Universal Robina Corporation’s wholly owned Thai subsidiary recently received three prestigious sustainability awards for running efficient waste management processes at its production plants in Thailand.
URC Thailand was given the 3Rs, 3Rs+, and Zero Waste Achievement Awards by the Department of Industrial Works, a branch of the country’s Ministry of Industry, for its programs to cut yearly waste and reduce costs at its factories.
These efforts have proven effective at conserving natural resources, landfill space, and energy, the company said.
“This recognition confirms that we are on the right path towards meeting our corporate social responsibility to protect the environment by reducing wastes coming from our factories through recycling and other methods that maximize use of raw materials,” said URC Thailand General Manager Tanant Suwanraks.
According to URC Thailand’s General Manager Tanant Suwanraks, the company's efforts to reduce waste, recycle, and improve sustainability are driven by its corporate social responsibility to protect the environment.
The 3Rs, 3Rs+, and Zero Waste Achievement awards recognize companies that use efficient waste management systems that help improve environmental sustainability and encourage ethical business and social responsibility for consumers.
URC Thailand’s Factories 4 to 6 won the Gold Level 3Rs+ Award, while its factories 1 to 3 won the Silver Level 3Rs+ Award for three types of new innovation or creation. The sustainability practices at the factories led to substantial economic returns such as a discounted payback period of less than a year and an internal rate of return of more than 1,000%. Efficient waste reduction was also achieved by practicing and following the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) method, allowing URC Thailand’s factories to surpass more than 80% of the required audit criteria.
To acquire the Zero Waste Achievement Award, URC Thailand’s Factories 1 to 6 first had to pass the 3Rs practice criteria and win the 3Rs Award.
These factories were able to reduce their total waste to 1,000.76 tons, cutting the disposal cost and lost cost of dough by 1,994,659 Thai baht (around P3,074,208). From the waste, the factories generated 762,078.00 kWh electricity and reduced CO2 emissions by 267.47 tons
Established in 1992, URC Thailand manufactures and exports brands in Thailand that are also staples in the Philippines, including Jack ’n Jill, Fun-O, Tivoli, Roller Coaster, Lausanne, Dewberry, Dynamite, and Lush.
Named among the “Best Companies to Work for in Asia” in 2020 for the work culture and environment where employees are valued as prized resources, URC Thailand has a factory, research and development center, and warehouses at the Samutsakorn Industrial Estate, and a head office in Bangkok.
For more information about URC and URC Thailand, visit urc.com.ph and urcthailand.com, and their official Facebook pages, @URCPhilippines and @URCThailandOfficial.
