October 1st is International Day of Older Persons, declared by the United Nations to raise awareness of the value and potential of older persons, while promoting their rights, well-being, and equal participation.

For 2025, the United Nations has set the theme as “Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our Aspirations, Our Well-Being, Our Rights” to emphasize that older persons continue to play important roles in driving communities and society, while also focusing on health, safety, and sustainability.

Thailand has entered a ‘complete aged society’ in 2024, as the population aged 60 and above exceeds 20% of the total population. Given that most older persons are in good health, have the physical capacity to work, and want to live quality lives, SCGP wishes to be part of driving the power of older persons through various projects and innovations as follows:

🥩 1. Packaging Design – Fest Portion Pak, a paper tray for chilled food with compartments, suitable for older persons living alone or in pairs. It can be divided by meal, helping reduce food waste and making life more convenient and safer.
🧴 2. SCGP Packaging Speak Out – In 2023, SCGP opened opportunities for younger generations to submit packaging design entries for older persons under the theme ‘Packaging for Seniors’ to create understanding between different age groups and develop innovations that improve the quality of life for older persons.
🧺 3. Social Enterprise Support – SCGP invites older persons in each community to upcycle ‘Paper Band’, waste from paper factories, into woven crafts that create new value, becoming products that generate sustainable income for older persons to be self-reliant.

On this International Day of Older Persons, SCGP wishes to be another force ready to support the empowerment of older persons to have better quality of life in all aspects – health, safety, living conditions, and environment – to jointly create a balanced and sustainable society for everyone.

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