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From learning process to sustainability
practices
SET has held SD Forum seminars quarterly to promote a
better understanding of sustainability and related issues,
including global trends, such as sustainability strategies,
sustainability information disclosure and social
investment. In 2015, SD Forums gathered more than
1,200 attendants. In addition, SET has developed and
disseminated knowledge in the forms of books, manuals and
articles on sustainable practices. SET also encouraged
companies to apply ESG practices into their businesses.
SET also promotes the use of the knowledge to be applied
in real life by carrying out basic training courses on social
responsibility management for sustainable development,
focusing on creating basic understanding of running
businesses sustainably. The training course in 2015
consisted of eight sessions attended by 621 participants
from334 companies, double the number in 2014. SET also
organized an advanced course to improve skills of
trained CSR practitioners, consisting of seven workshops
to strengthen practitioners’ skills in continuously
monitoring and evaluating corporate sustainability
performance, such as in risk management, supply chain
management and stakeholder engagement. In 2015,
237 participants from132 companies joined theworkshops
to gain hands-on experience. Combining the two courses
together, in 2015 there were 343 listed companies
participating, representing 54% of all listed companies,
versus a total of only 263 firms in 2014. This shows that
the awareness level of firms on sustainability is on the rise.
Promoting sustainable development among listed firms
SET’s SR Center has developed a sustainability strategy for listed companies, categorized into three levels as
follows:
Moreover, SET has carried out its
CorporateSustainability
Advisory Program
for mai-listed companies since 2014
to build a prototype of sustainable development for small
and medium-sized listed companies. In 2015, five
companies from five industries were selected to receive
coaching about sustainable business development for
one year. They applied ESG principles to their daily
business operations, such as by producing roadmaps of
sustainable business development and measuring and
reporting ESG performance. In addition, SET also produced
a publication called
“mai: Stepping Towards Sustainable
Growth”,
which contains case studies for companies to
use as guidelines, to develop their own sustainability
programs.
On sustainable development, SET emphasizes participation and various ways of learning such as through seminars,
other forms of training, in-depth consulting and sustainability assessments, enabling the management and operational
staff of companies to link ESG issues into their business operations concretely, taking size, industry and stage of development
into consideration.
Raise sustainability of listed companies to
meet international standards
Foster knowledge of sustainability
to achieve concrete practices
Encourage disclosure of sustainability
performance information to the public
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