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Corporate Value” and more. These included one-on-one
meetings with executives of each company. There
were 58 listed companies participated in these events
throughout the year.
• Development of IR career courses
To develop capabilities of IR officers to achieve
the set goals, SET has developed the curriculum since
2013, currently having eight curricula at three levels,
namely Basic IR, Intermediate IR and Advanced IR.
As of the end of 2014, the total of 632 representatives
from 303 firms attended these courses.
• In-depth consultation
In 2011 SET launched “SET’s IR Advisory Program”,
in cooperation with external consulting firms in order
to provide in-depth advisory services to one company
at a time for one year. Participating companies will
receive training service, problem analysis techniques
and exclusive advice. By 2014 the total of 61 firms
attended the program.
• Development of manual
and best practice guidelines
To provide work guidelines, in 2014, SET developed
an “IR Code of Conduct”, to facilitate IR professionals
in compliance with corporate governance principles.
As a result of SET’s drive to promote IR knowledge,
listed companies have started to recognize the value
creation from IR’s work by continuously enlarging this
area of interest. The progress could be seen from the
increasing number of companies entering the selection
of Best Investor Relations Awards, to the total of 177,
up 20 percent from 2013.
Development of Thai securities
to DJSI international standard
SET has promoted and prepared listed companies
invited for the assessment of business sustainability
by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) to
be selected as DJSI members, by organizing various
activities, as follows:
• DJSI exclusive training
SET arranged training courses to provide knowledge
to 30 listed companies invited for DJSI sustainability
assessment in 2014, keeping them fully prepared.
• CEO forum
SET aimed at providing knowledge and understanding
among top executives of listed companies, confirming
the benefits of their participation, and encouraging
them to realize the value of environmental, social and
governance (ESG) development.
• DJSI sharing forum
SET cooperated with ten listed companies having
DJSI assessment and become DJSI members in 2014,
to share experience and give advice on organizational
sustainability management.
In 2014, 14 listed companies and companies in
Thailand participated in the DJSI assessment process,
from 30 companies invited to participate in the
assessment, increasing 26 percent from 2013, and ten
listed companies successfully became DJSI members.