Environmental Action for Corporate Sustainability are divided into the following main activities:
Implementation of the Environmental Law
The company focuses on environmental stewardship for sustainable growth along with business, thus establishing guidelines for business activities along the value chain to be carried out with minimal impact on the environment and climate change, as well as to promote continually conserving natural resources, adhering to compliance with laws, local regulations, and measures related to the environment, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), recognizing that promoting environmental quality and maintaining ecological balance is a shared mission of all sectors, also a means of building trust among stakeholders, including customers, shareholders, employees, business partners, and local communities.
Energy Management
Energy is essential in the industrial sector, with consumption trends steadily increasing alongside population growth and consumption activities. However, energy use leads to both direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, which are the primary drivers of global climate change. Therefore, the Company has established a policy to use energy efficiently and maximize its benefits, designating this as a key strategic business objective.
The Company is committed to reducing energy consumption by integrating technology, as well as improving, upgrading, and developing production processes to mitigate environmental impacts arising from our operations. The Company focus on enhancing energy efficiency in production, reducing energy loss across all activities and processes, and fostering energy conservation awareness among employees at all levels to foster sustainable behavioral change. These initiatives not only enhance competitiveness by reducing production costs but also promote a culture of participation in environmental stewardship, driving the organization toward long-term sustainability.
Renewable energy projects
APCO is committed to contributing to mitigating the impact of global warming, lowering carbon footprint, and creating a positive impact on the environment in line with the Net Zero Emissions goal, which is an important national and global agenda. This is accomplished by developing a renewable energy project plan at the end of 2022 and executing it until completion as scheduled in April 2023.
The renewable energy project aims to convert solar energy, a clean and infinitely recyclable energy source, into electrical energy. This initiative entails APCO's investment in installing a 100 kW solar cell system in the form of a rooftop solar array on the factory building. Consequently, APCO has reduced its dependency on electrical energy from the Provincial Electricity Authority's distribution system by 30-40%, thereby contributing to the sustainable action to mitigate global warming and address the crisis of extreme climate change.
Climate Care Platform: "Care the Bear" Project
APCO has joined the "Care the Bear" project, initiated by the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), to encourage listed companies to take an active role in combating global warming. This is achieved by transforming corporate behaviors across all types of activities, both Online and Onsite. These activities include: Annual General Meetings (AGM) and e-AGMs, Corporate events and seminars, Online meetings, Company outings and travel, Award ceremonies and CSR initiatives. The project focuses on the principles of Reduce and Reuse, leading to a concrete decrease in greenhouse gas emission, specifically by minimizing paper consumption and reducing travel-related footprints.
Other Operational Management for Energy Efficiency and GHG Reduction
- Promoting the recycling of materials, especially the Company's main supplies such as paper to be used on both sides before being digested for use as a shockproof material
- Promoting the adjusting method of document storage from hardcopy documents to scanning and saving documents as soft files
- Choosing appliances that are energy-saving label 5, green label
- Adjusting the air conditioner at 25 degrees. It is required to turn off the air conditioner in the break time and during cold weather
- Always cleaning the air conditioner filter
- Turning off the lights in the factory, and in places where there is no need and during lunch time
- Replacing light bulbs with energy-saving bulbs or LED bulbs and regularly cleaning electrical equipment to maintain efficiency.
- Using water-saving sanitary ware
- Using dried leaves to make fertilizer
- Increasing green area to improve and maintain the scenery of the workplace
The Company recognizes the risk of increasingly severe and widespread water scarcity. Therefore, it has a policy to instill in employees the importance of using water efficiently and implementing water conservation measures. This is achieved by applying the 5Rs principle: rethinking water conservation, reducing water use in production processes, reusing water, repairing leaks in pipes to reduce water loss, and recycling treated water, adapting it as appropriate to the organization.
All tap water used within the premises is supplied with standard water from Global Utility Services Co., Ltd. (GUSCO) within the Northern Industrial Estate.
Operating Results
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (Cubic Meters) | 5,109 | 5,148 | 6,545 | 4,193 | 5,334 |
The Company is committed to Integrated Waste Management based on the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) principle and Circular Economy concepts to minimize resource loss and systematically reduce environmental impacts through the following practices:
- Organic Waste & Agricultural Residues: Production leftovers are donated to local communities for bio-compost production. Food waste within the company is used for landfilling as fertilizer for the organization's green spaces.
- Recyclable Waste: Materials such as plastic bottles, glass, and paper are sorted and sent to licensed recycling facilities to re-enter the production cycle.
- General Waste: Collected and transported for sanitary landfilling by Tao Boonrueang Limited Partnership, a legally licensed waste disposal provider.
- Hazardous Waste (e.g., Alcohol Drums): Specifically sorted and stored in designated safety areas, then disposed of exclusively by industrial waste management companies authorized by the Department of Industrial Works.
Operating Results
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organic Waste* (Tons) | 18.00 | 16.65 | 15.45 | 17.55 | 18.75 |
| Recyclable Waste (Tons) | 0.50 | 0.08 | 2.65 | 1.17 | 1.00 |
| General Waste (Tons) | 3.27 | 3.02 | 3.59 | 2.43 | 2.56 |
| Hazardous Waste** (Tons) | 1.58 | - | - | - | - |
| * Refers specifically to agricultural raw materials remaining from production. | |||||
| ** In 2025, the Company upgraded its hazardous waste sorting system, resulting in the first year of concrete data recording. |