At Hemaraj, CSR Brings Peace of Mind

Hemaraj Land And Development takes pride in its commitment towards society. Since 1988, the company has placed great emphasis on environment education and community. For the past two decades, Hemaraj has demonstrated a commitment to green industrial estates, providing support for pupils and students in Eastern Seaboard and nurturing the communities around its estates.

To protect the environment, Hemaraj has installed infrastructure that not only meets, but in many cases exceeds, government standards for environmental protection, and all of its industrial estates have achieved ISO14001 certification.

For example, rather than simply burning non-hazardous waste, Hemaraj uses a more environmentally-friendly approach. Hemaraj has engaged the services of Waste Management Siam to create a landfill at Hemaraj Chonburi Industrial Estate that utilizes a state-of-the-art land fill method to ensure that the waste and the by-products generated during decomposition are handled properly.

For wastewater treatment, Hemaraj has adopted a leading environmental approach at both Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate and Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate. The Constructive Wetland approach, which has been approved by all relevant authorities, uses vegetation (plants and bacteria) to treat the wastewater, and the quality of the treated water is then suitable for gardening and secondly in factory use. Not only is this treatment method less energy intensive, it can also help reduce factories’ needs for fresh water.

In addition to ensuring that waste is properly disposed of and causes no adverse impacts on the communities surrounding its industrial estates, Hemaraj has continuously placed a great deal of emphasis on community involvement, particularly in terms of youth and education.

As far as education concerns, for more than a decade, the company has supported primary education in the areas around its industrial estates through the Hemaraj Annual School Contribution program. The company coordinates the contributions from its industrial estate customers and suppliers and donates education kits and school supplies to more than 10,000 students at 40 schools in Rayong and Chonburi.

In conjunction with the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Adopt-A-School program (which matches a portion of Hemaraj’s donations), the company funds repair and construction of school facilities, water tanks, playgrounds, libraries, water filtration systems, books and classroom equipment for more than 10 schools a year.

In addition to supporting primary education, Hemaraj annually provides four-year scholarships (including expenses) for local secondary school graduates, thus enabling them to study at the university or technical vocational school level.

Hemaraj also recognizes the need for students to balance study with sports, which teaches them discipline, perseverance, forgiveness, and teamwork. Accordingly, Hemaraj sponsors the Chonburi Football Club.

Another element of Hemaraj’s CSR program directly involves the community through projects that include land donation, provision of potable water and access to medical care.

For example, in each of the past two years, Hemaraj has made donations of land. The first to the Rayong Provincial Electricity Office for a new sub-station, and then to the Sugar Mill Community School to help them expand to better serve the community .

In addition, every year, Hemaraj organizes mobile medical unit trips to provide free medical checkups to residents in Thasit and Chompholchaopraya districts adjacent to Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate.

Through its CSR activities, Hemaraj continues to demonstrate that it wants to be a good corporate citizen and continue to earn the support and trust of the communities in which it operates.