As a main sponsor of APEC CEO Summit 2022, Krungthai Bank has prepared a garland of a reusable shopping bag as a special gift for the delegates. The bag is made from recycled plastic bottles and decorated with wooden beads and craft flowers from dried plant stems, highlighting the exquisiteness of Thai handicraft. It is presented in a box made of recycled PET plastic which decomposes much faster than the 450 years required to decompose PET. This follows the zero waste principle and reduces impact on the environment.
The turtle printed on the bag represents the success of Koh Tao, Better Together project, in which Krungthai joined hands with UNDP Thailand and Raks Thai Foundation to create jobs for Koh Tao locals who were affected by Covid-19. With the donations crowdfunded through Krungthai e-Donation platform, the project was able to hire the local people, recover and develop the community, and conserve marine ecosystem. Krungthai Bank also helped to foster financial literacy and promote biodiversity. These efforts have beneficial impact on Koh Tao community and will drive it toward a sustainable future.
Thailand will host APEC 2022 and APEC CEO Summit 2022 from 16 to 18 November 2022. Attended by APEC economic leaders as well as global and regional business leaders from the 21 economies, the summit will be a forum of global importance that would determine the pathway to prosperity, economic and social growth in the Asia-Pacific region, which would lead to improved trade and investment conditions. It will also serve as a forum for sharing innovation experience, so that the member economies can achieve sustainability together.