In 2012, the Board of Directors resolved to approve the proposal of the Audit Committee as approved by the Governance and Nomination Committee to revise the Charter of the Audit Committee regarding its roles and responsibilities to include the review of the Company’s internal process related to whistleblowing. Moreover, in addition to approval of the internal audit plan, the Board of Directors stipulated that a formal “Review of the Charter of the Audit Committee” be considered every year in the same way as the review of the assessment of risk management, review of internal control system, and review of IT, all of which are already carried out on a regular basis.
At the same time, the Audit Office continuously carried out workshops on topics related to good corporate governance and the Code of Conduct. The record showed that in 2012, there were 23 complaints via the whistleblower system. The Audit Office concluded investigations of all these complaints, three of which are regarded as instances of fraud with immaterial economic value. However, these too were taken into consideration for fine-tuning the Company’s system to prevent fraud in the future.
SCG sees its corporate governance policy and Code of Conduct as essential guidelines for the organization; therefore, it puts strong emphasis on principles and practices concerning responsibility and fairness toward all stakeholders. The principles include a clear outline of the structure, components, duties, independence and performance of the Board of Directors; transparency of information disclosure; a strict auditing system; and strict risk management policies. These build trust among shareholders and create additional value for them. SCG has disclosed related information through a growing variety of media to give stakeholders easier access to the information. Among these media and information channels are the Annual Report, 56-1 Form, website of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), and SCG website, which together provide diverse and convenient access to information.
In 2012, the Governance and Nomination Committee prescribed that the SCG Principles of Corporate Governance be applied to establishing business strategies to prepare the Company for ASEAN’s economic growth accelerated by the coming implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community. Examples include the revision of SCG Corporate Governance principles to be in line with an official ASEAN CG Scorecard.