2021-07-21Issuer: Apex International Co., Ltd.
Issuance date: 21 July 2022

Today (7//21) the Company was awarded the 2022 Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) "Health Promotion Category". The Company is committed to promoting sustainable development, and has won many AREA awards since 2016. In 2021, the "Vaccination 100" project of the Apex Sandbox Project, which is implemented in the spirit of the company to protect the health and safety of employees, again is recognized by the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards "Health Promotion Category".

The Company adheres to the people-oriented spirit and spares lots of effort in employee welfare and health care. Last year, the pandemic in Thailand was in a state of emergency. The Company immediately set up an anti-pandemic team and quickly launched the "Vaccination 100" project to arrange COVID-19 vaccinations for employees. The two-dose COVID-19 vaccine coverage rate for all employees was 100% within 2 months. At the same time, the Company also plans to build a Sandbox isolation area. Through the best teamwork, the construction of the "Apex Sandbox Project" was completed within 45 days, and the "screening, treatment, care, and control" mechanism successfully protected the health and safety of employees and stabilized operations.

The Apex Sandbox Project has also been awarded the Standard Factory / Blue Factory certificate by the Thai government as a certification for all employees in Thailand to receive two doses of the vaccine. The Company is well aware that human resources are the foundation of the sustainable development of the company, and the close cooperation between employees and the Company is an indispensable core element for organization development. Under the core concept of "Good to you, Good to Apex", the Company will take into account environmental, social, corporate governance and other aspects, exert corporate influence, implement sustainable strategies, build a happy enterprise, and continue to move forward steadily on the road of sustainable operation.

● Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) has been organized by the non-governmental organization Enterprise Asia since 2011. It is divided into 8 categories of awards, namely Green Leadership, Investment in People, Health Promotion , Circular Economy Leadership, Social Empowerment, Corporate Governance, Responsible Business Leadership Award and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Award, the evaluation focuses on the relevance, sustainability, effectiveness and achievability of corporate project promotion, aiming to commend and promote Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Solutions for businesses. The AREA Award spans 19 countries, and so far, more than 3,000 companies have signed up, and more than 500 companies have been selected. It is an indicative CSR award in Asia.