
SDG 1 (No Poverty)
A.T. Biopower:
- Creates economic opportunity, including through direct employment, for low-income households in the local community, supports community food programmes, and funds medical facilities.
- Supports local farmers, directly and indirectly, through the purchase of agricultural waste.
- Partners with education providers, to help elevate future generations out of poverty.
SDG 2 (Zero Hunger)
A.T. Biopower:
- Supports access to food, through economic opportunity, including direct employment, for low income households in the local community, and supports community food programmes.
- Promotes sustainable food production, through use (and sharing of economic benefit) of agricultural waste.
- Actively participates in local initiatives on health and well-being, including malnutrition.
SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
A.T. Biopower:
- Actively participates in community and government-sponsored initiatives, including on mental health well-being and sustainability.
- Has polices to promote and support good health and well-being in the workplace, including through staff benefits and education.
SDG 4 (Quality Education)
A.T. Biopower:
- Supports local schools, through direct sponsorship, education, and internships.
- Promotes equal opportunity within the workplace, with commitment to continuing training, and an aim to promote from within wherever possible.
SDG 5 (Gender Equality)
A.T. Biopower:
- Leads by example in gender equality, with 50% of the A.T. Biopower senior leadership team female.
- Offers opportunity for growth, with the aim to educate and promote from within wherever possible.
- Actively parties in local initiatives on gender equality, including on programmes covering sexual and reproductive health.
SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation)
A.T. Biopower:
- Is a zero-discharge operation.
- Supports access to clean water and better infrastructure through funds available under the community fund.
- Has supported funding for facilities to manage drainage, flood risk, and water supply in the local community.
SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
A.T. Biopower:
- Is a path-leader in the generation of clean energy in support of energy for all and action to stem the effects of climate change.
- Has a focus on continuous improvement, including on efficiency of use of fuel consumption, to optimize utilization of resources.
- Partners with community leaders and agencies to support access to energy.
SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
A.T. Biopower:
- Offers skilled employment opportunities, both directly and indirectly, which in turn has a positive economic multiplier effect.
- Uses waste as fuel, creating value for suppliers and enhancing efficiency of use of resources, including land.
- Focuses on continuous improvement, to support long-term sustainability of its operation, deliver increased value (benefit for all), and further optimize efficient use of (sometimes scarce) resources, for replication elsewhere.
SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure)
A.T. Biopower:
- Supports access to clean water and better infrastructure, including media, through funds available under the Community Fund.
- Promotes sustainable industrialization, through use of a waste product for its fuel, and is advancing initiatives that could see the power plant become a zero-waste operation, through application of new technology to extract enhanced ‘green value’ from its high-quality ash.
- Frequently hosts, and supports, university and other education initiatives to advance Thailand’s BCG ambitions.
SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities)
A.T. Biopower:
- Supports local farmers, directly and indirectly, through the purchase of agricultural waste.
- Leads by example in gender equality, with 50% of the A.T. Biopower senior leadership team female and opportunity for growth with the aim to educate and promote from within wherever possible.
- Actively participates in local (including government-sponsored) initiatives to promote equality.
SDG 11 (Sustainable Cites & Communities)
A.T. Biopower:
- Produces renewable energy, fueled by waste, that is exported to the national grid to support sustainability of cities and communities.
- Has an ongoing focus on efficiency that has resulted in reduced per unit fuel consumption. It opens possibilities to scale-up the sustainability benefits at a faster pace.
- Actively participates in community events, including to support and preserve cultural and natural heritage, including waste recycling, tree-planting, cultural celebrations.
SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption & Production)
A.T. Biopower:
- Produces renewable energy, fueled by secondary biomass (i.e., biomass that is a waste, allowing the land to be optimized for its primary function (to produce food, i.e., rice).
- Has an ongoing focus on fuel efficiency, to optimize consumption, and initiatives underway to further reduce waste and optimize the BCG circularity value chain.
- Actively supports, and participates, in sustainability initiatives.
SDG 13 (Climate Action)
A.T. Biopower:
- Is a path-leader in the generation of clean energy in support of energy for all and action to stem the effects of climate change.
- Implements, and partners with community leaders, on initiatives to improve recycling and sustainability messaging, including composting, tree planting, repurpose and recycling.
- Through efficiency successes, is facilitating scale-up of similar plants and, through partnerships on waste valorization, is hopeful of advancing a project to displace current carbon-intensive sourcing of silica.
SDG 14 (Life Below Water)
A.T. Biopower:
- Mitigates its effect on water habitats through efficient consumption and zero discharge.
- Supports marine life initiatives promoted by local bodies.
SDG 15 (Life on Land)
A.T. Biopower:
- Operates using secondary biomass, with no primary disturbance of land (the primary use of land is to grow rice, with rice husk the waste from harvesting and milling).
- Purchases the waste at market value, ensuring fair and equitable sharing of benefit, including with some of the most impoverished sectors of the community.
- Partnering with community leaders and various agencies to promote sustainable land use.
SDG 16 (Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions)
A.T. Biopower:
- Practices equality and non-discrimination, as well as strict stance on anti-corruption and bribery.
- Supports staff participation in labour courts and various government-sponsored programmes, to leverage experience and promote good practice, for the benefit of all.
SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals)
A.T. Biopower:
- Actively engages with the local community and participates in events and initiatives to advance achievement of the UN SDGs.
- Participates in various forms, including through funding, resources, and people.