Pollution and Resources

Responsible Consumption and Production

Life Below Water

Life on Land

Partnerships for the Goals

Importance and Mission

The food and beverage industry is perceived by consumers as a business with a relatively high rate of plastic waste. Most of the waste is single-use plastics, considered as a major cause of waste and non-degradable waste that destroys nature, affects marine ecosystems, and causes environmental pollution with impacts on the human food chain.

Ichitan Group Public Company Limited realizes the importance and has always tried to be a part in solving the waste problem urgently. Therefore, the Company is committed to reducing the waste rate at the source by using raw materials or production resources in a limited manner and with maximum efficiency in accordance with the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) principle. There is systematic sorting and separation of plastic waste to make such waste reuseable, effectively reduce production costs, and promote waste management in accordance with the concept of “Circular Economy” with the focus on reducing waste quantity sent to landfill as little as possible, and reducing quantity of using virgin plastic packaging in collaboration with business partners to research and develop sustainable eco-friendly packaging in accordance with the organization’s sustainability goal i.e., packaging must be 100% recyclable.

Stakeholders Directly Impacted

Consumers

Employees

Society and Community

Business Partners / Creditors

Goal and Performance Highlights

Goals

To reduce the quantity of waste and non-hazardous waste by

80%

of the total waste quantity generated in 2024

Performance Highlights

Reduced quantity of waste and non-hazardous waste by

2,017.47

tons/year

representing 85.51%

Reduced quantity of virgin plastics virgin plastic used in developing plastic bottle packaging and recycling plastic film by up to

159,279

kilograms per year

Reduced quantity of greenhouse gas emission from plastic consumption by

370.95

tCO₂eq.

The quantity of plastic packaging collected back into the recycling process under the collaboration project between ICHITAN and PTT GC was

2.78

million bottles

totaling 48.7 tons

ESG Performance Data

Management Approach

Set goals, policies and operational guidelines for waste and production waste management in accordance with regulations, requirements and laws related to landfill and packaging waste management of the Department of Industrial Works and government agencies.
Operate work under the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) principle, in line with the concept of “Circular Economy” to reduce unnecessary resource use in the production process, and reduce the waste quantity sent for disposal or landfill.
Reduce waste disposal by landfilling by passing on food waste to nearby farmers who raise fish or aquaculture to reduce the quantity of food waste that may cause negative impacts on the natural ecosystem.
Create a collaborative network with business partners, government agencies, independent organizations, and stakeholders throughout the value chain in researching and developing sustainable packaging by reducing the weight and volume of plastic packaging used virgin plastic preform while maintaining the quality and efficiency of use to improve waste and production waste management.
Collect packaging from end consumers in collaboration with business partners nationwide through various projects to systematically sort and separate plastic waste.
Run campaigns to promote and raise awareness about waste management and sustainable packaging to change behaviors of personnel within the organization, and communicate to all stakeholders to encourage their participation in the future.