external stakeholders. The committee also organized activities to promote corporate code of conduct, such as PTT Group CG Day 2021 in collaboration with flagship companies in the PTT Group, and the IRPC Cubic Academy Season 7 to provide corporate governance training to executives, employees and suppliers. IRPC also participated events held by its partners, such as Supplier Conference 2021, anti-corruption activities, GCNT Forum 2021: Declaration of Intent on Preventing and Mitigating Impacts of Climate Change organized by the Global Compact Network Thailand (GCNT), etc. IRPC’s corporate governance efforts have been widely recognized and the company received numerous corporate governance awards, including: Human Rights Model Organization Award 2021 (for third consecutive year), Sustainability Awards of Honor, the Best Investor Relations Awards, and the 2nd Runner-up of “UN Women 2021 Thailand WEPs Awards” for Gender Equality through Community Engagement & Partnerships, which is Thailand’s first international award for empowering women and promoting gender equality in the business sector, and from women empowerment activities and equal access to education at IRPC Technological College, a company in IRPC group. 3. Stakeholder engagement throughout the value chain In 2021, even as millions of people suffered untold devastation from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as some adverse effects on IRPC’s operations, the company’s dedication to its duty to uphold shareholders’ legal rights remained unchanged. The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2021 was held under strict publichealthandsafety standards. Equal treatment of all shareholders was assured, with minority shareholders being encouraged to nominate people for election as directors as well as to propose in advance agenda issues at AGM 2021. Procedures for minority shareholders to exercise these rights were disclosed fully, transparently and in a timely manner prior to the shareholders’ meeting, through the company’s communication channels: www.irpc.co.th and the SET-Link news portal of the Stock Exchange of Thailand for the benefit of all shareholders. In 2022, the Corporate Governance Committee intends to redouble its effort to continually develop and raise the corporate governance standards. The committee has already approved the IRPC’s 2022 Corporate Governance Plan encompassing the five CG pillars: (1) Accountability, (2) Fairness, (3) Transparency, (4) Board Responsibility, and (5) Networking/Partnership. The plan seeks to develop talented personnel with professional integrity, a sense of responsibility towards the communities, society and environment. TheCGPlan aims to transform IRPC into a more resilient and highlycompetitive organization that serves as a coporate role model for its business conduct guided by corporate governance principles and the UN SDGs, that inspires the confidence of shareholders, investors and stakeholders in accordance with internationally accepted standards. Thank you. (Air Marshal Boonsuib Prasit) Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee 57 Message from the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee IRPC PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
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