KBank hosts "Zero Waste Plastic Bottles" activity under the "Make Every Day the Day of Doing Good Deeds" program, creating brooms out of discarded plastic water bottles to reduce waste
Determined to do good deeds, KASIKORNBANK (KBank) organized the "Zero Waste Plastic Bottles" activity as part of the "Make Every Day the Day of Doing Good Deeds" program under the Zero Waste concept. Employees of KBank, K Companies and KBTG, including members of the general public in nearby communities, including temples and schools, were invited to join this volunteer activity to make brooms out of discarded plastic water bottles. A total of 3,000 plastic brooms will be delivered to district offices as well as nearby communities, temples and schools. The program aimed to reduce plastic waste by recycling around 135,000 bottles.
Dr. Pipatpong Poshyanonda, KBank President, said, "KBank has encouraged our employees to join volunteer activities under the 'Make Every Day the Day of Doing Good Deeds' program, both during and outside of working hours. Since volunteer activities under the "Tham Di Tham Dai" theme were introduced in 2016, KBank staff members have done their part for the benefit of the economy, society and environment, as part of the Green DNA resolution that guides us to pursue sustainable development in all our operations and activities."
For 2020, KBank held the "Zero Waste Plastic Bottles" activity as part of the "Make Every Day the Day of Doing Good Deeds" program, based on the Zero Waste concept, from October 1 to December 18, 2020. Staff members of KBank, its wholly owned subsidiaries and KBTG, as well as residents in communities located near their offices, were invited to bring their empty plastic bottles to make a total of 3,000 brooms for district offices, communities, temples and schools. This activity is estimated to have recycled some 135,000 plastic bottles.
In addition, KBank has encouraged those staff members to take one day of leave per year, which is not counted as an absence from work, to engage in any volunteer activity. They may invite their family members, friends or associates to participate in volunteer activities for the benefit of the economy, society and environment. Such activities can be carried out by a staff member working alone or a group of 10 persons or more. KBank provides financial support worth 5,000 Baht per activity. They can participate in activities such as those involving environmental conservation, and those for public benefit or the underprivileged, such as teaching how to earn and save money, helping people impacted by COVID-19, refurbishing educational institutions, and promoting waste segregation, recycling, climate change awareness and water resources conservation. They may join CSR activities organized by local communities or agencies while also adopting protective measures against COVID-19 such as social distancing, use of surgical masks and provision of alcohol gel to participants. This activity offered staff members the opportunity to spend some time with the communities they live in, and get to know the needs of their residents. In doing so, they develop an understanding of the problems local people face, seek the appropriate guidelines and organize future activities that can help generate positive changes in the community for mutual sustainability.
KBank has promoted the volunteer activities under the Tham Di Tham Dai theme with the aim of doing good deeds since 2016, with more than 1,000 projects launched. Staff members can keep track of the flow of activities through the Facebook page, KBank GREEN DNA, where they can see the latest news and updates on doing good deeds together and returning the fruits of those undertakings to society. Such programs serve to stimulate and instill conscience among people in society, encouraging them to perform charitable acts that foster sustainability and stability for the economy, society and the environment as a whole.