Contribution to community and social development

The Company places importance on participation in community and social development alongside business growth covering all 3 factories and Bangkok office accounted for 100% of the Company's operating area (GRI 413-1), both in creating an economy and development of living conditions to create a good quality of life for the community through various activities and projects initiated and developed to meet the expectations of stakeholders. In addition, respect for human rights in all areas where the Company does business is also a main focus to create happiness and value with the surrounding communities for sustainable coexistence. The Company’s participation in community and social development can be divided into 6 aspects as follows:

Children

Annual Children’s Day
The Company believes that good children and youths are the future of the nation. In every year, each of the Company’s branches by supporting various agencies in organizing events, including Children's Day events for children in the communities where the Company is located. In 2021, Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Trang Branch donated 60 sets of school supplies, along with bicycles to Ban Bang Yai Mak School in order for the children to be able to use it to their advantage and to provide encouragement to them, as an important force in the future development of the country.
Activities to do good things for friends (Development of Ban Bang Mak School)
Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Trang Branch, in cooperation with Bang Mak villagers organized activities to do good deeds for friends by providing support in the form of equipment valued at THB 3,000 to improve the school's lawn landscape on the occasion of the birthday anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great.

Career development and livelihood

In addition to job creation by recruiting people in the community to work, the Company places great emphasis on promoting and creating careers for the people in the community based on the needs and capabilities of the community to create a better life as follows:

Sufficiency Economy Organic Farming Project at Ban Lob Mum Community (CSR-DIW Continuous)
Since 2018, the Company has encouraged the organic farming group in Ban Lob Mum Community, Phatong Sub-district, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province to grow organic vegetables and mushrooms, and make herbal juices by using the company's unused materials, such as pallets, to make fences and vegetable plots based on the Sufficiency Economy principle. Over the past 4 years, the projects have been able to generate income for the community of more than THB 430,000. Members also share 10 percent of their income to take care of the disadvantaged elderly in the community. In 2021, the Company initiated the project to grow vegetables inside mosquito nets, aiming to be able to generate increased income for the farmers group by 30% per month. The working group has monitored, evaluated and summarized the project results from March to June, and found that members had an average monthly income of THB 3,200, representing 75% increase per month. 30 employees participated in this project and, the questionnaire they completed, showed that the majority of respondents had the highest level of satisfaction on all topics, account for 95%
Community Career Promotion and Support Project
The Company has a policy to promote and support the community where the factories are located by purchasing goods and services from the community to use in various activities of the Company, such as food, snacks, and beverages. In 2021, the Company has hired the community to make New Year's gift baskets from Ban Yan Yao Ok Community, Phatong Sub-district, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province, and commissioned woven baskets from community enterprises at Ban Tho Muang, Bang Mak Sub-district, Kantang District, Trang Province, thereby generating income for the community amounting to THB 23,400 and THB 7,600, respectively.
Weaving Love Pallet Wood Project (CSR-DIW Continuous)
Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Surat Thani Branch has organized a project to develop skills for people with disabilities at Baan Bor Nam Ron, Kanchanadit District, whereby the Company contributed equipment and 946 pieces of wooden pallets which are waste material from the factory, to the handicapped group in making tables and chairs, shelves and other woodwork, generating income for people with disabilities from May-Dec. 2021 in the amount of THB 57,000. Community satisfaction score 92.5%
3^rd Bang Mak Sodsai roads project
On the occasion of the birthday anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother, Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Trang Branch, joined with villagers in Ban Bang Mak area to improve the landscape along the strategic road from the Company to the intersection of Bang Mak and supported THB 4,000 for the purchase of equipment to participate in the activities.

Good occupational health and hygiene

The Company takes into account the health and safety of people in the community and society. Therefore as a representation of this concern, it provided rubber medical gloves to communities and various organizations for use in ensuring safe exposure, such as at the Blood Donation Center, Thai Red Cross Society, Tambon Health Promotion Hospital, University, Por Taek Tung Foundation, Soi Dog and Rak Maew Foundation etc.

Support for Volunteer Veterinary Camps and Animal Rescue Foundations
The Company supported the neutering activities of stray cats and rabies vaccination to help reduce the number of stray dogs and cats that have become a problem in the community. In 2021, the Company donated 24,000 gloves, valued at THB 16,800.
Sri Trang Group of Companies Share Love for Community Project Year 2
STA and STGT initiated the project 'Sri Trang Group Sharing Love with the Community' for the first time in 2020 by, both of board of STA and STGT board of director are in recognition of the importance of sanitation for Thai people in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The project delivered medical rubber gloves to various agencies throughout the past year, amounting to more than 3.57 million pieces. For the Sri Trang Group project “Share Love for the Community” Year 2, the goal of donating medical rubber gloves to various provinces increased to more than 4.5 million pieces, starting with provinces where branches and production bases of Sri Trang Group are located and Bangkok, before expanding to other provinces to cover the country as much as possible. The medical rubber gloves are provided through the governor, Ministry of Health and various agencies such as hospitals, field hospitals, sanitation stations, foundations, COVID-19 vaccination stations, aid centers, temples, correctional institutions, etc. Since 2020, Sri Trang Group Has delivered 7.9 million pieces of medical latex gloves, valued at THB 5.5 million, to take part in stopping the new wave of COVID-19 infections, ensuring hygiene, supporting Thais to overcome this COVID-19 crisis and return the Thai economy back to a position of strength once again.
Donation of medical rubber gloves to support the Blood Bank Project of the Thai Red Cross Society
The Company provided medical gloves to the Mobile Blood Donation Unit of the Thai Red Cross Society at Park Ventures Ecoplex, Wireless Road, Lumpini Sub-district, Pathumwan District, which has been held every 3 months since 2015. In 2021, the Company has delivered rubber gloves to the Thai Red Cross Society for the 7th consecutive year, totaling 56,000 pieces per year, valued at THB 39,000.
Blood Donation Project
The Company organized activities for employees to donate blood with mobile blood donation units of the Thai Red Cross Society every 3 months, both at Bangkok branch, Hat Yai branch, Surat Thani branch and Trang branch to support the Thai Red Cross’ blood supply service to replace blood that is used as a result of various incidents to save lives, this activity also encourages employees to be generous to others and to improve their health.

In 2021, Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Trang Branch, cooperated with the Red Cross, Trang Province and Trang Hospital in organizing blood donation activities with a total of 25 company employees also donating blood.
Budgetary support for the purchase of medical equipment
Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Trang Branch supported the purchase of necessary medical tools, equipment and materials needed to care for COVID-19 patients for donation to Kantang Hospital that were in short supply at the time, in the amount of THB 40,000.

Assistance to disaster victims and the disadvantaged

The Company provides assistance to disaster victims and the disadvantaged in society, both in the country and abroad, by providing assistance and relief in various forms such as job creation, participation by employees in relief activities, providing budget to help donate sustenance bags, donation of Sri Trang drinking water and medical gloves to frontline organizations providing direct assistance, as well as providing assistance through customers and company partners through donations and projects as follows:

Employment contract renewal project and capacity building for people with disabilities
In December each year, the Company in collaboration with the Handicap Employment Coordination Center, Hat Yai Hospital arranges activities to renew the employment contract for disabled workers and celebrate the New Year for disabled employees. In addition to helping to build careers and income, the Company also attaches importance to the development of the disabled employees employed by the Company to have self-confidence, be assertive and able to live happily with others in society.In 2021 due to the pandemic situation, the Company's had to refrain from organizing New Year's activities and visiting staff with disabilities. Nonetheless, the Company was able to maintain various benefits such as providing shirts for employees and making inquiries to the employment agency regarding the development and well-being of employees on an ongoing basis.
“Sharing Love to Chronic Patients” Project
In 2021, the Company joined the Social Work Unit of Songkhla Hospital and Tambon Health Promotion Hospital to provide essential items to patients and medical rubber gloves for use in the treatment process, with representatives of the Company joining hospital staff and village health volunteers in the field every 6 months to monitor the symptoms and progress of patients. In 2020, the Company had additional partners in the project, namely Rubberland Products Co., Ltd., Phatong Chalerm Prakiat Health Center and the Songkhla Province Industry Network. There are currently 25 patients receiving assistance in the project, which can help reduce the cost to patients by 70,000 bath per year
Project to Visit the Elderly in Vulnerable Groups, Phatong Sub-district
Sri Trang Gloves Thailand Plc. (Corporate Headquarters Branch) together with the community committee of Ban Lom Mum, Phatong Sub-district Municipality organized a project to visit the elderly in the vulnerable group who are in need in the community to provide encouragement and assistance by presenting essential goods such as rice, dry foods and drinking water for consumption for 32 households which can help reduce expenses for the elderly by THB 16,000 per year.
Donation of necessary supplies to quarantine centers for suspected COVID-19 infected persons-19
Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Trang Branch delivered essential items such as Sri Trang drinking water, masks, alcohol gel, instant noodles and instant powdered beverages to the quarantine centers for suspected COVID-19 cases, namely 1 set to the center at Yan Ta Khao District, Trang Province, 100 sets to Field Hospital 4, Prince of Songkhla University, Trang Campus, 30 sets to the Office of the Islamic Committee of Trang Province, to take care of those who have been quarantined.

Arts, culture and local traditions

The Company supports local culture and traditions in every community where its factories are located by co-hosting Kathin ceremonies, participating in the Phapa offering ceremonies, as well as building improvements In order to preserve the good culture and traditions of that local area.

Giving support items during the annual fasting festival, Ramadan, to Muslim community members around the Company
Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Trang Branch, donated drinking water and consumer goods to support the annual Ramadan fasting festival, to our Muslim brothers and sisters in the area around the company.

Environment

The Company places great emphasis on preserving the natural environment and reducing global warming by increasing green areas to help absorb carbon dioxide and taking into account the restoration of the ecosystem and food chains in collaboration with local authorities and organizations in organizing forest plantation activities, building dams, releasing aquatic animals back into rivers, canals and the sea to help restore the community's ecosystem, preserve the food chain and the abundance of nature through the following projects:

Dam construction in honor of His Majesty the King, Ban Wang Pring, Khao Kiat Sub-district, Sadao District, Songkhla Province
Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Hat Yai Branch, together with the local environmental governance network organized activities to enable villagers to take advantage of upstream weirs in agriculture, animal husbandry, and as a breeding ground for aquatic animals.

Releasing fish and tree planting activities

Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited, together with the Federation of Thai Industries of Trang Province released 10,000 fish and planted 100 trees as part of the project to build and develop a network of environmentally friendly industries for the purpose of restoring abundant natural resources and helping to better organize the ecosystem of the environment in the community.
Project to release over 4,000,000 crab species for propagation
Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Trang Branch, in collaboration with the Office of Social Development and Human Security, Trang Province, organized the Sharing Touch of Love Project to release crab species for propagation. More than 4,000,000 crab species were distributed to project participants who then released them at Rajamangala Beach for the purpose of restoring abundant natural resources and helping to better organize the community's ecological environment, and donated THB 20,000 to the Blue Crab Bank of Conservation of Marine Animals Project, Trang Province according to the Sustainability Policy “Sharing Touch of Love” of the Sri Trang Group that is ready to give the touch of love to all life on the planet to foster happiness and sustainable cooperation of everyone in society.