Happy co-existence with communities is one of SCGP’s main goals. All its plants, therefore, have operated with locals in their mind. Benyapa “Ni” Payompluk, CSR Officer of Siam Kraft Industry Company Limited, Wangsala Plant, has recently taken Passionate Experiences team with her on her recent trips to show what her Passion and Mindset do for communities in the plant’s neighborhood.
“As I have worked in this position for 30 years already, I am quite close to locals. Under my care are 55 villages within the 5-kilometer radius from the plant,” she revealed.
“My job is about familiarizing with locals, their way of life, and traditions. I have observed them to identify their needs and expectations so that SCGP can play a proper role in their communities. We seek to help where we can and engage them in activities that are useful to them in hopes of making them happy.
“The key challenge is that there is no fixed success recipe. I cannot tell what will happen next. So, I must be ready to tackle whatever. ‘Empathy’ is crucial to my work. Only when I put myself in locals’ shoes, I can know what they really want. When we understand all stakeholders, our operations will be smooth. My Mindset complies with SCGP’s Our Act and supports its success.
“On Passion, I am an energetic type. I am keen to work every single day. I always work like I am the firm’s owner and stakeholders are my customers. I give my all to every ask I am assigned to. After working to the fullest of my abilities, I also look for good things about every task I have completed. That’s when I can notice that my efforts really contribute to the successful operation.”
Occupational promotion ranks among activities SCGP has conducted for communities. On this front, SCGP, for example, promotes “Paper Band” for communities’ economic, social, and environmental benefits. As part of the promotion, scrap materials from SCGP manufacturing operations become raw materials for woven products. As local wisdom blends with paper bands, distinct products are developed and launched into markets. In 2019, these products generated sales of over 1 million baht.
“We started this initiative after we considered how to make good use of scrap materials. The initiative represents a collaboration that has brought good ideas forward and communities closer. Handicrafts from the initiative are functional and get good response from the market. Under this collaboration, locals put in physical energy while SCGP puts forward raw materials. Now, we also plan to introduce locals to new fashions so that they can develop products further, such as colorful and contemporary touch and appeal to more customers.