นายรัชพล สุวรรณโชติ นายกสมาคมศูนย์ข่าวเยาวชนไทย ผู้คิดริเริ่มและดำเนินโครงการนักข่าวเยาวชนรักประเทศไทย กล่าวว่า “ต้องขอขอบคุณ กองทุนพัฒนาสื่อปลอดภัยและสร้างสรรค์ ที่เข้าใจและให้การสนับสนุน โครงการนักข่าวเยาวชนรักประเทศไทย ที่เราดำเนินการโดยหลักการ”สิทธิในการมีส่วนร่วม” (Right of Participation)อันเป็นหนึ่งในหัวข้อหลักของอนุสัญญาว่าด้วยสิทธิเด็ก ( Convention on the Right of the Child ) ที่องค์การสหประชาชาติได้กำหนดไว้ และสมาคมศูนย์ข่าวเยาวชนไทย ได้นำมาขยายผลใช้ในประเทศไทยในรูปแบบสื่อที่เด็กเยาวชนมีส่วนร่วม Children Participation in Media ซึ่งได้ดำเนินการมาตลอด 26 ปี และได้ขยายผลจากประเทศไทยเป็นต้นแบบ สู่เด็กเยาวชนใน 10 ประเทศอาเซียนอีกด้วย การนำกระบวนการผลิตสื่อแบบเด็กมีส่วนร่วมมาขยายผลดำเนินการในโครงการนักข่าวเยาวชนรักประเทศไทย เป็นเรื่องที่ลงตัวมากๆ เพราะเราต้องการให้เด็กๆ ได้ค้นคว้า หาข้อมูล ด้วยตัวเองว่า
Carabao Group joins SET’s 2022 THSI list for the Pursuit of Sustainability
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2023
October 10, 2022, the Stock Exchange of Thailand has announced the list of sustainable stocks or Thailand Sustainability Investment (THSI) for 2022, with more than 170 companies selected from a total of 8 industry groups, with Carabao Group listed in the Thailand Sustainability Investment (THSI) group for the first year in Agriculture and Food Industry (ARGO).
Selection of the list of sustainable stocks or Thailand Sustainability Investment (THSI) of the Stock Exchange of Thailand held annually by assessing each sustainability criteria of the listed companies according to the economic (including corporate governance), social and environmental dimensions through a prepared questionnaire and selecting companies that pass the criteria to be announced as a sustainable stock or Thailand Sustainability Investment (THSI). This reflects that the companies that have been selected recognize the importance of sustainability in their business operations. This is a mechanism that promotes and supports businesses operating in an environmentally friendly manner creating shared benefits for the community and society as well as shared value in the economy.
Mr. Sathien Sathientham, Chief Executive Officer of Carabao Group Public Company Limited, revealed that “The company is very pleased to be selected into the Stock Exchange of Thailand’s sustainable stock list. Currently, the concept of doing business not only considering the highest return to shareholders, but also showing social and environmental responsibility on the basis of sustainability. This is a guideline that has been accepted more and more continually to create long-term value by considering the needs of stakeholders and society.”
“Being selected as one of the sustainable stocks serves as another important milestone that helps build investors and stakeholders’ trust in investing in our company according to the concept of sustainable investment considering Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) factors as an investment decision-making criterion along with the analysis of the company’s financial information to generate continuous returns for the longer term,” said Mr. Sathien.
A list of all sustainable stocks selected this year was outcome from the companies participating in the sustainability assessment questionnaire consisting of 17 criteria of general questions from economic (including corporate governance), social and environmental dimensions as well as questions according to the nature of the business in each industry group in 12 categories, such as water-related risks, product stewardship, biodiversity, and etc.
Companies that have been selected to be in the list of sustainable stocks must have a passing score of 50% in each ESG dimension or being selected as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) according to the year in which the sustainability assessment results are announced. The assessment is conducted by the Sustainable Investment Working Group to ensure transparency throughout the process. A list of sustainable stocks can be viewed at www.setsustainability.com
In addition to the mentioned achievements, Carabao Group has been certified as the Carbon Footprint for Organization 2021 from Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) with the certificate number TGO CFO FY22-152. The company has disclosed the environmental information and greenhouse gas reporting through publicly disclosed channels and the accuracy of the information has been verified by external accredited verifier demonstrating our transparency and commitment to operating business that creates the least impact on the environment.
Carabao Group also would like to announce that it has furthered its commitment to environmental transparency by disclosing its environmental impact through CDP, a global non-profit that runs the world’s leading environmental disclosure platform. The company has disclosed through CDP since 2022 for the first year and completed CDP’s Climate Change questionnaire.
Historic sales record completes landmark year for Rolls-Royce cars
MONDAY, JANUARY 09, 2023
Rolls-Royce has achieved its highest-ever annual sales in 2022, delivering a total of 6,021 motor cars, up 8% on 2021, to clients in around 50 countries worldwide.
This is the first time in the company’s 118-year history that its sales have exceeded 6,000 in a single 12‑month period.
The value of Bespoke commissions also reached record levels, while demand for all Rolls‑Royce models remains exceptionally strong, with advance orders secured far into 2023.
In 2022, Rolls-Royce achieved sales growth in almost all regions, with particularly strong year-on-year growth seen in the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, the USA and Europe.
More importantly than volume alone, the value of clients’ Bespoke commissions was higher than ever before. The almost endless possibilities for Bespoke personalisation resulted in clients being willing to pay an average of around half a million Euros for their unique Rolls-Royce.
Thanks to the high value of Rolls-Royce’s unrivalled Bespoke offering and the company’s consistent focus on profitability, the marque will make a significant contribution to its principal shareholder.
The Middle East is the marque’s leading region for Bespoke commissions, with many unique creations of particularly extensive and individual personalisation.
In 2022, Rolls-Royce opened an invitation-only Private Office in Dubai, the first outside Goodwood, bringing the Home of Rolls-Royce closer to the marque’s local clients.
Further Private Offices will be introduced around the world in the coming months and years.
The Americas saw significant growth in 2022 and remains the largest single region for Rolls‑Royce, with almost all markets achieving higher sales than the previous year.
Greater China is of vital strategic importance to Rolls-Royce and is the marque’s second-largest sales region. Ongoing headwinds there led to a single-digit drop in sales compared with 2021’s record results, however, this was successfully counterbalanced by increased sales in other markets.
Despite the serious geopolitical challenges affecting Europe, the region grew overall in 2022 with record sales in several markets, including the UK and Germany. The Asia-Pacific region also achieved higher sales than ever before.
Rolls-Royce’s unprecedented success comes as, in January 2023, the company marks the 20th anniversary of the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood. Its transformation – from offering a single model, Phantom, and building just one motor car a day – to today’s record figures is the result of a long-term strategy based on sustainable growth, careful management and planning, and the successful reinvention of the brand.
The past decade, in particular, has seen Rolls‑Royce consciously refine and rejuvenate its brand and product portfolio to reflect its clients’ changing requirements, tastes and demographics, while retaining its innate exclusivity and rarity.
As both a true luxury house and an innovative, engineering-led company, Rolls‑Royce represents, as it always has, the very highest levels of craftsmanship, technology, luxury and creativity.
Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, concludes, “As we mark the 20th anniversary of the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, these results confirm Rolls‑Royce Motor Cars as a great British success story. Our business is built on extremely strong foundations, and we have secured advance orders stretching far into 2023. And while we are not immune to global challenges and economic headwinds, thanks to our balanced worldwide sales strategy, we are cautiously optimistic that 2023 will be a strong year for Rolls‑Royce.