Product Stewardship

Target : 100% of SCGP products were compliant with REACH Regulation (Annex XVII and substances of very high concern (SVHC) for Authorization)

Performance : 100% of SCGP products were compliant with REACH Regulation

SCGP adheres with the use of chemicals in accordance with local and international standards of chemical laws and regulations, such as the list of hazardous substances. According to the Ministry of Industry, REACH (Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), ROHs (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and other hazardous chemicals laws and regulations, as well as those standard and requirements required by supplier, ensuring that SCGP products and services are safe throughout the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) taken careful consideration of all chemicals and related products.

Chemicals identified for regulation under the management policy are chemicals in production process.
For example, starch, ink, plastic film and others such as strength improvement agents are used as important and large portion (more than 50%) materials in all processes. There are not chemicals of concern.

SCGP executes its operation in line with SCG Environmental Framework containing guideline on chemical and hazardous substance as follow;

1. The organization shall understand and fully comply with the applicable legal requirements on chemical management.
2. List of chemicals used by the organization shall be compiled, containing the name, classification, method/place of storage, and estimated stored volume of each chemical.
3. Hazardous substances shall be identified, and prohibition on the use of hazardous substances defined by law and regulations shall be clearly displayed.
4. Material safety data sheets (MSDS) on all chemicals used by the company and related products shall be promptly accessible.
5. Having procedures, in line with internationally accepted practices, for the management of chemicals and onsite material storage that prevent the leakage to the environment, protect employee from exposure to chemicals, and reduce waste generation shall be presented in area where chemicals are used.
6. Conducting of chemical handling and material storage in accordance with defined procedure shall be strictly exercised, such as store oil and chemical in area having secondary containment for protection of oil and chemical spill.

SCGP is also aware of the risks on environment, operators and customer health from the use of chemicals by strictly follow-up and checking of raw materials and chemicals and hazardous substances usage. Moreover SCGP focus on reducing, limiting and eliminating the use of chemicals and hazardous substances that may affect the environment and the safety & health of employees and customers, while providing information on final disposal of the product appropriately.

In 2024, there was no nonconformity case related to violation of safety and occupational Health laws as well as no case related to violation of product labeling and marketing communications.

SCGP has disclosed the MSDS of products to customers and people who want to receive data.

Chemical Safety

Chemicals are used to improve the physical strength and appearance of products. Their proportion is small compared to raw materials. The safety of customers from chemical substances has been our concern since the product development stage. According to the list. hazardous chemicals are defined as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) and the Substitute It Now (SIN) list. The SCGP has confirmed that SVHC and SIN chemicals are not used in our company. However, our main chemical is starch. Our chemical consumption or usage can be tracked and recorded as ISO9001 Standard.

Product Composition (Disclosure of substances registration and use)

Chemical phase-out Plan

If we find hazardous constituents for our chemicals, we will follow this hierarchy. SCGP must minimize that substance, if it is found to be unsafe. Then, it must be replaced as soon as possible, optimizing the total cost while maintaining acceptable quality.

1. Users or relevant departments check for the presence of chemical substances listed as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) or on the Substitute It Now (SIN) List, as well as local regulations. If any prohibited substances are found, they must notify the procurement department to seek alternative chemicals and suspend further purchases.
2. Procurement activities must be carried out to obtain chemically efficient alternatives without hazardous substances in SVHC and SIN List.
3. Experimental operations within the factory must be conducted within 60 days, and the results should be reported to the procurement department.
4. If the experimental results are successful, the alternative chemical must be incorporated into the system to replace the original chemical.
5. If the results are unsuccessful, new actions must be taken following points 2-4.

Remarks: Normally, it is the standard practice of procurement to assess the hazardous nature of chemicals before importing and using them. All chemicals of concern are already phased out following the plan above.

Reference: European Commision Brussels, 14.10.2020 COM(2020) 667 final Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment

Measures to prevent and reduce environmental impact from hazardous substances and chemicals

SCGP gives important of prevention and reduce impacts from hazardous substance and chemical. SCGP controls and prevents risks and impacts starting from designing products, services and solutions and controls all steps to end-of-life treatment phase. Measures to prevent and reduce environmental impacts as follows;

SCGP has set Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team in each factory to respond, follow up and visit the nearly communities area in order to create understanding and confidence about environmentally friendly operations and appropriate preventive measures to prevent impacts on the environment and the communities.

Product Recovery

Normally, paper and plastic packaging can be recycled and reused to produce new consumer packaging with the same quality and safety. In addition, the SCGP helps customers understand that our packaging can be recycled and transformed into new products. When consumers are able to encourage more successful recycling of packaging materials, they can have an amazing impact on resource use.

As part of our 2030 goal to achieve 100% recyclability, we are building on a great foundation and working with industry associations and departments to initiate an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program with support from the Circular Economy Act (CE). We are starting to train relevant employees to grasp the concepts with awareness. At the same time, our company is preparing its subsidiaries to comply with EPR and CE. We have programs to take back products from partners in our factories to reuse them as raw materials.

For example, Uniqlo Thailand cooperates with SCGP to deploy zero waste policy by collecting used box for SCGP recycle to be furniture for UNHCR in Ratchaburi and Kanchanaburi.