Pimai Salt Company Limited received the award "Green Industry Level 3 - Green System" from the Ministry of Industry on August 24, 2011. Level 3 Green System call for environmental management. PSC recognized as the plants strong commitment to environmental protection and sustainable use of resources.
The Ministry of industry, the main organization who responsible for the promotion and regulation Industries for Thailand economic performance. Ministry of Industry, network organization and Provincial Industry Office has been participating in the Green Industry project and conducting activities that reduce the environmental impacts.
Green Industry is defined as an environmentally friendly industry that synchronizes its development with environmental sustainability. After a selection and assessment process the award will be given in five levels.
Achieving 5 levels of Green Industry development, as follows:
- Level 1 Green Commitment, can be reached by every factory that makes a commitment to reduce their environmental impact and undertakes internal communication to promote this.
- Level 2 Green Activity level is reached when the factory/organization adopts specific activities that reduce their environmental impact.
- Level 3 Green System level is reached when companies have systems in place for environmental management which comprise follow-up and assessment and review for continued development, and which obtain recognition or award for their work on the environment.
- Level 4 Green culture level, everyone in the company or organization cooperates in creating environmental awareness and makes this a part of the organizational culture.
- Level 5 Green network, the highest level, is reached when the company or organization works to extend their environmental network to make their supply chains green, and promotes this policy among their partners or suppliers by introducing them to the concept of processes of a green industry
