IRPC and Human Rights Promotion Activities IRPC is fully aware of the importance of human rights. As an organization whose business operations throughout its value chain has the potential to give rise directly and indirectly to violations of human rights. In addition, the requirements of human rights practices are becoming more stringent. Therefore, IRPC must be prepared to live up to its responsibility and meet the expectations of stakeholders in upholding human rights standards. Indeed, IRPC aims to become a corporate role model in human rights practices by adhering to the principles of human rights throughout the value chain of our business operations. Our commitment to human rights forms the basis for our ethical business conduct and a wide range of activities that we implement to promote human rights in 2022. IRPC has formulated human rights strategies and plans with the aim to prevent human rights complaints from IRPC's operations and to encourage cooperation with various agencies in implementing human rights projects in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP). In 2022, IRPC bolstered its strategy to push through significant human rights promotion projects. The company also assigned persons to take charge of determining the direction of human rights activities and to develop a concrete enterprise-wide policy to manage human rights issues, promote human rights practices consistently as well as to expand cooperation network throughout the supply chain to raise awareness that respect for human rights is an integral part of business operations. It is the duty of personnel at all levels, from the Corporate Governance Committee, the CEO and President, senior executives, and employees in all units in the organization to uphold human rights. IRPC Journey: Journey to Human Rights Role Model Organization 2019 Declaration of intention to create knowledge base and understanding of human rights • Announcing the human rights policy according to the UNGPs principle as a guideline for the companies in IRPC group • Create knowledge and understanding of human rights for executives and employees • Create a human rights network where IRPC is one of the founding members of GCNT. 2020 Apply principles to practice and create a network of cooperation throughout the supply chain. • Corporate Governance Committee provides a policy to seriously and continually emphasize and promote human rights operations along with expanding cooperation networks throughout the supply chain • Review, improve, revise policies and handbooks to be in line with human rights principles • Build awareness and the importance of human rights operations for executives, employees, as well as extending to stakeholders such as business partners, customers • Create a human rights network with GCNT by joining as a member of the Human Rights Subcommittee of GCNT. 2021 Elevate Human rights operation to an international level and apply innovations • Announce Vision “To shape Material and Energy Solutions in Harmony with Life” • Improve Human Rights policy and relevant policies to conform with a national action plan that covers business and human rights and international principles • Announce diversity and inclusion policy • Apply Circular Economy Principles to extend Prostheses Project: creating prosthetic leg • Support farmers by applying IRPC’s innovation through Smart Farming project • Continue knowledge and develop innovations related to medical supplies and equipment • Strengthen business partners for sustainability through cooperation in various aspects • Create educational opportunities for marginalized children and build standard skilled labor through IRPC Technological College 2022 Amplify result, build networks to build value to society Amplify result, build networks to build value to society • Establish Human Right Agents to closely take care of stakeholders • Be evaluated by third Party Accessor • Leverage business partners’ sustainable practice guideline by adding intensely Human Right evaluation into Operational handbooks • EvaluateESGof businesspartner, contractor, anddevelopment of assessor • Implement supplier’s Halal Standard Assessment • Improve the complaint andwhistleblowing regulations by integratingGRC • Build networks such as: - GCNT and alliances by joining as the sub-committee of Human Rights and Labor - Collaborate to drive establishing “Business and Human Rights Academy” (GCNT) - UN Women: empowering women and promoting gender equality through UN Women Awards 2022 • Integrate innovations to meet the needs of human being, communities, the society to raise the standard of living through various project as follows: - IRPC Smart Farming - Silver Nano for Lumpy Skin - An innovative use of zinc oxide (ZnO) for agriculturers - Prosthetic Leg Project: creating prosthetic legs (Plastic Innovations for amputees) - Prostheses parts production from recycled plastics - Carpenter Project (prosthetic hand/finger) - Social Enterprise: Vajira Lab for Society Co., Ltd. 130 56-1 One Report 2022 IRPC PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
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