On November 21, 2017 , Three new awards were unveiled at AMCHAM Thailand’s CSR Excellence (ACE) Awards, which honor the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of U.S. companies. U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, Glyn T. Davies and Minister Atchaka Sibunruang of the Ministry of Science and Technology presided over the 11th annual awards Party at evening, recognizing companies with a commitment to conducting business responsibly and feeding back to society.
More than 70 companies applied for the awards, 59 companies met the rigorous qualification standards for their CSR activities, here are three selected as best:
- Western Digital won the Excellence in Partnership Award
- Dow Chemical won the Excellence in Promoting Thailand 4.0 Award
- IBM won the Excellence in CSR Projects Award – presented by AMCHAM and recognizing general excellence in CSR projects.
Ambassador Davies said that “I am proud to present the AMCHAM Excellence in Partnership award for the first time. This award highlights the exemplary efforts of American companies who work alongside Thais to bring about innovative, creative change through their CSR activities, they pioneer new technologies and business practices that help transform Thailand’s economy toward achieving the goals of Thailand 4.0, but also go beyond that to empower communities to help themselves.”
AMCHAM Board President Jeffrey Nygaard, highlighted the companies on creating meaningful long-term impacts. The companies represent the best CSR strategies that demonstrate an understanding of the linkages between business operations and society, within the key role in creating a world so prosperous and sustainable, it is the 11th year, the ACE Awards become a sound AMCHAM program replicated in Asian countries: Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam.