Responsible Operations

Climate change is a threat to not only the environment, but also society and the economy.


The Paris Agreement on climate change is an indicator that managing climate change and its impacts is everyone’s business.

Global environmental risks such as climate change, resource consumption and waste management have an increasingly negative impact on our oceans which in turn threatens marine species on which we depend. The way we operate has to be environmentally responsible and also show a duty of care for our workers in the way we operate.

We have initiatives in place that contribute to water reduction, waste to landfill reduction, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and accident reduction. We want everyone who works for Thai Union to play an active role in delivering against our environmental and safety goals – we see safety and environmental protection as everyone’s business. We also strive to make advances in our occupational health and safety policies; continually strengthening our safety standards, procedures and processes.

Our 2020 Milestones for Responsible Operations
We will reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30 percent (total emitted GHG per ton of production) in our factories, against our 2016 baseline.
We will reduce water consumption in our plants around the world by 20 percent (total cubic meter of consumed water per ton of production), against our 2016 baseline.
We will reduce our waste sent to landfills by 20 percent (ton of generated waste to landfill per ton of production), against our 2016 baseline.
We will ensure 100 percent of our branded packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
We will ensure the safety of everyone at our sites around the world by targeting a 0.5 Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) for every 200,000 hours worked.

Our Key Initiatives to Achieve
Responsible Operations

Our Progress Towards Achieving
Responsible Operations

No Deforestation Policy

No Deforestation Policy

Global Packaging Strategy: Annual Progress Update

Learn more about Thai Union’s Global Packaging Strategy

Thai Union Food Innovation

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Progress on Renewable Energy

Thai Union continued to install solar rooftops at its factories in 2019.

Thai Union continued the Sun Seeker Project in 2019, installing solar rooftops in our factories. Since 2017, Thai Union has achieved a total solar capacity of 6.6 M with total producing 5,535,446 kWh, resulting in a reduction in greenhouse gas of approximately 2,878 tons CO2 equivalent or planting 191,895 trees. The Sun Seeker Project will continue at least 5 MW in 2020.

Launching New Waste to Landfill Reduction Programs

In 2019, Thai Union initiated several waste-to-landfill reduction programs.

In 2019, Thai Union initiated several waste-to-landfill reduction programs, including utilizing wastewater sludge to fertilizer for planting trees at Okeanos, Pak Food Asia and Thai Union Seafood; increasing recyclable plastic by using plastic washing machine to reduce contaminated plastic waste which would normally go to landfill, at Songkla Canning; and initiating the installation of a Styrofoam compactor for the recycling program at MA Poland. The result was a reduction in waste-to-landfill by more than 26,771 tons, or 67 percent, against 2016.

Reducing Water Consumption

Thai Union initiated more than 20 water reduction programs in 2019, especially reusing and recycling water in production processes.

Thai Union initiated more than 20 water reduction programs in 2019, especially reusing and recycling water in production processes. Projects included installing an ozone treatment system on the evaporative condensor unit, reducing pressure on water supply and reusing wastewater after treatment for planting trees, cleaning floors, flushing toilets etc. As a result, Thai Union reduced its water consumption more than 1.94 million m3 or 22 percent compared to 2016.

Thai Union is aiming to reduce water withdrawal by 20 percent per ton of production by 2020, compared to 2016.

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