Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) proudly received the Gold Medal, the highest honor, at the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) 2024 in the category of Human Rights. Selected among participants from over 13 countries across Asia, CP Foods stood out for adhering to international standards and transparent, clear, and comprehensive disclosures. The company's report details its goals, policies, and tangible outcomes, reflecting CP Foods' steadfast commitment to genuinely integrating human rights principles into its operations.

Pimonrat Reephattanavijitkul, Chief People Officer at CP Foods, stated that receiving the Gold Medal as the region’s best sustainability report in human rights reaffirms CP Foods’ dedication to transparency and comprehensive reporting. CP Foods has secured this prestigious medal for the fifth consecutive year and is the only Thai organization to achieve the highest honor this year. This achievement highlights CP Foods’ robust management framework, encompassing policy formulation, risk prevention, and mitigation measures. The company is dedicated to fostering an open organizational ecosystem, promoting an inclusive culture, and maintaining a workplace environment respectful of diversity without discrimination. CP Foods continues striving to maintain and enhance standards in human rights management sustainably.

Operating integrated agro-industrial and food businesses across 17 countries and exporting products to more than 50 countries globally, CP Foods prioritizes recognizing and respecting diversity among its employees, who hail from varied ethnicities, nationalities, and cultural backgrounds. CP Foods systematically drives its human rights policies throughout the organization, resulting in tangible achievements toward an open and equitable organizational culture.

Over the past several years, CP Foods has continuously promoted and protected human rights through comprehensive Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD), from risk assessments and integrated risk-mitigation measures to ongoing monitoring and performance reporting. Additionally, CP Foods actively promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices, such as employing people with disabilities and migrant workers, educating vulnerable employee groups on labor rights and occupational health and safety standards, and encouraging employee participation in 19 corporate clubs reflecting the company's values and culture—including LGBTQ+, Warm Family, and Happy Life clubs.

CP Foods also emphasizes stakeholder engagement guided by principles of equality, evident in knowledge-sharing projects aimed at reducing educational disparities. Initiatives include scholarship programs for employees and their children, curriculum co-development with universities under the Co-Creation Project, and the CONNEXT ED Project.

CP Foods' tangible commitment to human rights management has been widely recognized through numerous national and international awards. These include the Human Rights Model Organization Award 2024 from the Ministry of Justice (fifth consecutive year), Outstanding Organization Supporting Employment of Persons with Disabilities Award 2024 (excellent level for eight consecutive years), Outstanding Award for Gender Equality Promotion and Protection of Rights from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, and Runner-up for the UN Women 2022 Thailand WEPs Awards in the gender-equal workplace category by UN Women.