Create value and upgrade the quality of life of local people in the communities and society to grow sustainably.

-    Improve the production process of cement plants to use waste fuel up to 15.33% of coal substitutes. TPIPP purchase community waste from local producers who sort waste and to help reduce waste in the community, promote and create careers in the community, help reduce socioeconomic inequality, increase employment, increase economic value by purchasing waste from the communities in more than 16 provinces nearby the plants.

-    Conduct Community Relations: The Company has a production facility located in various community areas and has a proactive policy for all production units to provide assistance to support hygiene and reduce the impact of the pandemic without any request from the community, it supports surrounding communities and important societies as follows:-

(1) Strengthen communities to be healthy, provide mobile medical services in a wellness program with TPI Polene to monitor illnesses Health Check-up Service To Educate Health Benefits of lung examination at surrounding communities in Kaeng Khoi District, Mauk Lek, Saraburi

(2) The potential risk associated with the outbreak of COVID -19 in the community. In the event that the Company’s employees live in infected areas, the Company has established response measurements such as supporting self-defense equipment such as hand alcohol gel to nearby community, government authority and local hospitals in Saraburi province.

(3) Supported COVID-19 virus with publicity signs for public relations information and measures are taken to prevent and monitor the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus as well as giving advices regarding operating market or public spaces to Charoen Community, Kaeng Khoi, Saraburi province.

(4) Supported residential renovation projects in conjunction with Kaeng Khoi District Quality of Life Development Fund and help repair/build homes for disabilities and chronic illnesses patients who are shortage of housing in the area of Kaeng Khoi District. Saraburi, etc.                    

- Conduct corporate social responsibility ( CSR)

-   According to the 2023 Community Satisfaction Survey, the CSR activities of TPI Polene Group, mostly satisfied to the community, including scholarship programs. TPI Polene Group has implemented educational opportunities for well-educated youth, who are well behaved, but disadvantaged, aiming to share the burden of parents. The scholarships are awarded to schoolchildren in the community area adjacent to the Saraburi province from kindergarten to undergraduate level, starting in 2011 and upon graduation, they are employed to work in TPI Polene Group, creating a strong bond with the community as a single family.   

-   Supporting the chemical-free agriculture project for lunch with the objective of

1.        To provide students at Ban Subbon School with the knowledge and skills in chemical-free vegetable farming.

2.        To have a learning resource for growing vegetables using chemical-free agriculture in community schools.

3.        To enable Ban Sub Bon School students to consume and promote good nutrition.

4.        To increase income for Ban Sub Bon School students by selling leftover vegetables from cooking to the Company’s employees.

Corporate Social Responsibility

         Corporate social responsibility activities at TPI Group of Companies Poline are structured around two primary domains: Community Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility (Corporate CSR). In 2024, TPI Polene Group allocated a budget of Baht 28,444,751.14 for construction materials and health products to support communities and society in all aspects. Work in both areas has been carried out concurrently, which can be summarized as follows:

Community Relations [413-2]

TPI Polene has production plants located surrounding communities and addressing important societal needs as follows:

• Offering mobile medical unit services as part of the Good Health with TPI project. These services include monitoring illnesses, providing health check-ups, and disseminating health knowledge.
• Blood donation activities involving executives, employees of TPI Polene Group, and contractors, resulting in the donation of over 240,000 cc of blood.
• Tree planting to increase green space project in 2024 involved planting 2,000 trees at the TPI Cement Plant in Saraburi Province
• Chemical-Free Agriculture Program for School Lunch 2024 at Ban Subbon School, Saraburi Province. This program aims to create a learning source on chemical-free farming practices within the community school. It aligns with the business and capabilities of the organization, utilizing the knowledge of employees in chemical-free agriculture and accounting, as well as experts in organic fertilizer use from the company's executive office and the Research and Development Department for quality control.

Economic and Social Returns
• Students can sell the produce to generate additional income.
• The school has a source of safe food for school lunches, reducing food costs.
• The company can use this project as a case study to promote organic farming and build positive relationships with the community.
• The school generates an average income of 1,200 Baht per harvest from the sale of organic agricultural products, and students can sell the produce to create additional income.
• There are meals made from chemical-free vegetable produce for school lunches at least once a week, and at least one nutrition promotion activity is organized.
• Students maintain good health from eating chemical-free food and can share the knowledge with future generations and their families.

Economic benefits or value or returns the Company receives from the Project that helps solve social issues
• The project aligns with SDG 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth, promoting sustainable, inclusive economic growth and decent employment.
• Revenue: The company may generate additional income by selling organic fertilizers used in the project to farmers in the community, increasing future sales in the community.
• Profit: Reduced raw material costs by using self-produced organic fertilizer.
• Reduced Costs: Lower expenses in sustainable project development as internal resources are used.
• Reduced Risk: The company can use this project as a case study to promote organic agriculture, build positive relationships with the community, reduce risks related to the company's image, and create a customer base that trusts the company’s products.

Corporate CSR [413-2]

Community involvement and development

In 2024, TPI Polene Group continuously supported social and community assistance, as summarized below:

• Cement plants can use approximately 12% municipal waste to replace coal.
• Scholarship Project: TPI Polene Group has implemented a project to provide educational opportunities for youth who excel in academics and behavior but lack financial resources, easing the burden on their parents. The Company has continuously provided scholarships from kindergarten to Bachelor’s degree level. The project began in 2011 after graduation; these students were hired to work for the Company, creating a strong bond with the local community, much like family members. In addition, scholarships totaling Baht 295,000 per year have been provided to 6 schools, from kindergarten to lower secondary level, for 31 consecutive years.
• TPI Polene Group, in collaboration with the Environment for Better Life Foundation, donated 263 foldable wheelchairs and 100 stretcher beds to 23 hospitals in the North.
• In 2024, a total of 20,000 blankets were donated in the North, through the Thai Social Investment Foundation for patients and people affected by the cold
• The following products were donated by TPI Polene Group: 317 tons of TPI cement products, 18 cubic meters of TPI dry concrete, TPI Nano Super Armor paint, TPI tiles, lightweight concrete, wood substitutes, TPI boards, etc. These donations were used to improve and repair school buildings, roofs, paint buildings, walkway floors, and playground floors at 24 schools nationwide, where the roads inside the school were repaired. [203-1]
• The following products were donated: 95.5 tons of TPI cement products, 250 cubic meters of TPI dry concrete, fiber cement products, TPI Nano Super Armor paint, and other products for the repair and improvement of buildings for various government agencies and people in need. These donations included support for Klong Prem Central Prison, Sakon Nakhon Provincial Prison, Chainat Provincial Prison, through the Young Me Rao Foundation to assist flood victims in Chiang Rai Province, and SOS Children’s Villages Thailand under the Royal Patronage of H.M. The Queen. [203-1]

The Company donated 679.15 tons of TPI cement products, 3,153 cubic meters of TPI ready-mixed concrete, fiber cement products, TPI Nano Super Armor paint, and other products to 17 temples nationwide. Projects include the construction of a Buddhist temple and Mahathat Chedi as a religious site at Wat Mahathat Wachiramongkol in Krabi Province; and the Church of the Risen Christ’s project to build a new temple, etc. [203-1]

Continuously coordinate with the community to accept feedback, opinion and expectations to improve the Company’s operations, including its affiliates, as well as to expand the efficiency of community and society development and improve quality of life, promote sustainable growth in communities and society.