Patiparn Sukorndhaman, President of PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited, or GC, attended “the 5^th Capital Market Research Forum 2019” which had the theme of “The Explosion Within: How Principles of Sustainable Development Start within an Organization.” The seminar took place at the Sugree Kaewcharoen Convention Hall, Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), on October 2, 2019, and participating companies were encouraged to pledge their support for the “Explosion Within” operational framework which was initiated by His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great in sustainable corporate management.

During the seminar, Patiparn was a speaker on the sub-topic of “Building Environmental Awareness within an Organization for Sustainability,” in which he focused on business practices that ensure a balance of three sustainability dimensions including the economy, environment and society, or ‘2E1S.’ He also discussed GC’s confidence in the determination, dedication and capacity of its employees as well as their effective teamwork in both the upstream and downstream businesses, and GC’s operational business guidelines which continuously contribute to sustainability. GC was ranked in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) in 2019 for the seventh consecutive year, and was rated number 1 in the chemical sector.