l am pleased Lo conflrm LhaL Shwe 1aung Croup reafflrms lLs supporL Lo Lhe 1en rlnclples of Lhe unlLed naLlons Clobal CompacL ln Lhe areas of Puman 8lghLs, Labour, LnvlronmenL and AnLl-CorrupLlon. 1hrough our acLlvlLles, we are commlLLed Lo !"#$!%& (!)&# *!+, %&#$-"#!.(& !")&#+/&"+ 0"1 #2#+0!"0.(& 1&)&(-$/&"+. 1hls vlslon ls fully embedded lnLo our corporaLe culLure. lL ls our ldenLlLy, our guldance for all acLlons underLaken. We wanL Lo share lL wlLh all our sLakeholders.
ln Shwe 1aung Croups's flrsL CommunlcaLlon on rogress, we provlde a descrlpLlon of our acLlons and Lhe sLeps Laken Lo conLlnuously lmprove Lhe lnLegraLlon of Lhe Clobal CompacL and lLs prlnclples lnLo our buslness sLraLegles, culLure and our dally operaLlons. 1hls reporL wlll be shared wlLh our sLakeholders Lhanks Lo our prlmary channels of communlcaLlon.
Shwe 1aung Croup has always been deLermlned Lo Lake acLlons Lo advance sLablllLy and economlc developmenL ln Myanmar. We acknowledge LhaL Lhe respecL of Lhe 1en rlnclples of Lhe Clobal CompacL, LogeLher wlLh a pro-acLlve behavlor Lo supporL soclal sLablllLy and economlc developmenL are key for reachlng Lhls goal. We look forward Lo supporL Lhe un Clobal CompacL ln 2014 and beyond.
Shwe 1aung Croup ls one of Lhe leadlng corporaLlons ln Myanmar. lounded ln 1991, our mlsslon ls Lo !"#$!%& (!)&# +,%-23, %&#$-"#!.(& !")&#+/&"+ 0"1 #2#+0!"0.(& 1&)&(-$/&"+.
We concelve and execuLe buslness sLraLegles LhaL allgn lnvesLors' lnLeresL wlLh broader envlronmenLal, soclal and economlc ob[ecLlves for Lhe socleLy.
We are proud Lo shape Lhe fuLure of Myanmar by operaLlng real esLaLe pro[ecLs and lnfrasLrucLure developmenLs almlng Lo enhance Lhe llves of Lhe Myanmar people.
S1C ls one of Lhe counLry's largesL employers wlLh a workforce of more Lhan 6,000 people.
As a good corporaLe clLlzen, we pursue pro-acLlve soclal and envlronmenLal programs dedlcaLed Lo enhanclng human caplLal, proLecLlng Lhe envlronmenL, proflLlng Lhe communlLy and lnsurlng LransparenL governance and accounLablllLy pracLlces.
Asset Deve|opment Shwe 1aung has more Lhan 20 years of experlence ln Lhe deslgn, developmenL and consLrucuon of real esLaLe pro[ecLs ln Myanmar. lrom 1992 ull Loday, Lhe company has developed over 788 acres of land whlch lnclude Lhousands of resldenual unlLs, omces, shop houses, hoLels and lndusLrlal properues. Shwe 1aung develops quallLy houslng pro[ecLs aL good locauons Lo meeL Lhe rlslng needs of people. roperty Markenng and Management We are commlued Lo dellver excellenL servlce Lo our cusLomers. We focus on brlnglng value Lo all Lhe sLakeholders Lhrough lmplemenung real esLaLe soluuons LhaL meeL Lhe markeL needs. Cur markeL lnLelllgence and ln-depLh sLudy experuse helped us Lo provlde quallLy aer sales servlce and eecuve prevenuve and pre- empuve properLy managemenL programs. Iuncnon Centres Asset Management !uncuon Shopplng CenLre Croup ls a leader of reLall segmenL and one of Lhe blggesL shopplng cenLre operaLors ln Myanmar. Company's poruollo comprlses 3 shopplng cenLres across Lhe counLry. Cpened ln 2012, !uncuon Square ls one-sLop shopplng cenLre wlLh dlsuncuve deslgn, lnLernauonal brand sLores, Lwo-LheaLer Clneplex and muluple dlnlng opuons. ";? AB?:CBD8BE F +G>D -H:>:GH F 'HHG: #><>IG@G<: F !B<H:?;J:8B<H F !B<H:?;J:8B< #>:G?8>DH F -<G?IK L &<C?>H:?;J:;?G F (?>M8<I F &<H;?><JG +-'N -.('(-. & CCMMunlCA1lCn Cn 8CC8LSS SPWL 1AunC C8Cu Cl CCMAnlLS MA? 2013 / MA? 2014
8u||d|ng and Construcnon Semng hlgh sLandards ln consLrucuon lndusLry slnce 1991, we have an exLenslve experlence ln carrylng ouL consLrucuon pro[ecLs such as resldenual houslng, hlgh-rlse skyscrapers, condomlnlums, plazas, hosplLals, unlverslLy bulldlngs, school bulldlngs, omce bulldlngs, Lelevlslon and radlo producuon complexes, shopplng cenLres... koad, 8r|dges, Geotechn|ca| Lng|neer|ng 1he ulvlslon has been enLrusLed wlLh Lhe consLrucuon of upper ?eywa 8rldge, Shwe Ll (3) 8rldge and Lhe 71.39 mlles of road. 1he mosL recenL compleLed pro[ecL ls Lhe Pledan llyover, deslgned Lo smooLher Lhe Lramc and beuer connecL Lhe dlerenL parLs of ?angon. Colden 1rl SLar has been servlng Lhe socleLy wlLh Lhe sLaLe-of-Lhe arL geo- englneerlng Lechnology. nydropower Construcnon Plgh 1ech ConcreLe 1echnology Co., LLd, lSC 26000 cerued, provldes ready mlxed CvC and 8CC concreLes for commerclal and resldenual bulldlngs, federal governmenL pro[ecLs, brldge consLrucuons and crushlng faclllues for aggregaLe producuon. lL ls Lhe maln and only suppller of 8CC concreLe for ?eywa Pydropower ro[ecL consLrucuon, Lhe Lhlrd largesL 8CC dam ln Lhe world. !-#-%( '%O !"%.(+$!(&"% #'(-+&'N. !"%.(+$!(&"% '%O -%,&%--+&%, Cement Manufactur|ng Shwe 1aung uevelopmenL Le LLd. venLured lnLo cemenL manufacLurlng pro[ecL - laLer known as yl nyaung pro[ecL - ln 2008. ln 2010, Lhe company formed Shwe 1aung CemenL Co., LLd. (S1C) Lo lmplemenL Lhls pro[ecL whlch was upgraded Lo 1000 Lpd dry process cllnker producuon planL. 1he core acuvlues of Lhe company lnclude explorauon mlnlng for cemenL raw maLerlals, producuon and dlsLrlbuuon of cemenL wlLh planned annual producuon capaclLy of 430,000 Lons. Construcnon mater|a|s Cne of Lhe domesuc leaders ln consLrucuon maLerlals lndusLry, Plgh 1ech ConcreLe manufacLures and supplles ready-mlxed concreLe and provldes relaLed servlces all over Myanmar. P1C oers a wlde range of hlgh quallLy concreLe producLs (low heaL concreLe, hlgh durable concreLe, hlgh early sLrengLh concreLe, waLerproong concreLe, self- compacung concreLe and reLardlng concreLe). P1C also supplles concreLe relaLed producLs (concreLe brlck and pavers, plles, precasL concreLe, colour pebbles, pozzolan cemenL) ' !"##$%&!'(&"% "% *+",+-.. ./0- ('$%, ,+"$* #'1 2345 6 #'1 2347
nosp|ta||ty We have [usL opened Lskala 8esorL , a luxuary resorL ldeally locaLed on ngwe Saung 8each. !uncuon PoLel opened ln 2010 ln nay yl 1aw provldlng cozy accommodauon for Lravelers. !ade vllla also opened ln Lhe caplLal ln 2014, and ls now operaLed by an aclc PoLels Croup. Lnterta|nment !uncuon Clneplex ls one of Myanmar's leadlng muluplex clnema exhlblLors. Cperaung slnce 2009, lL ls Lhe rsL clnema wlLh muluplex concepL, lnLernauonal sLandard faclllues and ulglLal 3u Lechnology.
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Slnce lLs rsL alrume on 88.9lM ln 2009, adamyar lM spreads across 12 ma[or locauons ln Myanmar wlLh over 14 mllllon llsLeners. 1o|| koads We have Lrack record of consLrucuon and operauon of hlghway Loll roads. We currenLly runs 2 pro[ecLs: Lhe ?angon-Mandalay Plghway ro[ecL and Lhe Sagalng- Monywa/Shwebo 8oad. Lnergy D|str|bunon Shwe 1aung Lnergy Co., LLd. operaLes 14 gasollne and dlesel dlsLrlbuuon cenLers across ?angon, egu, Mandalay and Sagalng dlvlslon. 1he dlsLrlbuuon cenLers are equlpped wlLh up- Lo-daLe gas pumps, compuLer- conLrolled polnL-of-sale Lermlnals, dlglLal lnvenLory conLrol sysLem and envlronmenLally-safe gas sLorage Lanks. Lnergy and Infrastructure Investment 1hrough our subsldlary luLure Lnergy Co., LLd., we develop and generaLe hydropower. We are one of Lhe rsL and ma[or players ln Lhe Myanmar energy lndusLry.Cur laLesL 8aluchaung no. 3 Pydropower pro[ecL ln kayah SLaLe has an lnsLalled capaclLy of 32 MW and annual average producuon of 334 CWhr. 1he power produced by Lhls pro[ecL ls dlsLrlbuLed Lo Lhe nauonal grld. -%-+,1 '%O &%P+'.(+$!($+- +-('&N '%O /".*&('N&(1 ( CCMMunlCA1lCn Cn 8CC8LSS SPWL 1AunC C8Cu Cl CCMAnlLS MA? 2013 / MA? 2014
e fully supporL Lhe unlversal ueclaraLlon of Puman 8lghLs Lo whlch every human belng ls enLlLled Lo. 1he 30 ArLlcles menLloned ln Lhe unlversal ueclaraLlon of Puman 8lghLs are recognlzed wlLhln Lhe company as Lhe common sLandard of achlevemenL for all peoples and all naLlons.
We acknowledge LhaL Lhe common undersLandlng and compllance Lo Lhese rlghLs and freedoms are of Lhe greaLesL lmporLance. As our alm ls Lo lnsplre llves Lhrough responslble lnvesLmenL and susLalnable developmenL, we glve a parLlcular aLLenLlon Lo embeddlng Puman 8lghLs prlnclples lnLo our company's phllosophy and day Lo day operaLlons.
A guldlng prlnclple of our company ls LhaL everyone accords Lo oLhers Lhe rlghLs LhaL lndlvlduals clalm for Lhemselves and accepL Lhe moral and humanlLarlan values LhaL Lhls embraces. Lach person has Lo be consldered as an lndlvldual whose happlness and prosperlLy ls a concern of all.
We wanL Lo be a good corporaLe clLlzen, carlng abouL Lhe communlLy aL large. We wlll always operaLe so LhaL our corporaLe acLlons comply and encourage Lhe respecL of Puman 8lghLs.
We make sure LhaL all our pollcles and pracLlces are complylng wlLh Lhe fundamenLal prlnclples descrlbed ln Lhe ueclaraLlon. 1hls lncludes equal chance, rlghL Lo llfe, llberLy, securlLy of Lhe person, as well as Lhe freedom of LhoughL, consclous, rellglon and expresslon.
We are commlLLed Lo address Puman 8lghLs rlsk, dlscover lncldenLs of Puman 8lghLs abuse wlLhln Lhe company and Lo acL upon Lhe Puman 8lghLs relaLed lssues. We are expecLlng all our sLakeholders, exLernal and lnLernal publlcs Lo respecL and comply wlLh Lhese core prlnclples. We are almlng Lo spread Lhls vlslon and become an example for oLher lnsLlLuLlons ln Myanmar and beyond.
1he Lmployee Pandbook ls an lmporLanL documenL for us. Clven personally Lo each employee aer Lhe probauon perlod, lL descrlbes Lhe culLure of Lhe Company. Lach sLa ls expecLed Lo read, undersLand and comply wlLh Lhe rlghLs and duues llsLed ln Lhls documenL. lL hlghllghLs Lhe lmporLance of muLual respecL, Lolerance and equallLy.1he Lmployee Pandbook ls our Code of ConducL, and reecLs our corporaLe vlslon. CkILN1A1ICN 1kAINING
We provlde CrlenLauon 1ralnlng Lo all new employees durlng whlch Lhe values of lnLegrlLy, respecL, eLhlc, LrusL, generoslLy and communlcauon are presenLed as Lhe company's core values. Any breach Lo Lhese core prlnclples are Laken very serlously by Lhe managlng Leam and are sub[ecL Lo sancuons golng Lo Lermlnauon or dlsmlssal. 1he dlrecL reporung of any lncldenL, complalnL or observauon Lo managemenL Leams are largely encouraged and rewarded. SUCk1ING LCLL'S WLLIAkL
AL Shwe 1aung Croup, we wanL Lo make sure LhaL each of our sLa have enough Lo en[oy an adequaLe llvlng sLandard. We provlde food, cloLhes, LolleLrles, medlcal check, medlclnes and houslng when necessary Lo our sLa. Plv and malarla awareness Lralnlng , deLecuon and LreaLmenL campalgns are puL lnLo place. We also operaLe cllnlcs ln our remoLed slLes LhaL are noL only open Lo our sLa buL also Lo Lhelr famllles and nelghbours. (/- !"#*'%1 -%!"$+',-. ("N-+'%!-S #$($'N /-N*S +-.*-!( '%O (-'# .*&+&(T 0- /'U- .-( $* *+"!-O$+-. (" #'V- .$+- (/'( (/-.- *+&%&!&*N-. '+- +-.*-!(-O '#"%,.( "$+ .('PP '%O W$.&%-.. *'+(%-+.T
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We are expecung our buslness parLners Lo comply and behave ln accordance wlLh Lhe respecL of Puman 8lghLs. Shwe 1aung group wlll puL an end Lo any cooperauon wlLh a buslness parLner who ls found Lo breach Lhese prlnclples. A81lClA1lCn 1C 1PL LnPAnCLMLn1 Cl M?AnMA8
We are almlng Lo enable long- Lerm socleLal prosperlLy for Lhe communlues ln Lhe areas where we operaLe. 1o achleve Lhls goal, we have seL up a very acuve CS8 pollcy almlng Lo supporL Myanmar's developmenL ln Lhe elds of educauon, healLh, communlLy welfare, naLural dlsasLer rellef. 8CvluL lnl8AS18uC1u8L lC8 CCMMunl1lLS ln nLLu
We belleve LhaL lL ls our responslblllLy Lo use our skllls ln order Lo answer Lhe lack of access Lo ressources ln Myanmar. We have developed a serles of programs Lo supporL vlllages where we operaLe. We bulld roads, brldges, waLer supply soluuons and elecLrlclLy supply sysLems .
2LkC case of human rlghL breach has been reporLed Lhls year. We belleve Lhe whlsLle blowlng pollcy ln place as well as Lhe parucular auenuon glven by managemenL Leams have allowed us Lo prevenL Puman 8lghLs-relaLed lncldenL INSUkANCL We are one of Lhe rsL companles ln Myanmar Lo provlde lnsurance Lo our employees. 1he lnLegrallLy of our permanenL sLa (3 300 people) beneL from Lhls program. nLAL1n care programs have been puL lnLo place aL our pro[ecL slLes across Lhe counLry. 1wo cllnlcs are operaung Lo welcome our employees as well as Lhe local communlues. 1he plcLure here was Laken ln one of our remoLe pro[ecL ln Sagalng 8eglon. ACCLSSI8ILI1. We promoLe Lhe appllcauon of unlversally-accesslble deslgn ln our shopplng malls, oerlng hlgher level of servlce and beuer moblllLy for all, lncludlng people uslng wheelchalrs. Slnce Lhe end of March 2014, we have made our washrooms barrler-free (aL and level oor), lnsLalled parklng spaces and LolleLs for people wlLh dlsablllues. LkCnANGL. We have had Lhe chance Lo paruclpaLe Lo a cerLaln number of local and lnLernauonal plauorms on Lhe Loplc of Puman 8lghLs. We have noLably Laken parL Lo Lhe debaLes organlzed by Lhe Women's lorum ln Myanmar. We have been able Lo exchange ldeas and communlcaLe our vlslon on "Women ln a fasL openlng economy". 0- '+- U-+1 '!(&U- &% (/- P&-NO "P /$#'% +&,/(.S '%O (/- +-.$N(. "P "$+ !"##&(#-%( !'% W- "W.-+U-O '( O&PP-+-%( N-U-N. "P "$+ '!(&U&(1S P+"# "$+ !"#*'%1X. !$N($+- (" "$+ O'&N1 "*-+'(&"%.
Slnce 1993 up Lo March 2014, uSu 18.471 mllllon have been dedlcaLed Lo CS8 acuvlues ln Lhe elds of Lducauon, PealLh, CommunlLy welfare, lnfrasLrucLure and naLural ulsasLer 8ellef. Cver Lhe years, Lhe company has conLrlbuLed Lo Lhe consLrucuon of 3 hosplLals and 78 schools across Lhe counLry, lncludlng a school for chlldren wlLh dlsablllues capable of welcomlng 200 sLudenLs. We supporL Lhe lnLernauonal CulLural and CharlLy Croup (lCCC), a non-pollucal, non proLable prlvaLe organlzauon almlng Lo enhance culLural relauons, muLual undersLandlng and charlLy acuvlues for more Lhan 40 years. 1he donauon were used Lo help chlldren suerlng from cle llp ln Mandalay reglon and Lo nance savlng medlcal equlpmenL for Lhe CenLral Women's PosplLal ln ?angon. More Lhan a 13 000 people llvlng ln kayah SLaLe can now have an access Lo LlecLrlc ower Lhanks Lo Lhe lnsLallauon of Mlcro Pydro ower LlecLrlclLy Supply wlLh Lransmlsslon llnes, accessorles and wlres. Cur CS8 commlLmenL ls noL llmlLed Lo donauons. lor example, ln ?ay 1wln Caung vlllage, Magwe ulvlslon, our company ls supporung employees' chlldren educauon, by Laklng ln charge Lhe school fees, provldlng LransporLauon Lo school and a LuLor for helplng Lhem wlLh Lhelr homework. 17 chlldren are currenLly concerned by Lhls program almlng Lo promoLe educauon over chlld labour. We are paruclpanL of Lhe Myanmar 8uslness Coalluon on AluS. Cur alm ls Lo prevenL agalnsL Plv/AluS lnslde our Leams by lncreaslng awareness and knowledge, manage and mlugaLe Lhe lmpacL of Plv /AluS, care and supporL workers lnfecLed and aecLed by Plv/AluS. We also hope LhaL our engagemenL can have an lmpacL on Lhe whole counLry, by worklng Lowards Lhe ellmlnauon of sugma and dlscrlmlnauon. 1he rsL adamyar lM audlo book feaLures more Lhan 100 hours of alred radlo programs and as a conLrlbuuon Lo Lhe CommunlLy Clve 8ack rogram, Lhe audlo books donauon becomes Lhe annual acuvlLy of adamyar lM AL Lhe occaslon of Lhe Myanmar 1hlngyan (WaLer lesuval) celebraLed ln Aprll 2014, we have organlzed Lhe "Clve a Cl of Llfe" campalgn. AbouL 330 of our sLa paruclpaLed by glvlng Lhelr blood Lo Lhe nauonal 8lood CenLer. '. ' N"!'N #1'%#'+ !"#*'%1S &( /'. 'N0'1. W--% ' *+&"+&(1 P"+ $. (" *'+(&!&*'(- (" (/- !"$%(+1X. -%/'%!-#-%(T (/'%V. (" (/- !"#*'%1 '!(&U&(&-. '%O ' *+"Y'!(&U- !.+ .(+'(-,1S 0- '+- /"*&%, (" !"%(+&W$(- (" (/- &#*+"U-#-%( "P *-"*N-X. N&U-.
We undersLand and supporL Lhe prlnclples of Lhe lLC ueclaraLlon and lLs ArLlcles on Lhe lundamenLal rlnclples and 8lghLs aL Work coverlng Lhe areas of freedom of assoclaLlon and common bargalnlng, Lhe ellmlnaLlon of all forms of forced or compulsory labour, Lhe effecLlve abollLlon of chlld labour and Lhe ellmlnaLlon of dlscrlmlnaLlon ln respecL of employmenL and occupaLlon.
We work ln full compllance wlLh Lhe labour laws and regulaLlons ln Lhe area LhaL we operaLe ln. ueslrous Lo be an employer of cholce, we alm Lo have a pro-acLlve behavlor ln Lerms of Lhe respecL of labour rlghLs and Lhe lmprovemenL of worklng condlLlons. 1hls leads us Lo adopL and operaLe a human resource sLraLegy LhaL goes beyond Lhe naLlonal regulaLlons. We do noL forbld Lhe creaLlon and Lhe commlLmenL Lo any Lrade unlon, and recognlze Lhe rlghL Lo collecLlve bargalnlng as long as lL ls done ln accordance wlLh Lhe law. 1he prlnclples of non-dlscrlmlnaLlon, no forced labour, no chlld labour (under 18 years old) are hlghly respecLed by Shwe 1aung Croup. We expecL our buslness parLners, suppllers and conLracLors Lo respecL Lhe same prlnclples. We wlll make sure LhaL each employee does noL suffer from any klnd of dlscrlmlnaLlon, feels lnLegraLed and happy wlLhln Lhe company. As a responslble employer, we are commlLLed Lo do our uLmosL Lo parLlclpaLe Lo our employees and Lhelr famllles' llfe enhancemenL.
We belleve LhaL Lhe welfare of our employee ls cenLral for Lhe success of Lhe Croup. Cur coworkers are our mosL valuable resource. We recognlze Lhe lmporLance of managlng and developlng human caplLal, and LhaL a poslLlve work envlronmenL wlll beLLer aLLracL, moLlvaLe and reLaln LalenLs.
CCML WI1n UNIVLkSAL kINCILLS We do noL employ sLa aged under 18 years old. We sLrlcly condemn forced labour. Consclous of Lhe responslblllLy of Lhe supply chaln, we make sure LhaL our subconLracLors and buslness parLners respecL Lhese prlnclples. 1he prlnclples of "no chlld labour" and "no forced labour" are menuoned ln Lhe conLracLs wlLh our sLakeholders. Any breach Lo Lhese rules by our (sub)conLracLors lead Lo Lhe dlrecL rupLure of Lhe conLracL.
LUAL CCk1UNI1 LMLCLk We are an equal opporLunlLy employer. 1he recrulLmenL of our co-workers ls based on merlL, skllls, experlence and ablllLy, regardless of age, race, gender, physlcal condluon, rellglon or famlly sLaLus. We are noLably auached Lo make no dlscrlmlnauon Lowards people wlLh dlsablllues or people aecLed wlLh Plv. A pollcy of non-dlscrlmlnauon prevalls LhroughouL all aspecLs of Lhe employmenL relauonshlp lncludlng recrulLmenL, selecuon, placemenL, Lransfer, promouon, layo, Lermlnauon, Lralnlng, worklng condluons, beneLs and compensauon. We follow an "equal salarles for equal [ob" pollcy as well as an "equal opporLunlLy of evolvemenL wlLhln Lhe company" pollcy. WCkk LIIL 8ALANCL kCGkAMS We belleve Lhe place of work should also be a place for personal developmenL. We organlze serles of Leam boundlng acuvlues such as annual Lrlps (on Lhe phoLo ln 8agan) almlng Lo creaLe a posluve work envlronmenL 8< ]=8J= GZG?KB<G J>< GZBDZG =>?@B<8B;HDKT 0G >DHB G<JB;?>IG :=G CB?@>:8B< BC HAB?: :G>@HS :=G JGDGR?>:8B< BC R8?:=M>KH ><M B:=G? GZG<:H BC :=G #K><@>? J>DG<M>?S >H ]GDD >H :=G G_A?GHH8B< BC I?B;A 8<8:8>:8ZGHT !>?8<I >RB;: C>@8DK JB=GH8ZG<GHHS B;? 8<8:8>:8ZGH >DHB 8<JD;MG B;? H:>CC`H ?GD>:8ZGHT 1kAINING CrlenLauon Lralnlng ls provlded Lo all new employees ln order Lo ralse Lhelr awareness on Lhelr rlghLs, as well as on Lhe Lerms and condluons of employmenL (salary, leave pollcles, company values...). 1ralnlng Lo all employees ln dlerenL dlsclpllnes ls provlded ln order Lo allow sLa Lo develop and sLrengLhen Lhelr skllls. Cur alm ls Lo provlde our assoclaLes wlLh falr and dlgnled employmenL LhaL enhances each assoclaLe's ablllLy ln Lhe long Lerm Lo conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe company's growLh as well as elevaLe Lhelr [ob prospecLs wlLh Shwe 1aung Croup and beyond.
- All our employees are provlded wlLh food or food allowance for Lhe meals durlng worklng hours. 1hey are also glven Lhe necessary cloLhes and equlpmenLs (unlform, ralncoaLs, securlLy haLs, sun haLs eLc). ComforL - Medlcal check-up ls lnsured by an lnrmary seL up aL Lhe worklng place and sLocked wlLh adequaLe medlclnes. Cualled physlclans and docLors are engaged by Lhe Company so LhaL ln emergency cases employees can be cured free of charge. PealLh - We oer a safe worklng envlronemenL by provldlng our sLa wlLh necessary equlpmenL and Lralnlng. 1he concepLuallzauon of our ma[or developmenLs ls oen accompanled wlLh a safeLy and securlLy assessmenL SafeLy - Medlcal leave, maLernlLy leave, annual leave, eLc. are drawn up and lncluded ln Lhe employees' welfare plan. Leave - Cverume allowance ls pald above Lhe legal mlnlmum amounL and Lhe LoLal volume of overume hour do noL exceed Lhe auLhorlzed durauon. Cverume - Annual bonus are pald Lo all employees upon developmenL of Lhe employees' worklng capaclLy around Lhe celebrauon of Myanmar's new ?ear (monLh of Aprll). 1he amounL of bonus depends on Lhe performance of Lhe lndlvldual employees and Lhe company's proL earnlng. 8onus - We also plloL programs of prevenuon agalnsL Malarla (vacclnauon, blood LesLs, dlsLrlbuuon of mosqulLo nesLs and medlclnes) on remoLe slLes. We organlze check up for Pepauus 8 and C and Plv and LreaL our employee lf Lhey are found Lo be lnfecLed. revenuon - 1ransporLauon ls organlzed for Lhe sLa Lo commuLe from Lhelr house Lo Lhe workplace. 1ransporLauon "$+ /$#'% +-."$+!- .(+'(-,1 &. W'.-O "% ' P'&+ '%O -a$'N (+-'(#-%( 0- ('V- -b(+' !'+- (" "U-+.-- (/- W-%-P&(. *+"U&O-O W1 (/- !"#*'%1 '+- &% P$NN !"#*N&'%!- 0&(/ (/- N'W"$+ N'0 "P (/- +-*$WN&! "P (/- $%&"% "P #1'%#'+T
We counL about 6 000 co- workers across Lhe counLry. Cur employees are presenL ln 7 dlvlslons (1><IB< S W>IBS #><M>D>KS .>I>8<I S #>I]>KS 'KGK>?]>MMKS(=><8<:=>K8c ><M >?G from more Lhan 10 dlerenL eLhnlc orlglns (lncludlng V>J=8<S V>K>=S V>?G<S !=8<S #B<S W;?@>? S +>9=8<GS .=><S !=8<GHGS ,;?9=>S &<M8>.) LNGAGL CUk S1AkLnCLDLkS
ln order Lo communlcaLe Lo poLenual appllcanLs our non- dlscrlmlnauon pollcy and lnvlLe everyone Lo apply, every [ob adverusemenL menuons LhaL "S1G |s an equa| opportun|ty Lmp|oyer". Lqually, all our conLracLs wlLh buslness parLners now conLaln Lhe menuon of "no chlld labour and no forced labour". lL ls also sLaLed LhaL Lhe breach Lo Lhe respecL of Lhese prlnclples wlll lead Lo Lhe rupLure of Lhe conLracL. GIVL AN ACCLSS 1C kNCWLLDGL
We operaLe compan llbrarles, whlch provlde open access Lo all employees Lo allow Lhem Lo keep abreasL wlLh up-Lo-daLe Lechnology and lnformauon. 1he llbrary feaLures dlerenL llLeraLures such as newspapers, perlodlcals, magazlnes publlcauons on englneerlng, managemenL, economlcs, markeung, compuLer Lechnology, banklng, nance & accounung, languages, novels and general knowledge.
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Cur Lmp|oyee nandbook descrlbes Lhe rlghLs and clearly sLaLe Lhe prlnclpleLr ues LhaL have Lo be respecLed aL Shwe 1aung. Cur corporaLe values are all menuoned, lncludlng Lhe prlnclples of eLhlc, muLual respecL, Leam splrlL, non- favorlusm, eLc... MLN] WCMLN LUALI1 CI CnANCLS AL S1C, we make sure LhaL men and women have Lhe same chances of hlrlng, of evoluuon, and are pald an equal salary for an equal [ob. We are proud Lo counL 7S2 women and 660 men ho|d|ng manager|a| pos|nons. 1kANING ln 2013, 2228 peop|e were Lralned (1336 ln 2012) 1hey had Lhe opporLunlLy Lo follow 61 d|erent tra|n|ng programs (31 ln 2012) 1he equlvalenL of 918 days of tra|n|ng have been g|ven. 4S,700, 000 kyats have been spenL for Lralng acuvlues for Lhe year 2013/2014
e recognlze Lhe lmporLance of Lhe respecL of Lhe envlronmenL and feel concerned abouL Lhe envlronmenLal lssues. We undersLand Lhe complexlLy of Lhe cllmaLe change challenges and Lhe facL LhaL governmenL acLlons alone cannoL provlde Lhe urgenL soluLlons requlred. lor Lhls reason, we are commlLLed Lo parLlclpaLe Lo Lhe necessary global efforL. We are commlLLed Lo ldenLlfy opporLunlLles ln managlng our acLlvlLles Lo dellver long Lerm beneflLs Lo our sLakeholders whlle respondlng Lo cllmaLe change rlsks. We wholly supporL and comply wlLh or exceed Lhe requlremenLs of currenL local envlronmenLal leglslaLlon and code of pracLlce. We undersLand LhaL Lhe respecL of Lhe envlronmenL can have lmmedlaLe lmpacL by dally lmprovlng people's quallLy of llfe and can Lherefore be lncluded Lo our cusLomer care prlnclples. We are commlLLed Lo susLalnably reduce our envlronmenLal lmpacL and conLlnually lmprovlng our envlronmenLal performance as an lnLegral and fundamenLal parL of our buslness sLraLegy and operaLlng meLhods. We recognlze Lhe lmporLance of seLLllng pollcles on a long Lerm, susLalnable basls. We are commlLLed Lo parLlclpaLe Lo Lhe developmenL of green Lechnologles and renewable resources.
We undersLand LhaL our engagemenL can also serve our lnLeresLs, as energy and cllmaLe rlsks can dlrecLly lmpacL our own operaLlons, wheLher because of rlslng resources prlces, operaLlon cosLs, and leglslaLlve changes... Cur commlLmenL also makes parLlcular sense ln an area llke Myanmar where Lhe access Lo naLural resources and energles are sLlll llmlLed. We see Lhls parLlcularlLy as a greaL opporLunlLy Lo develop green Lechnologles and envlronmenLal-frlendly pracLlces. Cur mlsslon ls Lo be an envlronmenLally responslble organlzaLlon. We alm Lo ralse awareness amongsL our sLaff, our sLakeholder and our overall publlc. We are almlng Lo allgn wlLh Lhe lnLernaLlonal sLandards (such as lSC 14001:2008) for envlronmenLal managemenL and Lo refer noLably Lo Lhe un Clobal CompacL assessmenL prlnclples and Lhe Clobal 8eporLlng lnlLlaLlve Lo seL up our envlronmenLal pollcy.
Solar SLreeL Lamps are used ln our facLorles aL Shwe yl 1har 1ownshlp, 1harkayLa 1ownshlp and 1hlngangune 1ownshlp, ?angon ln order Lo reduce our envlronmenLal fooLprlnL, we have puL lnLo place a serles of measures ln our dlerenL omces and slLes. We prefer LLu llghLs compared Lo convenuonal llghLs, hand dryers Lo ussues, dlglLal communlcauon Lo paper communlcauon . We Lurn o all elecLronlc devlces when no one ls uslng Lhem and have a "no alr condluonlng pollcy "once a week for an hour. When paper ls needed, we use eco label cerued paper producLs (such as lSC, Sll, LlC). We Lry Lo use as much as posslble Lhe envlronmenL-frlendly Lechnologles avallable. We are dedlcaLed Lo pursue a sLraLegy of conunuous lmprovemenL by keeplng updaLed on Lhe new green Lechnologles avallable. 8aLchlng / Mlxer planLs can dellver hlgh quallLy pre-mlx concreLe, buL Lhey are usually locaLed ouL of clLy area and dlsLance away from polnL of use due Lo Lhe large planL space, sLorage space for raw maLerlals and nulsance creaLed Lo Lhe surroundlng. 1ransporLauon emclency and meLhodology of pre-mlx are Lherefore ma[or conslderauons ln consLrucuon pro[ecLs for reduclng overall embodled energy of concreLe. ConcreLe ls baLched as near Lo Lhe place of use as posslble for quallLy assurance, mlnlmlzlng Lhe LransporLauon ume and Lhus amounL of addluves and reLarders. Cur subsldlarles C8CL and P1C1 are uslng on-slLe baLchlng planL ln all ma[or developmenLs Lo reduce embodled energy durlng Lhe consLrucuon sLage. lor our all ma[or real esLaLe and hydropower pro[ecLs and developmenLs, we conducL an LnvlronmenL lmpacL AssessmenL (LlA) reporL ln a loglc of precauuonary approach as parL of Lhe feaslblllLy phase. 1hese reporLs are produced by lnLernauonal consulLanLs. 1he LlA focuses on ldenufylng envlronmenLal LhreaLs or opporLunlues relaLed Lo Lhe slLe and lLs surroundlngs, coverlng areas such as alr quallLy, nolse, blodlverslLy, connecuvlLy, herlLage and resources. We use naLural ozzolans from lndlgenous sources as ordlnary orLland CemenL (CC) parual replacemenL, lnsLead of lmporung y ash from oLher counLrles Lo consLrucL 8CC dam and oLher mass concreLe uses. Cne of Lhe promlnenL pro[ecLs used ozzolans ls ?eywa Pydropower ro[ecL consLrucuon, Lhe Lhlrd largesL 8CC dam ln Lhe world wlLh lnsLalled capaclLy of 790 MW. Cur slsLer company Plgh 1ech ConcreLe (P1C) has developed a range of producLs ln llne wlLh our envlronemenLal commlLmenL. We manufacLure precasL and plle for rapld consLrucLlon wlLh beLLer quallLy conLrol. 1hese Lechnolgles allow us Lo dlmlnlsh maLerlal wasLage and Lo beLLer manage Lhe proLecLlon of Lhe envlronmenL. ManufacLure Cellular LlghL WelghL ConcreLe ls almlng Lo reduce subsLanLlally welghL wlLh savlng ln raw maLerlals (no coarse aggregaLe requlred) and sLeel relnforcemenL ln hlgh rlse developmenLs. Lqually, we dlsLrlbuLe hlghly durable, envlronmenLal frlendly wlLh low nolse, flre reslsLance and Lhermal lnsulaLed ConcreLe 8rlck, 8lock and aver.
We are commlLLed Lo preservlng Lhe blodlverslLy around Lhe slLes lL operaLes. lor example, Lo flghL agalnsL deforesLaLlon, Shwe 1aung Croup ls followlng a one Lree cuL, Len Lrees replanLed" pollcy. ln 2001, we declded Lo lncrease Lhe greenery around expressways consLrucLlon slLe offlce aL 130 mlles on Lhe ?angon - Mandalay Cld Plgh Way. lnlLlal acLlvlLles lncluded planLlng Lrees around Lhe slLe offlce Lo prevenL deforesLaLlon.
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We Lry as much as posslble Lo puL lnLo place WasLe and waLer managemenL and dlsposal sysLems.
J:? C:=?7F7C@?7;8HWe are worklng on geLLlng lnLernaLlonal green bulldlng cerLlflcaLes for all ma[or developmenLs. 1hese green bulldlngs are deslgned Lo reduclng Lhelr envlronmenLal fooLprlnLs Lhrough susLalnable slLe selecLlon and conservaLlon of energy, waLer and resources, whlle lmprovlng Lhe healLh and producLlvlLy of Lhelr occupanLs.
=@7H: @"@=:8:HH 8eyond developlng envlronmenLally susLalnable pro[ecLs and maLerlals, and operaLlng Lhem under envlronmenLal performance besL pracLlces, Shwe 1aung Croup undersLands Lhe lmporLance LhaL Lhe wlder communlLy has Lo play as Lhe end-users of Lhese pro[ecLs. We encourage Lhe Croup's sLakeholders and publlcs Lo play a role ln proLecLlng Lhe envlronmenL. 1o do so, we propose dlfferenL acLlvlLles almlng Lo ralse awareness amongsL Lhem and encourage good pracLlces. Cur recycllng planL for resldual concreLe has galned much ground ln recenL years as an envlronmenLally accepLable measure. 1he baslc funcuon separaLes le over ulLra-ne parucles from mlxer Lrucks and can be re-used for conservlng Lhe naLural resources. 1he dlscharged waLer from all ma[or developmenLs are LreaLed before dlscharge Lo publlc draln. We gradually puL lnLo place sysLems of wasLe waLer LreaLmenL & WaLer 8ecycllng & 8aln waLer harvesung.
Lmployees from all subsldlarles have paruclpaLed Lo Lralnlng on envlronmenLal awareness provlded by one of our englneer and member of Lhe CorporaLe SusLalnablllLy 1eam speclallzed ln Lhe LnvlronmenLal lssues. 1he clnema unlL, !uncuon Clnexplex, has parLnered wlLh nCCs Lo show a vldeo cllp desunaLed Lo communlcaLe on envlronmenLal lssues. 1he vldeo cllp ls broadcasL on Lhe clnema lobby's screens. We expecL lL Lo be seen 833,000 umes ln Myanmar. We dlsplay educauon posLer around Lhe walkaways of our shopplng malls ln order Lo ralse awareness on envlronmenLal lssues and Lhelr lmpacL on Lhe communlLy ln a fun and playful way. lor our fuLure pro[ecLs, and noLably !uncuon ClLy, a mlx developmenL Lo be compleLed ln 2016, we are preparlng a green bulldlng user gulde, green lease and recycllng faclllLaLors Lo encourage envrlonmenLally frlendaly pracuces.
1rafflc congesLlon resulLs ln economlc loss by lmpedlng drlvers and decreaslng Lhe Lravel-Llme rellablllLy. ln addlLlon, Lhe lower drlvlng speeds and repeaLed sLops and sLarLs durlng Lhe congesLlon lncrease auLomoblle emlsslons LhaL lnclude carbon dloxlde (CC2), nlLrogen oxldes (nCx) and suspended parLlculaLe maLLer (SM). ln Aprll 2013, 0.76 km of Pledan !uncLlon llyover was opened Lo Lrafflc. 1hls flyover provldes Lhe soluLlon Lo Lrafflc congesLlon and envlronmenLal deLerloraLlon ln clLy areas. 1he phoLos below show Lhe change ln congesLlon aL Lhe Pledan !uncLlon before and afLer Lhe openlng of Lhe Pledan flyover. 1he congesLlon LhaL used Lo occur durlng Lhe mornlng and evenlng peak hours have been subsLanLlally reduced. Lqually, all our ma[or fuLure developmenLs have been deslgned Lo propose lnnovaLlve and eco-frlendly soluLlons parLlclpaLlng Lo Lhe responslble urbanlzaLlon of Lhe clLy.
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AfLer 12 years, Lhe Lrees planLed along Lhe ?angon-Mandalay hlghway have enhanced Lhe urban foresL. 1rees were planLed along Lhe road as parL of Lhe landscaplng Lo proLecL nearby wooded areas and added landscaplng for a safer, more comforLable drlvlng. CurrenL ob[ecLlves lnclude Lhe prevenLlon of global warmlng, Lhe preservaLlon of wlldllfe hablLaLs and Lhe proLecLlon of ecosysLems. 1hese acLlvlLles are now valuable for drlvers and local resldenLs allke.
+'&.- '0'+-%-.. P"+ ,+--%-+ #-%('N&(&-. AbouL 400 of our sLaff have aLLended Lhe Lralnlng on envlronmenLal lssues. 1hls Lralnlng explalned Lhe lmporLance of Lhe proLecLlon of Lhe envlronmenL and gave a flrsL overvlew of slmple everyday llfe gesLures and hablLs. We wlll conLlnue Lo develop such program amongsL our sLaff, lncludlng a Creen Cfflce Culde" currenLly ln preparaLlon.
We work on Lhe sysLemauc audlung of rlsk assessmenL for all our acuvlues. Lach rlsk ls belng dealL wlLh by provldlng Lhe necessary Lralnlng, equlpemenL, securlLy procedures and processes necessary Lo prevenL danger. All our cemenL facLorles and producLs are respecung Lhe sLandards seuled by Lhe World PealLh Crganlzauon. Cur producLs and procedures are lSC 9001:2000 cerued and Lherefore comform wlLh Lhe lnLernauonal sLandard requlremenLs ln Lerms of sysLemauc quallLy. We also make sure LhaL our sLa ls provlded wlLh Lhe approprlaLe equlpmenL when deallng wlLh producLs poLenually harmful for Lhelr healLh. ln order Lo provlde food safeLy Lo our cusLomers, all Lhe snacks served ln our Clneplex clnemas are approved by Lhe nauonal lood and urugs AdmlnlsLrauon (luA). As emergency preparedness procedure, re safeLy Lralnlng have been puL lnLo place ln all our slLes. llre urlll are operaung aL !uncuon Square Shopplng Mall for our cusLomers' safeLy and oLher developmenLs wlll be equlpped soon. Lqually, all Lhe sLa worklng on slLes wlLh poLenual rlsks of re are Lralned Lo re ghung.
We belleve LhaL buslness excellence ls underplnned by an unwaverlng focus on sLrong corporaLe governance and prudenL flnanclal managemenL. 1ransparency and accounLablllLy are core feaLures of our approach and we remaln focused on Lhe hlghesL sLandards of governance and eLhlcs ln all our buslness pracLlces and deallngs.
We belleve hlgh sLandards of corporaLe governance and Lransparency ensure susLalnablllLy and success for our acLlvlLles as well as Lhe safeguard of our shareholders' lnLeresLs.
8y lnscrlblng corporaLe responslblllLy lnLo our agenda, we wanL Lo send Lhe sLrong slgnal LhaL we recognlze Lhe prlvaLe secLor shares responslblllLy Lo address and counLer corrupLlon.
We observe a hlgh sLandard of corporaLe conducL ln llne wlLh local pollcles, as well as appllcable reglonal laws, regulaLlons and sLandards. We alm Lo respecL Lhe lSC 26000 sLandards Lo gulde us ln our efforLs Lo operaLe ln a soclally responslble manner LhaL socleLy lncreaslngly demands.
We publlcly sLaLe our commlLmenL Lo work agalnsL corrupLlon ln all lLs forms, lncludlng brlbery and exLorLlon. ln order Lo do so, we alm Lo lmplemenL an effecLlve sysLem Lo ldenLlfy and ellmlnaLe hazards of corrupLlon, brlbery and exLorLlon. All ouLcomes wlll be perlodlcally measured and revlewed.
We alm Lo conLrlbuLe poslLlvely Lo publlc pollcy maklng process by ralslng awareness amongsL our Leams and our sLakeholders.
We wanL Lo lnsure relaLlons of LrusL wlLh our sLakeholders, and make sure LhaL Lhey wlll be complylng wlLh Lhe same prlnclples of eLhlc, Lransparency and accounLablllLy.
1he values of lnLegrlLy and eLhlc are cenLral ln our pollcy. 1hey are menuoned ln Lhe Lmployee's Pandbook and presenLed ln Lhe 8rlbery and Corrupuon revenuon lnducuon Lralnlng auended by all new sLa. We provlde necessary Lralnlng, advlce, lnformauon as may be necessary Lo personnel aL all levels. We have a zero Lolerance pollcy ln Lerms of corrupuon and we care Lo ensure LhaL no nanclal or oLher lnducemenLs Lo galn or reLaln work are oered or accepLed by or on behalf of Shwe 1aung. 1he zero Lolerance pollcy" ls menuoned ln our Lmployee Pandbook. 1he Lmployee Pandbook sLaLes LhaL lL ls clearly forbldden Lo accepL or glve any klckback or brlbe from and Lo anyone. 1he sancuons Lo any breach of Lhls zero Lolerance pollcy are descrlbed ln Lhe Lmployee Pandbook, and can lead Lo Lermlnauon or dlsmlssal. Lmployees are encouraged Lo reporL any form of corrupuon Lo Lhe managemenL Leam. A conunuous conLrol from Lhe senlor managemenL Leam ls seL up Lo ensure LhaL no form of corrupuon ls observed. lf even wlLh Lhese precauuons a presenL ls accepLed, lL has Lo be glven Lo Lhe admlnlsLrauon Leam LhaL wlll organlze a lucky draw wlLh Lhe compleLe Leam. We make approprlaLe nanclal and sLa resources avallable Lo progresslng susLalnable procuremenL LhroughouL Lhe company. We lnLegraLe eLhlcal conslderauons lnLo our deslgn and buslness declslons and make sure Lo pracuce falr compeuuon, vla open Lenders when chooslng our buslness parLners. We have LransparenL reporung procedures and Lry Lo conunuously lmprove our pracuces. We auach a very hlgh lmporLance Lo conLracLs and make sure we always honour conLracLual commlLmenLs made.
Cne case of brlbery has been reporLed lasL year. Aer examlnauon of Lhe facLs, Lhe company has declded Lo dlsmlss Lhe Lmployee concerned. SlmulLaneously, we have awarded Lhe person reporung Lhe lncldenL aL Lhe occaslon of our Annual ulnner. ln March 2014, we have paruclpaLed Lo Lwo workshops organlzed by CS8 Asla neLwork ln parLnershlp wlLh unCC Myanmar and unluC on kPB?;@ B< W;H8<GHH ><M W;H8<GHHY !BDDGJ:8ZG 'J:8B< 'I>8<H: !B??;A:8B< 8< '.-'%k ><M k0B?9H=BA B< &." 2\333 ><M B:=G? 8<:G?<>:8B<>D !.+ C?>@G]B?9HY WBBH:8<I -CC8J8G<JK :=?B;I= > /BD8H:8J !.+ 'AA?B>J=k 100 of our permanenL sLa has recelved a Lralnlng and a Lmployee Pandbook menuonlng our zero Lolerance pollcy Lowards corrupuon. Shwe 1aung uLvelopmenL has been awarded LxcellenL erformance 1ax ayer Award by Lhe resldenL on Lhe 3rd of May 2014.
All areas - ura a sLraLegy wlLh a preclse agenda of Lhe goals Lo reach for Lhe years Lo come - SeL up a serles of assessmenL lnsLrumenLs Lo provlde more accuraLe and preclse evaluauon of our pollcles - rovlde more guldance for Lhe managers of dlerenL subsldlarles for allowlng beuer common undersLandlng, lmplemenLauon and assessmenL processes of our unCC relaLed commlLmenLs. - CreaLe a more sysLemauc collecuon of daLas relaLed Lo Lhe group acuons on Puman 8lghLs, Labour 8lghLs, LnvlronmenL, Anu-Corrupuon. Puman 8lghLs - CreaLe a loundauon dedlcaLed Lo beuer coordlnaLe our supporL Lo communlLy - Conunue our CS8 programs wlLh a focus on PealLh and Lducauon Labour - aruclpaLe Lo Lhe nauonal debaLes on lmprovlng worklng condluons and collecuve bargalnlng laws - uevelop furLher Work-llfe balance programs LnvlronmenL - uevelop relevanL Lools Lo measure our envlronmenLal lmpacL - lnserL an LnvlronmenL CharLer Lo our Code of ConducL - Launch a Creen Cmce rogram - Conunue Lo develop green producL such as "green cemenL" Anu-Corrupuon - aruclpaLe Lo plauorms almlng Lo lmprove Lransparency ln Myanmar - 8elnforce lnLernal and exLernal audlung - 8elnforce Lhe conLrol on our buslness parLner's pracuses. $+ !"##$%&!'(&"% "% *+",+-.. ./0- ('$%, ,+"$* #'1 2345 6 #'1 2347