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TBC has signed an MOU for the “Business Sector Promotion Project to Reduce GHGs Emission” and has been selected as one of the 7 pilot organizations for the “Science Based Target (SBT) for Fiscal Year 2022” initiative. Ms. Kittiya Saentaweesuk, New Ventures Head of Sustainability at Thai Beverage Can Ltd., represented the company.

On February 22, 2022, the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) or TGO, led by Mr. Kiatchai Maitriwong, the Director of TGO, along with the Excellence Center of Eco-Energy (ECEE), Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thammasat University, and the 7 participating organizations, held the MOU signing event for the “Science-Based Target (SBT) for Fiscal Year 2022” at Rama Gardens Hotel, Bangkok.

This collaboration aims to set science-based targets for reducing greenhouse gases from the business sector, and plan operations in line with the global goal of not exceeding a 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius increase.

TGO and ECEE will offer technical support, consultancy on setting science-based targets, operational guidance, and technology adoption to align with these goals.

This event is part of the TBC SG 2030 plan, aimed at sustainability based on social, economic, and environmental responsibilities, catering to the needs of all stakeholders, and promoting the country’s development strategy towards a sustainable economy, the BCG Model, an economic model for Thailand’s sustainable development. The strategy for Product Stewardship: Climate Leader focuses on leading climate change initiatives, with long-term goals for sustainable organizational management. It aims to elevate business practices towards “sustainable development” grounded in responsibility towards society, economy, and environment, to meet the needs of all stakeholders.

On December 7, 2021, TBC partnered with Anglo Asia Group (Thailand) Co., Ltd., UACJ (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and Thai Beverage Recycling Co., Ltd., to sign an MOU for the “Transparency of Aluminium Can Closed-Loop Recycling” project. The ceremony, presided over by Ratchada Suriyakul Na Ayutthaya, Director-General of the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion, was held at Centara Grand Central Plaza Ladprao.

This MOU aims to support the establishment of a comprehensive recycling system for used aluminium cans in Thailand. It sets a precedent for turning used aluminium cans back into new aluminium drink cans (Can to Can), enhancing the efficiency of collection and separation to improve the quality of used aluminium cans. This project also aims to increase the recycling rate and the recycled content in producing new aluminium cans.

This project aligns with the MOU’s operational plan to promote recyclable drink packaging production. It adheres to the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) principle, where producers are accountable for the environmental impact of their packaging throughout its lifecycle, from design to distribution, return, collection, and reuse. It also supports Thailand’s development strategy for a Bio Economy Circular Economy Green Economy (BCG Model), an economic model for sustainable development.

Ratchada concluded by stating, “The Transparency of Aluminium Can Closed-Loop Recycling project is another key initiative by the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion. It aims to raise awareness about the value of our limited natural resources, encourage the use of reusable packaging, reintegrate resources into the recycling system, and collectively build a recycling society within a circular economy. This is in line with the policy of Warawut Silpa-archa, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, under the concept ‘Next Normal: Live wisely, restore the balance of nature.’”

On November 30, 2021, TBC signed an MOU for Sustainable Community Waste Management with the Thailand Institute of Packaging and Recycling Management for Sustainable Environment (TIPMSE), Nong Khae District, and Wihan Daeng District. The signing took place at a meeting room in Nong Khae, Saraburi, during an event to empower community waste management efforts.

This collaboration between government, private sectors, and local communities aims to enhance waste management practices and educate communities through lectures on waste and post-use packaging management. It also aims to promote the recycling of aluminium packaging materials into new raw materials. This effort highlights TBC’s significant role in driving the management of used aluminium packaging towards aligning with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) principle.

Introducing the new childhood throwback pink milk beverage, now in a compact 150 ml aluminium can from TBC. This new size is designed for easy handling and caters to the health-conscious trend by offering small-sized packaging for concentrated vitamin drinks or various specialty shots.

The sweetly colored Kindee pink milk is the first customer for TBC’s 150 ml cans. It comes with a gentle taste that’s not too sweet, at an affordable price of just 12 baht. Now available in local stores everywhere, it pairs perfectly with Manora brand pink milk-flavored rice crisps.

Mr. Saroch Chayavivatkul, Managing Director of Thai Beverage Can Ltd., together with executives and Mr. Vichien Rungwattanakit, Senior Vice President of Packaging and Engineering Business at Berli Jucker Public Co. Ltd., participated in the inauguration ceremony of the Solar Rooftop on the TBC factory roof.

Reducing the use of polluting fossil fuels and increasing the use of clean energy are key goals in TBC’s commitment to product responsibility and sustainable environmental development, which TBC prioritizes and is determined to achieve in the long term.

Phase 1 of this Solar Rooftop project is expected to generate up to 1 MWh, roughly 1,498,500 kWh/year, and will increase to 2.7 MWh in Phase 2, starting at the end of 2022.

This initiative will also significantly reduce CO2 emissions by up to 688 tons per year.

On October 15, 2021, Thai Beverage Public Company Limited, led by Assistant Executive Director Tongjai Thanachanan, along with Saroch Chayavivatkul, Managing Director of Thai Beverage Can Ltd., and the team from Thailand Sustainability Expo 2021 (TSX) “Sufficiency, Sustainability, For the World”, donated Crystal canned drinking water worth 360,000 baht to support the activities of the Relief and Community Health Bureau (RHCB), the Thai Red Cross Society.

The donation was received by Lt. Gen. Amnat Barlee, M.D., Director of the RCHB, Wanlapa Suksirimatch, Head Nurse of the RHCB, Nattawadee Poonamphai, Head of the Operational Support Department, and Kaneungnich Chanthratin, Head of Disaster Preparedness Capacity Building, Disaster Relief Division, at the meeting room of the Thai Red Cross Disaster Operations Center.