan.