Mitr Phol Group Sustainability

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Guided by the "Grow Together" concept, Mitr Phol aims to collaborate with government sectors, communities, farmers, schools, and parents to sustainably enhance the environment and quality of life for farmers and communities. Our efforts include developing and sharing comprehensive knowledge on produce management and distribution, empowering teachers and schools to achieve global standards, and equipping the younger generation with essential skills.

Mitr Phol has established the Sustainable Community Development, Community Relations, and Education Administration Departments as key drivers for social and community development. Each factory is also required to have a Sustainable Community Development Unit and a Community Engagement Unit. The Education Management Unit operates centrally and collaborates with regional units at each factory, facilitating convenient and precise operations tailored to local needs for effective community engagement. The Company aims to improve the quality of life and protect the environment in surrounding communities by creating jobs for sugarcane farmers and their communities, promoting stable and sustainable livelihoods. This initiative is expected to enhance the image of farmers among younger generations, encouraging them to return to their hometowns and help stabilize the cane and sugar industry as well as related sectors.

Driving Community Development

Mitr Phol engages in community development to improve the quality of life for farmers, helping them to becomeself-sufficient and live happily in a healthy environment. This is achieved by effectively addressing challenges to ensure sustainable results. The process begins with field visits to understand the community context, lifestyle, resources, and existing potential, followed by collaborative planning between the communities and the Company.

Target
Performance
Reducing household expenses on food
5%
7%
Increasing household income from the agricultural sector
7%
5%
Develop community enterprises in collaboration with Plook Por Suk Co., Ltd.
15 community enterprises
17 community enterprises
Establish a model sub-districts.
12 models
13 models

Operational Framework

Target
Target Areas
To improve the quality of life for farmers, helping them to become self-sufficient and live happily in a healthy environment.
Communities in 8 provinces: Suphan Buri, Sing Buri, Khon Kaen, Kalasin, Chaiyaphum, Loei, Roi Et, and Amnat Charoen. Totaling 23 sub-districts, 320 villages, and 60,053 households.
Operational Framework
Sustainable Community Management
The operating principles are as follows:
  • Emphasize mutual responsibility in study, analysis, planning, and implementation.
  • Leverage the local community's existing capital and potential through the Mitr Phol Joint Development Sub-District Committee, which collaborates with local government agencies and organizations to identify problems and develop the sub-district development plan.
  • Development of Community Farming System and Food Safety
    The operating principles are as follows:
  • Encourage communities to establish safe food banks by zoning areas for mixed agriculture, livestock, and fisheries.
  • Enhance knowledge of various agricultural to promote community self-sufficiency and reduce dependency on external resources, which will help reduce household expenses in the long run.
  • Development of Community Economy
    The operating principles are as follows:
  • Leverage community skills and resources to develop community products, such as handicrafts, processed foods, and various safe food products.
  • Develop agricultural knowledge and promote the application of IoT technology to improve production processes in compliance with PGS Plook Por Suk, and GAP standards, while also enhancing marketing knowledge.
  • Performance

    The Sustainable Community Development Department has established a social enterprise, "Plook Por Suk Co., Ltd.," to promote hygienic vegetable cultivation and produce management among sugarcane farmers. Its major duties include:

    Acting as a mediator

    between "suppliers" and “farmers”

    Providing advice to farmers

    on the planting phase, marketing plans, and pricing to help them selltheir produce at optimal prices.

    Seeking distribution channels

    for farmers' produce.

    Plook Por Suk Co., Ltd. employs persons with disabilities in the communities as community sustainable development assistants. It facilitates knowledge transfer in organic farming and produce management to raise awareness and foster an understanding of the importance of supporting people with disabilities. This helps build an inclusive and sustainable society.

    In 2023, the Company earned an income of over 900,000 baht, underscoring its success in creating food security, providing learning opportunities, enhancing potential for sustainable economic growth, and reducing social inequalities.

    Sustainable Community Management 

    Households participated in the project

    total

    households
    1000

    Mitr Phol Joint Development Sub-District Committees

    total

    person
    500

    Mitr Phol Joint Development Sub-District Training established

    total

    centers
    100

    Implemented the Strong Community project by employing persons with disabilities as follows

    Disabilities were employed as defined in Section 33

    person
    200

    with 50 persons working within the sustainable community development project area in collaboration with Sub-District Administration Organizations, Sub-District Hospitals, community schools, and the Mitr Phol Sub-District Learning Center.

    Disability clubs established

    clubs
    50

    to facilitate organization, skill and knowledge development, and welfare for persons with disabilities in the community by collaborating with partner agencies focused on their development.

    Development of Community Farming System and Food Safety 

    Hygienic vegetable cultivation established

    total

    groups
    100

    Hygienic vegetable cultivation groups

    total

    person
    500

    Hygienic vegetable cultivation generated income for the members

    total

    baht
    800000

    Development of Community Economy

    Occupational groups established

    total

    groups
    100

    Generated income by selling community products

    total

    person
    2000000

    Driving Community Relations

    Mitr Phol drives community relations with the aim of building positive relationships with the surrounding communities and cultivating trust between the Company and the community. Currently, the Company has carried out community relations operations in 9 provinces: Suphan Buri, Sing Buri, Khon Kaen, Kalasin, Chaiyaphum, Loei, Roi Et, Yasothon, and Amnat Charoen, alongside community development initiatives.

    Operational Framework

    Target
    Target Areas
    To maintain positive relationships with communities and build mutual trust.
    Communities in 9 provinces: Suphan Buri, Sing Buri, Khon Kaen, Kalasin, Chaiyaphum, Loei, Roi Et, Yasothon, and Amnat Charoen.
    Operational Framework
    Listening to and Understanding Community Needs
    Mitr Phol conducts surveys and analyzes the needs of surrounding communities to identify suitable projects that truly address their needs.
    Building a Collaborative Network
    Mitr Phol works with communities, local organizations, the government sector, and partners to build strong and sustainable collaborations.
    Promoting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
    Implemented projects must align with sustainable development principles, taking into consideration both social and environmental impacts.
    Monitoring and Evaluation
    Project performance will be regularly monitored and evaluated to ensure effectiveness and the delivery of expected results.
    Communication and Reporting
    Mitr Phol will continuously communicate and report its community relations performance to all stakeholders in a transparent manner.

    Performance

    Activity
    Performance
    Maintaining positive relationships between the Company and communities
  • Communicate and engage with communities in the Company’s operating areas to ensure that they understand and support the Company’s operations through such activities as seminars and site visits by external agencies. As a result, at least 30% of these communities have been informed about the factory's work processes.
  • Engage surrounding communities through various activities such as community surveys, complaint investigations and evaluations, visits to environmental monitoring checkpoints, tripartite activities, and the Mitr Phol Neighborhood Network. As a result, at least 30% of the target communities have been aware of the sugar mill’s management.
  • Fostering community development projects
  • Develop communities surrounding sugar mills through various activities, including community potential development projects, community economic development projects, sports and well-being promotion projects, environmental protection projects, and cultural preservation projects. At least 40% of the communities participate in these activities to foster development and achieve mutual benefits.
  • Implementation of the Ministry of Industry’s MIND Concept to create new value for industries
  • Visit environmental monitoring checkpoints twice a year to build communities’ confidence in the factory's environmental monitoring processes.
  • Conduct community dialogues twice a year to communicate and report the mill's environmental quality and safety measurement results, monitor environmental quality, and identify community concerns.
  • Organize a community waste project at Khok Sa-at Witthaya School once a month.
  • Organize surveillance activities, spot checks, and implement accident prevention measures throughout the sugarcane crushing season.
  • Promote health and well-being by conducting annual health check-ups for the community.
  • Supporting activities under the Eco-Industrial Town Project in the areas of
  • Mitr Phol Dan Chang Complex, Suphan Buri Province
  • Mitr Phol Phu Khiao Complex, Chaiyaphum Province
  • Participate in developing a five-year action plan (2023-2027) for eco-industrial estate development by gathering input from government, private and public sectors, and local stakeholders. This approach will set a clear development direction and produce a high-quality action plan that is comprehensive, precise, and effective, promoting project operations to elevate the industry in Mitr Phol Dan Chang Complex.
  • Facilitate the operations of the project to elevate the industry in Mitr Phol Dan Chang Complex as follows:
    • Project to replace the oxidation treatment system with an activated sludge system
    • Floating solar panel installation project
    • Project to convert forklift fuel from diesel to electricity
  • To facilitate the implementation of social development projects at Mitr Phol Phu Khiao Complex as follows:
    • Annual health check
    • Community dialogue project (home visits to build relationships with surrounding communities)
    • Mitr Volunteer Project (create a livable community)
    • Project to preserve local cultural traditions
    • Project to visit and learn about the community environmental health assessment
    • Ban Phu Din Partnership School Project (Mitr Phol Uppatham)
  • Driving Educational Administration 

    Mitr Phol is committed to improving educational administration in communities surrounding its sugar mills. The Company collaborates with government agencies and private organizations to elevate the quality of education by designing engaging curricula for both classroom and extracurricular learning and providing teacher training and resources. The goal is to transform schools into centers for lifelong learning that empower students, teachers, and all community members to create, access, and explore knowledge and information for learning and career development. This will help promote interaction among all parties in the communities, leading to a robust "Learning Ecosystem.

    Operational Framework

    Target
    Elevate the quality of education in communities surrounding sugar mills
    Operational Framework
    Building a Learning Ecosystem
  • Improve the learning environment both inside and outside the classroom.
  • Provide essential educational technology, including hardware, software, and digital literacy support.
  • Academic Skills Development
  • Train and develop teachers on quality education administration skills to improve student achievement and facilitate career advancement.
  • Vocational Skills Development
  • Support extracurricular activities that develop learners' professional skills tailored to the local context.
  • Develop vocational competencies for vocational education students in line with international standards through collaboration with leading national and international organizations.
  • Life Skills Development
  • Provide essential resources to improve learners’ livelihoods and quality of life.
  • Support extracurricular activities that cultivate learners' morals, ethics, and desirable qualities.
  • Performance

    To drive educational administration efforts, Mitr Phol has joined the CONNEXT ED Project and the Partnership School Project to develop partner educational institutions, including schools and vocational colleges as detailed below:

    CONNEXT ED Project

    Target
    Target: Model of High-Quality Community Schools

    Building a Learning Ecosystem

    • Supported three ICT Talent staff in assisting nine schools in the northeastern region.
    • Encouraged teachers and students to apply information technology in data management and design teaching and learning activities in digital formats by organizing a project to promote expertise in using Google technology, resulting in 60 teachers becoming Google Certified Educators
    • Created a technology-focused learning ecosystem through the Digital Classroom: Google for Edutainment project, providing 266 used computers to participating schools in the central and northeastern regions.

    Academic Skills Development

    • Organized student-centered learning and improved teaching and learning quality according to the guidelines of the Chulalongkorn University Demonstration Elementary School.
    • Organized training for teachers on developing teaching skills and creating instructional materials to promote the active learning approach, which emphasizes student engagement and interaction through hands-on activities.
    • Provided a total of 950,000 baht in support for educational equipment, technological media, school supplies, supplementary library textbooks, and teaching manuals, following the guidelines of Chulalongkorn University Demonstration Elementary School.
    • Offered training on coaching skills for teachers to foster a positive classroom environment and enhance students' critical thinking, conducted by coaches from BE Management Coach Institute, with 16 teachers completing the training and practice.

    Vocational Skills Development

    • Supported extracurricular activities to equip students with professional skills in agriculture, product processing, production and distribution, etc.

    Life Skills Development

    • Supported the "SP Field Challenge" activity to encourage schools and communities to engage in education through reflection, creation, and reinforcement.
    • Supported extracurricular activities that cultivate learners' morals, ethics, and desirable qualities while preserving local arts and culture.
    • Promoted environmental awareness through “Let’s Create and Tell Your Stories,” a story-writing and storytelling competition for upper primary school students from 20 schools.

    Partnership School Project

    Mitr Phol aims to create an innovative model for educational institution management and elevate the Khon Kaen Higher College of Agricultural Technology to become a leading agricultural vocational institution in ASEAN. The focus is on building a learning ecosystem that includes:

    Emphasizing learner-centered education

    through active learning approaches.

    Developing essential teaching skills

    for 21st-century education, such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, and future skills like English and technology literacy.

    Cultivating vocational skills

    that are relevant to the local context to provide students with a strong foundation for their future careers.

    Improving classroom environments and creating learning resources

    to help schools deliver quality education tailored to their specific contexts.

    Promoting the school as a community learning center

    by fostering community engagement in administration and facilitating knowledge sharing between the school and the community.

    Target
    An innovative model for quality community school administration
    Building a Learning Ecosystem
    Quality classroom development
    Supplied instructional materials, desks and chairs, classroom decorations, and tools for developing active learning resources.
    Technological equipment
    Provided the computer lab, robotics classroom, projectors, televisions, audio kits, etc.
    School learning resources
    Provided science laboratories, playgrounds, indoor and outdoor learning activity areas, libraries, etc.
    Teaching and learning support materials
    Developed technology skills by supplying 450 Clicker toolkits and providing robotics and coding tools to five schools.
    Academic Skills Development
    Digital skills
  • Developed teachers' skills in using Google tools for teaching and learning and support them in obtaining Google for Education (being Google Certified Educator) Level 1 and 2 certifications, resulting in 99 teachers becoming certified
  • Krabyai Vongkusolkit Phitthayakhom School has been selected to establish Google Educator Groups (GEG Ratchaburi) as the 25th group in Thailand. This group consists of teachers who organize various activities, including training sessions to promote the use of Google Apps for Education.
  • English language skills
  • Elevated the quality of English language and class teachers in schools in the northeast and central regions to achieve English proficiency according to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), as required by the Ministry of Education. A total of 33 teachers have participated in the program through online learning.
  • Developed students' English proficiency to the A1 level by incorporating three hours of integrated English lessons per week, taught by both foreign and subject teachers. This initiative has been piloted in three schools in the northeastern region.
  • Soft Skills
  • "7 Habits for Highly Effective Trainers" program to develop 40 administrators and teachers
  • Others
  • Active Learning Approach
    • Conducted reskilling training on creating teaching materials and upskilling training on developing digital media platforms for active learning, following the guidelines of Chulalongkorn University Demonstration School, for four schools and 60 master teachers.
    • Developed resources of innovative instructional materials for active learning in 4 model schools in the Northeastern and Central regions.
    • Extended the training on creating teaching materials for active learning to 32 other schools in their educational service area and developed 151 master teachers.
  • Clicker: Educational Innovation for Active Learning 
    • Used Clicker for integrated teaching and learning management in all subjects in 3 primary schools in the Northeastern region and expanded to two additional schools in the Southern region participating as the third cohort.
    • Using Clickers in various school activities, such as student union president elections and academic skills competitions. 
  • Robotics and Coding 
    • Supported the establishment of robotic classrooms in schools and promoted learning activities both inside and outside the classroom.
    • Collaborated with the Robotics Club of Thailand to establish the Krab Yai Sub-District Municipality Kindergarten in Ratchaburi Province as a learning center for robotics in the central region of Thailand and organize the MITR PHOL KRABYAI RATCHABURI GRAND ROBOTICS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 as an extension of computational science education and promotion of extracurricular activities in robotics and coding.
  • Vocational Skills Development
    Discovering excellence for career development
  • Promoted vocational skills development based on student's interests and the school’s context in seven schools in the Central, Northeastern, and Southern regions. 
  • Engaged local enterprises, local sages, and parents in exchanging professional knowledge.
  • Promoted extracurricular activities related to vocational skills, such as vocational skills competitions and setting up booths to sell products at various festivals.
  • Career-based Academy 
  • Created short courses for lower secondary school students to prepare them for further study in vocational education programs by working with experts from enterprises, college instructors, and teachers from schools within the network.
  • Life Skills Development
    Mitr Volunteers for Education Initiative
    Promoted the development of the corporate culture and provide opportunities for workers to serve society as volunteers through various activities as follows: 
  • Raising funds of 72,000 baht in total to publish 700 volumes of "Tales of (Saving) Earth" for 16 schools to increase learning and environmental awareness
  • Organizing the Mitr Sharing activity to brainstorm and share knowledge and expertise through the co-creation of five short courses that prepare students for further study in vocational education programs.
  • Conducting seven sessions of the Mitr Phol Knowledge Sharing activity to share knowledge, exchange experiences, and inspire teachers and students.
  • Hosting Mitr Volunteers for Education activities, such as Mitr Sharing Uniforms for Younger Students, raising a total of 202,000 baht to purchase new uniforms and prizes for National Children's Day activities
  • Implementing the MITR Love You activity to sell school products from a professional skills development initiative that promotes learning outside the classroom, through various channels, generating a total of 33,560 baht
  • Scholarships
  • Supported scholarships of 1,526,000 baht in total to improve the livelihoods and quality of life of students from kindergarten to high school
  • Partnership School Project: Khon Kaen College of Agriculture and Technology

    Mitr Phol has partnered with Khon Kaen College of Agriculture and Technology to develop the college into a leading vocational institution in ASEAN. This partnership aims to create a highly skilled workforce in the agro-industry, equipped with the competency and expertise to meet business demands and enhance the country's competitiveness. The Company's operations in 2023 are as follows:

    Target
    To develop Khon Kaen College of Agriculture and Technology into a leading vocational institution in ASEAN
    Academic Skills Development
    Establishment of the Center of Vocational Manpower Networking Management (CVM)
    To create and develop a workforce that aligns with the spatial context and meets the country's needs in the S-Curve industry while supporting entry into Industry 4.0, Mitr Phol focuses on 4 key programs:
  • Modern Farming and Harvesting Program
  • Aviation for Agriculture Program
  • Agriculture Processing Technology Program
  • Agriculture Warehousing and Distribution Program
  • Collaboration with Leading Vocational Colleges in China
  • Established the “China-Thailand Institute of Modern Craftsmanship of Sugar Industry” in collaboration with Guangxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College.
  • Established the "Guangxi College of Modern Electrical Engineering" with Guangxi Electrical Polytechnic College to develop curricula, teaching and learning, and enhance the skills of teachers, staff, and students, including Mitr Phol employees.
  • Collaboration with Leading Enterprises in Thailand
  • Mitr Phol has partnered with its network enterprises that have specialized expertise, such as Real Soluplus Co., Ltd., CNH Industrial (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and Power Agrotech (Thailand) Co., Ltd., to provide vocational training for students.
  • Vocational Skills Development
    Vocational Competency Development 
  • Students were trained according to German professional standards, with a focus on developing skills to meet the needs of enterprises. Following the training, their competency was tested with support from Rajamangala University of Technology Isan – Khon Kaen Campus.
  • English Language Proficiency Development
  • Students received training to enhance their English language skills, focusing on improving listening and reading abilities to achieve proficiency equivalent to the TOEIC standard.
  • Digital Skills Development
  • Students received training in hardware skills and office suite applications. Those who passed the assessments and who met the standards and those who have worked with the Mitr Phol team will receive higher pay.
  • Life Skills Development
    Scholarships
  • From 2021 to 2023, the Company supported 93 Higher Vocational Certificate scholarships, totaling 2,790,000 baht.
  • Provided support for 26 vocational certificate scholarships over 3 years of study, with a total value of 780,000 baht.
  • Budget support for the improvement of utility systems and college infrastructure
  • Provided a total budget of 389,165 baht for the construction of the college’s sports field, the installation of a drinking water supply system and water filtration plant, and the improvement of the college meeting hall.
  • Support for extracurricular activities integrated with community activities
  • Supported extracurricular activities to build morals and ethics and preserve local arts, culture, and traditions through collaboration with various agencies and integration with community activities.