The Corporate Governance Committee has taken steps to improve the codes of conduct for employees, executives, and directors regarding the prevention of the use of insider information, as well as providing additional information on anti-bribery and anti-money laundering. In particular, it has reviewed the rights of shareholders to obtain and study the documents of the shareholders' meeting in advance, of which the timeframe is longer than the previous one to ensure that the operation is strictly in accordance with the corporate governance policy, Anti-Corruption Policy, and business ethics. At the same time, it also closely monitors the activities of social, community, environmental responsibilities and sustainable development. [...] The Board of Directors assigned the Corporate Governance Committee to help screen and supervise the organization's sustainability management tasks by adding the scope of authority and duties of the Corporate Governance Committee regarding such matters under Chapter 3 on the topic of Subcommittees."
"Anti-Corruption Practice Guidelines\n\n1. Political Neutrality and Political Support\n\n• The Company is a politically neutral organization. It supports compliance with the law and democratic regime of government with the king as head of state and does not have any policy to support, directly or indirectly, any political party.\n\n• The directors, executives, or employees have political rights and freedom under the law but shall not undertake any act which affects the political neutrality of the Company, nor shall they cause damage to the Company as a result of their political involvement.\n\n• The directors, executives, or employees shall not undertake any political activities in the Company nor exploit any resources of the Company in undertaking such activities.\n\n2. Charitable Donations and Contributions\n\nThe Company supports community and social development for the betterment of the quality of life and the enhancement of the economy and the strengthening of communities and society as a whole through the business process. Charitable donations and contributions are intended for charitable purposes only and the business support fund of the Company is not intended to be used as a means of corruption. Charitable donations and contributions must be supported by sufficient and clear evidence in accordance with the Company's regulations.\n\n3. Entertainment, Gifts, and Other Expenditures\n\nThe directors, executives, and employees should refrain from receiving or organizing entertainment, giving gifts, and incurring any other expenditure which is excessive and improper for government officials or any other persons in their dealing with the businesses of the Company. If an employee is given a gift of excessive value on any traditional occasion, the employee shall not accept such gift and shall report such offer to his or her respective superiors.\n\n4. Anti-Money Laundering\n\nThe Company shall not accept the transfer or change the condition of the assets, or support to receive transfers or change the condition of various assets related to an offense in order to prevent anyone from using the Company as a channel or a tool for transferring, concealing, or disguising the source of illegally acquired property. It shall also ensure inspection, recording of transactions and financial facts, or property with due care to be correct and in accordance with the law\n\nGuidelines for the Company, Directors, Executives and Employees\n\n1. The directors, executives, and employees have the duty to comply with the Anti-Corruption Policy and Measures, and the Board of Directors has delegated the Management to disseminate the anti-corruption measures for the compliance of the directors, executives, and employees.\n\n2. The directors, executives, and employees who violate or fail to comply with the Anti-Corruption Policy and Measures shall be subject to a penalty under the law and and/or the Company's regulations. Any person who refuses to engage in corruption shall not be demoted, punished or no adverse negative impact shall be imposed if any person refuses to engage in corruption, in spite of the fact that such act might cause the Company to lose its business opportunities.\n\n3. The Company internally communicates the Anti-Corruption Policy and Measures and the whistleblower channels via several approaches, for example, the orientation sessions for directors and employees, on-going training sessions organized by the Company, the intranet, town hall meetings with the President, etc. in order to actively implement the policies and measures and to ensure that the supporting and operating functions have sufficient resources and personnel for the implementation of the policies and measures.\n\n4. The Company shall communicate the Anti-Corruption Policy and Measures and the whistleblower channels in order to inform the public, its subsidiaries, its associated companies, and other companies over which the Company has control, the relevant business representatives and its trading partners, and its stakeholders via several channels, for example, the website, annual reports, communications from the directors, and the representatives of the Company, for the further active implementation of the measures.\n\n5. Every employee is required to sign for acknowledgement of the Good Corporate Governance Policy on an annual basis in order to confirm that every employee acknowledges, understands, and is well prepared to strictly apply the principles and the ethics of the Good Corporate Governance Policy in his or her performance of work organization-wide.\n\n6. Every employee is required to take an annual test on the Good Corporate Governance Policy in order to assess his or her understanding and enhance the effectiveness of the communication approaches of the Good Corporate Governance and Anti-Corruption Policies.\n\n7. The Company has established a Disbursement Policy whereby the approval transaction limits, the authorization matrix, its purposes, and its recipients are formulated and disbursement requests must be supported by valid documentation with a view to prevent improper payment to support political activities and to ensure that any charitable donation is not a form of corruption in disguise. Any fund to support business cannot be used as an excuse for corruption. Entertainments, gifts, and other expenses of similar nature must be in compliance with the policy and must undergo the audit process from the Internal Control Office.\n\n8. The Company has arranged for the audit of the important business operation processes, as well as the procurement process and the entering into agreements associated with risks of corruption activities on a regular basis in order to comply with the Disbursement Policy and the Procurement Policy. Accordingly, the Internal Control Office shall give its opinions and explore appropriate corrective actions.\n\n9. The Company has instituted a personnel administration procedure which reflects its commitment to Anti-Corruption Practices, from the selection stage, training, performance appraisal, compensation, to promotion.\n\n10. The Company has established an internal control system which covers the financial, accounting, and data recording procedures, as well as other internal procedures associated with the anti-corruption measures.\n\n11. The Company has established a risk management system with a view to controlling and suppressing corruption activities by means of analyzing the risks associated with its business operations, defining the significance of its risks, and establishing measures appropriate to the level of risks, as well as following up on the risk management system on a regular basis.\n\n12. The Company has arranged an internal audit process to ensure that the defined internal control and risk management system will lead the Company to achieve its defined goals, and to audit the operations of every business unit to ensure its compliance with the relevant requirements, rules, and regulations. The internal audit detects flaws and weaknesses and provides advice for the development of the operating system to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in line with the corporate policy.\n\n13. The Internal Control Office promptly reports any issues detected to the Audit Committee and the Chief Executive Officer for further report to the Board of Directors.\n\nThe Company has arranged for documented Operational Measures in accordance with the principles of internal control and in line with the policies and regulations of the Company.