Environmental Policy and Management

The company is determined to operate the business and aim to achieve the highest international standards, in terms of environmental management system. We prioritize the minimization of environmental impacts from our business operations and products with the Greenhouse Gas Measurements Protocol. We manage to reduce pollution emissions by using renewable energy, setting transportation limits, investing in high quality machinery that reduces electricity consumption in the production line, and manufacturing products that can help alleviate global warming. Furthermore, our environmental policy includes planting trees in the empty factory area with a goal to create more green space for the society, and we consistently implement this policy.

Performance summary

Energy management

1

The company has a policy to utilize renewable energy and to produce electricity using solar cells. Many of our buildings and manufacturing sites are sizable and suitable for the installation of solar panels. This helps lower our energy consumption and costs.

2

The logistic system is enhanced with a purpose to reduce transportation cost and to limit greenhouse gas emission. The company will optimize the transportation route efficiently - including direct delivery or from the supplier to directly to the customer - by prioritizing the importance of each transportation in the same direction. As well as finding better sources of energy to reduce petrol consumption.

3

The company has policies in choosing machineries or tools with high quality production line that is able to reduce the usage of electrical energy for the productions of the company.

Monitoring and control of water treatment

The company has treated the waste water and toxic substances with a precise method under the requirements of the law. With standards that are equivalent to industrial factories in other countries. The company continuously has control operations related to water management. The results of the audit have been met according to the standard that had been set.

The results of the waste water quality measurement in 2022-2023

No. Measurement Index Unit Analysis result 2023 Analysis result 2022 Standard Compare Benchmarks
Area Effluent Area Effluent
1 pH at 25 oC - 7.7 6.5 pass 5.5 - 9.0
2 Biochemical Oxygen Demand mg/L 4.42 2.2 pass <20
3 Chemical Oxygen Demand mg/L <40(17.0) 32 pass <120
4 Total Suspended Solids mg/L <10 <10 pass <20
5 Total Dissolved Solids mg/L 212 224 pass <3,000
6 Oil & Grease mg/L <1.0 <1.0 pass <5

Drain water control guidelines

The company has guidelines for practices and control of the internal water usage. This includes discarding water after processing to reduce wastewater problems and creates a good environment within the company and surrounding communities.

Waste water from human consumption

The water that comes from this source is to cleanse the body, hands and the toilets. Such water will be discharged into the sewer, connected to the wastewater treatment pond in front of the company. In which, will amend the water condition to meet the quality requirements before releasing it outside. To encourage campaigns to control the use of water as well as to control and decrease the amount of wastewater.

Waste water from product’s cleansing

The water that comes from this source is water from cleaning a workpiece (after firing it with nitrogen gas) and washing the workpiece after curing it. As well as, the use of water in the process of boiling the workpiece and in the washing process of nitrogen-fired workpieces. The water that comes from these sources will be discharged into the sewer, connected to the wastewater treatment pond in front of the company

Waste water from production area’s cleansing

These waters are from after cleaning the factory floors, washing clothes and mopping the floor. The water from these sources will be dumped into the prepared sand vats. Allowing the sands to absorb the water which will eventually evaporate. After that, the sands will be replaced, once it gets very dirty. Contaminated sand will be disposed of by companies that accept hazardous wastes.

Oil and paint leftover from painting the factory floor

The leftover chemicals are disposed of by pouring into sand buckets. The contaminated sand will be changed periodically and sent out to the outsourced waste management team.

Wastewater from canteen

Dishwashing water from cleaning utensils are passed through grease traps before being sent to the wastewater facility. Water from cleaning vegetables, left over food, hand washing wastewater, are disposed of directly to the wastewater facility and being treated before leaving the factory.

Water from emergency situation training

Emergency response training to chemicals/oil leaking and fire are contaminated water. The water will be collected and treated through our wastewater facility before being disposed of.

Cooling tower

Water in the cooling towers are being monitored for pH and hardness, and replaced on a regular basis. Water from cooling towers will be used to water plants in the garden.

Industrial waste management

The company uses only high quality machines in order to reduce waste. The company also hires certified waste management companies according to Thai laws.

Waste management

There are always improvements on the process in order to reduce the amount of waste and byproducts.
If any waste has been generated, we will try to utilize it in order to reduce the amount of final waste sent to the waste management agency.
We act according to laws ranged from storing, disposing, utilizing, and final disposal.

The company has delivered the wastes in the production process to the experts with the disposal license for transportation and disposal. The company's environmental treatment system complies with the regulations of the Ministry of Industrial Engineering. In addition, waste treatment inside the company also considers the impact on the environment and safety. The company also organizes internal activities to continuously reduce the amount of waste every year.

Unit 2023 2022 2021
Amount of waste Kgs. 331,254 346,701 351,100
General garbage (%) 36 48 52
Industrial waste (%) 34 29 31
Recycling waste (%) 26 20 15
Hazardous waste (%) 4 4 2

Types of waste

General waste

non-harmful wastes or unused items in general

Recyclable waste

wastes that can be reutilized internally or sold to contractors to be reprocessed and reused

Hazardous waste

dangerous wastes or materials

Industrial waste

non-harmful wastes or materials created from production processes or plant operations. The company can sold these wastes or hire contractors to process and dispose of the wastes

Greenhouse gas management

Polynet acknowledges the impact of global warming and Greenhouse Gass (GHG) emission, which are mainly associated with Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas and contribute to the climate change, rising temperature of the earth surface, and many occurring natural disasters. This impacts the daily lives and well-being of people nowadays. Aware of the potential problems and impacts of these changes, the company set policies related to GHG emission and Carbon Footprint. To manage and limit GHG emission, we set a standards in compliance to the ISO 14064-1:2018 and develop a strategy to adopt renewable energy and other effective methods.

1

Renewable energy utilization: Since our manufacturing processes require electricity to operate the machinary, the company has a policy to adopt renewable energy and to produce electricity by solar cell. Several of out buildings and facilities are sizable enough for the installation of solar cell, and so, this can help reduce our energy usage and costs.

2

Logistics and transportation system improvement is another activity with high operating costs, since it requires a large number of trucks, both company-owned and outsourced, to distribute goods to several locations. To lower transportation expenses and greenhouse gas emission, the company will optimize the logistical route, for both transportation from the company or suppliers, to the customers. The route will be organized in order based on the location, and alternative fuels or renewable energy will be procured to limit the use of fossil fuel.

3

The company has a policy to use highly efficient machines and equipment in order to limit electricity consumption of our production section. Despite increasing our costs, this will allow the company to improve the quality and ensure standards of our products, which are in line with our marketing strategy and goal to deliver high-quality products to the customers.

4

Wastewater and toxin treatment in production processes: the company has treated wastewater and toxic substance using suitable methodology according to scientific principles, the laws, and international industrial standards. In addition, our high-quality machines help minimize waste and we selected contractors that meets the standards required by law to dispose the industrial waste.

5

The company has a policy to manufacture products that can help alleviate global warming. This also help save energy.

6

The company has a policy to increase green space by planting trees in the manufacturing site area. This contributes to more green space for the community and the company has been acting according to this policy.

7

The greenhouse gas emission report allows the company to continuously monitor our progress in limiting the emission.

Target

The company aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its operations (Scope 1 and Scope 2) by 10% from the 2021 baseline within 5 years. By the end of the 5th year (2026), the intensity value should be reduced to less than or equal to 1.741 tons of CO2e per 1 ton of production. In 2023, the intensity value was 1.736, which is less than 1.741. Therefore, the target for this year has been achieved. This reduction was achieved by switching from purchased electricity to solar energy, resulting in significant emissions reductions.

Base year 2021 (electricity bill cut-off) 2022 2023
scope 1+2 (Emission quantity) ton CO2e 4,971.67 6.174.92 5.256.47
Production rate (Ton) 2,570.46 3,131.58 3,027.53
Amount of Co2e released per 1 ton of production rate. 1.934 1.972 1.736
Emissions released per unit of production 1 Ton 0.038 More 0
Target reduction of 10% (next 5 years) 0.193 0.193 0.193
Year 5, the intensity value must be the amount of ton CO2e released per 1 ton
of production rate, which is less than equal to 1.741 (1.934-0.193)		 - Didn't get the target On target

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Program

In the year 2023, the company conducted activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by upgrading the use of solar energy (Solar cells) to replace purchased electricity, totaling 743,122.06 kWh. This resulted in a reduction of approximately 371,486.72 KgCO2e in greenhouse gas emissions.

The company has appointed BSI Group (Thailand) Limited ("BSI") as the carbon footprint assessment verifier registered with the Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) or GHG Management Organization. BSI is responsible for auditing the greenhouse gas emission reports for the year 2021 of the company. According to LRQA's assessment report, there were no indications to suspect that the company's greenhouse gas emission report contained significant inaccuracies. This report was issued on February 29, 2024.

In 2021, the company evaluated the organization’s carbon footprint and will report our emission to monitor the continuous progress to reduce the GHG emission.

Greenhouse gas emission by Polynet in 2022

1 January - 31 December 2021 1 January - 31 December 2022 1 January - 31 December 2023
Greenhouse gas emission volume for area 1 (Ton CO2e) 268 441 321
Greenhouse gas emission volume for area 2 (Ton CO2e) 4,742 5,723 4,935
Greenhouse gas emission volume for area 3 (Ton CO2e) 2,906 4,445 3,031

Note: according to the accounting standard regarding greenhouse gas emission (GHG Protocol) for the public and private sectors, which is developed by the World Resource Institute (WRI) in conjunction with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), direct and indirect emission of greenhouse gases can be categorized into 3 scopes.Scope 1: all direct GHG emission Scope 2: indirect GHG emission from purchasing electricity, heat, or steam Scope 3: indirect GHG emission outside of the scope 2 (e.g., GHG emission from activities related to the transportation with vehicles not controlled or owned by the reporter, etc.)

The company has appointed LRQA (Thailand) limited (“LRQA”), a reviewer of the carbon footprint evaluation who is registered with Thailand Greenhouse Gass Management Organization (Public Organization) or TGO , to review the company’s carbon footprint report in 2021. LRQA has provided an opinion on 22 February that there was no reason to suspect any substantial misinformation.

Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emission

The company has enhance the overall efficiency of the machines by utilizing efficient and up-to-date machines. This helps reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emission.