Electricity Generating Public Company Limited or EGCO Group reiterated its appreciation and support for gender equality in the annual celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month in June. Believing that a “good beginning results in good ending”, the company places high importance on development of human, the corporate crucial resources, and values human differences as well as supports gender equality without discrimination, which has become EGCO Group’s culture. Together with respect of human rights, EGCO Group has been widely recognized as a caring organization.

Dr. Jiraporn Sirikum, President of EGCO Group, stated that people are the most important corporate resources. Regardless of their gender preferences, they all have intrinsic worth and ability to drive growth and development of the organization and the entire society. EGCO Group has a clear policy related to human rights, the basic rights individuals should equally have. Therefore, the company gives high priority to equal treatment of individual employees regardless of their gender identities. This concept exists in every step, from recruitment to selection, promotion, performance appraisal, remuneration and employee benefits. Individual employees have equal right to make progress in their work. Meanwhile, EGCO Group has seriously promoted pleasant workplace environment, employees’ participation, and freedom of expression without discrimination, as well as adopted non-discrimination and anti-harassment practice.

“Promotion of equal treatment of employees is a key to creating a safe and pleasant workplace in EGCO Group, which leads to strong bonding among our employees, improved efficiency, high level of participation in creating and driving corporate growth, and our increasing ability to attract highly capable people. These are the factors young people are looking for when they seek to build their own career. What we are doing also creates positive impact on the society, which corresponds to EGCO Group’s mission that values not only business success but also corporate citizenship and contribution to sustainable society development under good governance, transparency and accountability practice,” said Dr. Jiraporn.

Through its comprehensive human right policies and continuous implementation, EGCO Group has received the “Human Rights Awards”, Large Business Organization category, Good level, for two consecutive years (2022-2023) from the Rights and Liberties Protection Department under the Ministry of Justice. The prestigious awards were presented to organizations with outstanding practice in human rights protection and become role models for others. EGCO Group will continue to improve its operations in respect of the ever-changing society to support sustainable development in every community and all areas it operates businesses.