Page 142 - BTSGroup ONE REPORT 2021/22_EN

140 l Introduction l Nature of Business l Organisation and Shareholding Structure l Business Review l Corporate Governance l Financial Statements l Other Information l
In 2021/22, the Company has engaged in important activities relating to
corporate governance as follows:
• The Board of Directors has reviewed and approved the amendment of
the Company’s organisation chart in order to (i) ensure and clearly reflect
compliance with the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the Stock Exchange of Thailand which specifies that the chairman and
the chief executive officer, or any person in an equivalent position, of a
listed company, must not be the same person and definition of executives,
and (ii) support the appointment of data protection officer.
• The Board of Directors has reviewed and made amendments to the
Corporate Governance Policy and Code of Business Conduct, the Board
of Directors’ Charter, and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee’s
Charter of the Company to be consistent with the context of business
operations of the Company and the aforementioned organisation chart. The
Corporate Governance Policy and Code of Business Conduct, the Board
of Directors’ Charter, and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee’s
Charter (amendment versions) are effective from 13 June 2022 onwards.
In addition, the Audit Committee, the Sustainability Committee and the
Executive Committee have reviewed their respective charters and concluded
that the charters were appropriate and consistent with relevant practices
and rules at the time, and thus no amendment was required.
• The Company has reviewed and arranged a new e-learning programme
and an online test on the Code of Business Conduct to be consistent
with the Corporate Governance Policy and Code of Business Conduct
(amendment version), covering important topics, such as respect of human
rights, non-discrimination and data privacy by focusing on communication,
cultivating, and raising awareness and a correct understanding of good
corporate governance and business ethics to executives and employees
at all levels of the Company and its subsidiaries with a comprehension
test and adopt them in their work to forge a corporate culture that raises
operational standards and creates sustainable values for the organisation
in the long run.
• The Company received the second recertification from Thai Private Sector
Collective Action Against Corruption on 30 June 2021 and the certificate
will be valid for three years. This is the third certification after the Company
has been awarded the certification of membership of Thai Private Sector
Collective Action Against Corruption since 2016, which showed the Group’s
strong intention to operate its business with honesty, integrity, transparency,
and fairness, and refusing all forms of corruption.
• Realising the importance of protecting the privacy of personal data and
complying with the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (PDPA),
the Board of Directors has considered and approved the policies related
to the protection of personal information of the Company for various
stakeholder groups and the binding corporate rules for the transfer of
personal data within companies under the Group. The Company has also
appointed a data protection officer and organised training to educate
directors and employees on matters related to PDPA to prepare them for
law enforcement and to prevent and reduce the impact of risks that may
arise, including ensuring that different groups of stakeholders are treated
concerning personal data rights in accordance with the law.