PNJ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2015
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PNJ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2015
PNJ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAIRWOMAN’S MESSAGE05 PNJ’S JOURNEY TO CREATE GOLDEN VALUES 06 PNJ - 27 Years of Golden Values Creation10 Corporate governance for the golden goals32 Golden commitments with stakeholders46 About this report 50 GOLDEN FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 52 Creativity is the golden key to success PNJ Creating Council54 Strong economic foundation Economic effectiveness56 Ensuring financial conditions for staffs 57 Environmentally Friendly Effective and economical use of resources 58 Creative and effective energy - Saving solutions 60 Water – Core factor of sustainable development 63 Environment protection – Beyond compliance purposes 64 Moving towards a sustainable society “Common house” - The Identity of PNJ’s cultural 68 PNJ cultural festival - different shades yet one spirit 69 Product responsibility70 Development of a golden - quality labor force72 Commitment to community development80 COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS 86 Comparison checklist with the Circular 155’s standards 88 Comparison checklist with GRI - G4 standards 89 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 3 CHAIRWOMAN’S MESSAGE Dear Shareholders, Customers, and other Stakeholders, In 2015, the Vietnamese economy has expanded remarkably with the highest GDP growth rate in the last 5 years. The GDP growth rate in 2015 is 6.68% compared to 2014. However, businesses in the jewelry industry face enormous challenges due to the instability of gold prices and the lack of transparency of product quality and the financial roles of the free jewelry market. In dealing with these challenges during 2015, PNJ has put in tremendous efforts and achieved great growth regarding the financial performance as well as the product distribution system all over the country and thus, brought our brand name to the world. This success results from the incessant creativity and effort of the management team, the board, and all PNJ employees. Besides, the trust of the Shareholders, Customers, and other Stakeholders has been an indispensable factor in making this success. To further its achieved success, PNJ recognizes that the harmony and connection between company’s benefits and human, society and environment development are essential. From the very first days of establishment, PNJ has considered this as our business philosophy: “To consider the benefits of our customers and the society as our own benefits” and soon realized that following the sustainable development model is the direction of all of the company’s activities during the last 27 years. Thus, PNJ always ensures to make the Sustainable Development goals our top priority, these include focusing on specializing the labor force, improving the supply chain, developing creative products, and protecting the environment as well as participating in regular activities that promote social security. These are also the key factors in the future strategies of PNJ and the main contents on our Sustainable Development Report 2015, which was analyzed thoroughly in three aspects: Economy – Environment – Society. Given this is the first year that PNJ develops a Sustainable Development Report, we hope to give the Shareholders, Customers, and other Stakeholders a clear and visible picture of the operations, strategies and future orientations of the company. We are confident that, with the sustainable development model that the firm has been utilizing, along with the support, trust, and efforts of the shareholders, customers, employees and other stakeholders, PNJ will continue to grow strongly and sustainably in the future, which will allow us to adhere to our vision of being the top jewelry manufacturing and retailing firm in Asia and maintaining the top position in the mid and high end jewelry market in Vietnam. Thank you. Best regards, On behalf of the Board of Directors, Chairwoman and CEO Cao Thi Ngoc Dung Ms. CAO THI NGOC DUNG Chairwoman and CEO Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 5 1. PNJ - 27 years of creation 2. Corporate governance for the golden goals 3. Golden commitments with stakeholders 4. About the report CORPORATE INFORMATION PHU NHUAN JEWELRY JOINT STOCK COMPANY Vietnamese Name : Công Ty Cổ Phần Vàng Bạc Đá Quý Phú Nhuận Abbreviation: PNJ Headquarter : 170E Phan Dang Luu St., Ward 3, Phu Nhuan District, HCM City Telephone Number : (08) 3995 1703 Fax : (08) 3995 1702 Website : www.pnj.com.vn Chartered Capital : 982,745,770,000 VND Securities code : PNJ As of 31/12/2015 PNJ has the following subsidiaries and associates: • CAO Fashion One member Limited Liability Company - Subsidiary • PNJ Testing One member Limited Liability Company - Subsidiary Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 9 DEVELOPMENT HISTORY PNJ - 27 YEARS OF CREATION O I n March 2009, , PNJ’s shares were officially listed on HOSE. In August 2009 CAO Fashion Co., Ltd. was established. C I P NJ’s distribution system has been expanded rapidly. O n 28 April 1988, Phu Nhuan Jewelry Trading Store was founded. In 1992, PNJ was officially named Phu Nhuan Jewelry Company, as well as identified the development strategy as a professional jewelry manufacturer and trader. 1988 - 1992 ESTABLISHMENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 10 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 In 1994, PNJ Hanoi branch was established, starting the expansion strategy of distribution network in big cities, such as Da Nang in 1998, Can Tho in 1999. This period was also the stamp of building PNJ as a professional brand, PNJ jewelries started to be exported. 1993 - 2000 QUICK EXPANSION OF THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK AND BUSINESS LINES n 2001, PNJSilver was officially launched, along with the continuous development PNJ Gold, through big marketing campaigns which was under the sponsor of the World Gold Council. On 02 January 2004: PNJ officially implemented equalization, transformed from state-run enterprise into Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company. Also at this period, PNJ was awarded Top 500 Leading Retailers in Asia Pacific and The First Class Labor Medal. 2001 - 2004 2004 SPEEDED UP BRAND BUILDING AND IMPLEMENTED EQUITIZATION AO Fine Jewelry - a luxury jewelry brand was officially launched; PNJSilver re-launched with new images; PNJ was the crown and jewelry sponsor for the Miss Universe 2008 held in Vietnam. On 03 April 2008, in order to celebrate 20 years of establishment and development, PNJ officially announced the new logo which was more professional, modern and worthy images for the new journey. PNJ became one of the 200 largest companies in Vietnam as announced by UNDP and was honored to the Third Class Independence Medal. 2005 - 2008 RE-LAUNCHED AND DEVELOPED LUXURY BRAND PNJ Jewelry Enterprise was opened after 18 months of construction, as one of the biggest jewelry processing enterprises in Asia. n 10 September 2013, PNJSilver officially repositioned the brand. PNJ gold jewelry brand announced new message “Seeing the Quality in You” to honor the values of “gold”. PNJ restructured to standardize the management system according to the international standards. In 2015, PNJ opened lots of jewelry centers in the provinces and cities of Vietnam increasing the total number of jewelry retail stores to 194 nationwide. PNJ opened the offices and jewelry centers in Kien Giang, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa, Hanoi, and Da Nang as the largest jewelry stores in these areas. Especially, PNJ officially launched the largest jewelry, diamond and watch center at 52A-52B Nguyen Van Troi street, Phu Nhuan district, Ho Chi Minh City. With steady steps along with achievements, PNJ has affirmed the vision: becoming the leading jewelry processor and retailer in Asia market and securing the number one position in the segment of medium and high class jewelry in Vietnam. 2009- 2013 2013- 2015 THE FIRST COMPANY IN THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY TO LIST ON STOCK MARKET RESTRUCTURING, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 11 PNJ - 27 YEARS OF CREATION KEY BRANDS AND PRODUCTS PNJ GOLD JEWELRY BRAND S ince its launch in 1988 until now, PNJ Gold Jewelry brand always keeps innovating to continuously launch hundreds of collections with diversified gold materials and abundant gemstones with pioneering breakthrough designs, contributing to honor the beauty, the elegance and class of Vietnamese consumers. The PNJ Gold jewelry products always have a harmonious combination between the elegance and uniqueness, between fashion and modernity, every detail is designed lively by talented designers and skillful hands of skilled jewelers, to ensure the high sophistication and high aesthetics of the products, meeting the tastes of every customer. 12 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 PNJSILVER BRAND A ppearing in Vietnam jewelry market in 2001, until now PNJSilver is like a modern young girl always leading the trend with diversified and novel silver jewelry and accessories. With fashionable and dynamic violet pink color, PNJSilver is proud to be an easily identified jewelry brand at many shopping centers in Vietnam, meeting the fashionable jewelry thirst of the youth, the main group of customers that PNJSilver is aiming at. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 13 PNJ - 27 YEARS OF CREATION KEY BRANDS AND PRODUCTS CAO FINE JEWELRY BRAND JEMMA JEWELRY BRAND B eing launched in 2005, CAO Fine Jewelry gradually conquers the highend consumers by its unique and differences of a luxury brand. Cao Fine Jewelry products are manufactured from 18K gold and the most beautiful and precious stones with special shapes and tones – all are guaranteed about the illumination and cuts, which all come from the leading global names in the field of gem cutting or testing. Placing CAO jewelry centers at the most luxurious shopping areas of Saigon and Hanoi shows a correct vision and strategy of CAO Fine Jewelry on the way to conquer the high class customers as well as the direct competition with the currently international jewelry brands in Vietnam. 14 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 B eing inspired by the fashion accessories trend that is animatedly in the world, Jemma is a high class jewelry and accessories brand launched at the end of 2009. With the development orientation of a high class and modern jewelry, accessories brand, Jemma is a new option bringing the elegance and nobleness to women. All Jemma products are designed in a modern style, updating the latest fashion trends with diversified materials from silver, high class alloy and colorful semi-precious stones to create unique fashion jewelry products, not only showing the class, fine taste but also bringing the pride to the owners. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 15 PNJ - 27 YEARS OF CREATION KEY BRANDS AND PRODUCTS CORPORATE GIFTS W ith the strength of the design ability, processing technology and a team of skillful craftsmen and jewelers, PNJ not only has the jewelry masterpieces honoring the beauty and the pride of women, but also is one of the first brands developing the product line of Gifts for Company. The Gifts for Company field has 6 major product lines to help the company have more options to express the appreciation, gratitude or mark a development stage in the history of the brand. • Honor Gifts • Gift Cards • Jewelry Gifts • Fashion Gifts • Gift Masterpiece • Gold Bar and Ring 16 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 DIAMOND, GEMSTONES, PRECIOUS METALS TESTING SERVICES T hrough 20 years of operation in the field of testing service with a team of experienced testing experts who regularly update their knowledge, together with modern equipment and technology, PNJLab established by PNJ has been confirming its reputation to domestic and foreign customers. PNJLab is currently the leading testing company in Vietnam market and is one of a very few companies that was successfully built and operated by international standard ISO/IEC 17025. The certificates of PNJLab are based on the strictest testing standards of the world like the diamond testing based on the standards of GIA - Gemological Institute of America. PNJLab is also one of the few companies licensed by Directorate for Standards and Quality (Ministry of Science and Technology) to identify the content of gold, gold jewelry, and crafts ... of companies or individuals when there is any dispute THE EXISTING SERVICES OF PNJLAB • Testing, consulting on Diamond. • Testing, consulting on gemstones, semi-precious stones. • Testing, consulting on gold, silver, precious metals, colored metals. • Engraving letters on diamond as requested. • Engraving letters on diamond as requested. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 17 BUSINESS SCALE PNJ - 27 YEARS OF CREATION KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS REVENUE (Unit: VND billion) PRODUCTS VOLUME REVENUE BY PRODUCT SEGMENTS EPS (Unit: VND thousand) CONSUMPTION LEVEL OF GOLD BAR AND GOLD JEWELRY IN VN (Unit: tons) GROWTH IN RETAIL GOLD JEWELRY REVENUE 9,500 9,000 8,914 9,199 8,500 7,708 8,000 7,500 7,000 6,500 2013 2014 2015 PROFIT AFTER TAX (Unit: VND billion) 300 WORLD’S GOLD PRICE (USD/oz.) 256 250 200 169 152 150 100 50 2013 2014 2015 * EPS in 2014 and 2013 are adjusted using the number of shares adjusted in 2015, which is 98,273,868 shares, with the increase in number of shares from 2014’s profit taken into account. 18 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Source: Rong Viet Securities’ evaluation report, July 4th 2016 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 19 PNJ - 27 YEARS OF CREATION BUSINESS SCALE REORIENT CORE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES After restructuring the strategies and operational system in 2012, PNJ reoriented the business goals of the enterprise, focusing on jewelry business, which has long been the core business activity of the company. This orientation once again reaffirmed PNJ’s vision of OPERATIONAL INDICATOR becoming the leading jewelry processor and retailer in Asia market and securing the number one position in the segment of medium and high-end jewelry in Vietnam. TOTAL ASSETS (Unit: VND billion) 3,000 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE 2014 MISSION In 2014, PNJ has completed our targets with impressive results: • Total consolidated revenue reached VND 9,199 billion • Profit after tax reached VND 256 billion, a 51.5% increase compared to that of 2013 • EPS of 2,144 VND/stock, a 49.5% increase compared to that of 2013 2,950 In 2015, PNJ’s Board of Directors advocated reducing the proportion of bullion trading business as it is much affected by the fluctuations in market price and has low gross profit margin. Instead, PNJ continued to promote the business line of medium and high-end jewelry. This strategy not only helped improving the gross profit margin of PNJ in 2015, but also affirmed the importance of the jewelry business as our core activity. Unconsolidated revenue of PNJ in 2015 reached VND 7,697 billion, a 7% increase compared to that of 2014. Gold jewelry business yielded 77% of total revenue and 87% of gross profit of the company. However, the company’s profit after tax decreased by 40.6%, only reaching 152 billion VND due to the Provisions for impairment of financial investments at VND 300 billion as well as other financial expenses. The provisioning allows the financial picture of PNJ to be seen more clearly and helps reflect the core business of PNJ more accurately. Excluding these expenses, PNJ’s profit after tax in 2015 would reach 452 billion VND, a 76.5% increase over the same period. STRONG GROWTH EXPECTATIONS IN 2016 On July 4th 2016, Rong Viet Securities released an evaluation report about growth prospects and expectations for PNJ shares in 2016. Rong Viet’s experts believe that the appropriate price for PNJ share is about 101,000 Vietnamese dong/share, 32% higher than the closing price on July 4th 2016. This is a good sign for PNJ’s Shareholders and strategic Investors about its ability to grow enterprise value in the long-run. 2,975 2,957 1,400 2,900 1,350 2,850 1,300 2,829 2,800 IN 2015, CONTINUE THE GROWTH MOMENTUM SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unit: VND billion) 1,318 1,297 1,250 1,200 2,750 2013 2014 2015 2013 CHARTERED CAPITAL (Unit: VND billion) 1000 800 1,394 2014 NUMBER OF STORES 983 756 150 400 100 200 50 2014 194 200 756 600 2013 2015 2015 148 2013 165 2014 2015 GROWTH IN SIZE AND EXPANSION OF RETAIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM In addition to achieving the financial targets, in 2015, PNJ also completed the task of expanding the retailing network by opening 48 new stores across the country, reaching 140% of the plan. Total assets in 2015 also increased by 5% due to fluctuations in the following categories: • Inventories increased by 16.4%(While the number of retail stores increased by 18% compared to 2014) 20 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 • Fixed assets increased by 1.2% • Long-term financial investments decreased by 13% (due to provisions) Besides, BOD also decided to increase the company’s chartered capital under the form of: issue additional shares to pay 2014 dividends and to increase Shareholders’ equity by 22,677,542 ordinary shares. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 21 BUSINESS SCALE PNJ - 27 YEARS OF CREATION WORKFORCE SCALE CAPITAL STRUCTURE TOTAL OFFICIAL EMPLOYEES 3,274 EMPLOYEES 2,352 Employees 2,818 Employees 2013 8% From 40 - 50 years old 2014 3,274 Employees 31% OTHERS FOREIGN SHAREHOLDERS 2015 2% Over 50 years old 38% 59% From 30- 40 years old 49% SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE 51% EMPLOYEE SEGMENTATION BY Smaller 30 AGE The total number of employees of PNJ as of 31/12/2015 is 3,274, an increase of 39.2% compared to that of 2013. The strong growth reflects the company’s objective of expanding the retail system in Vietnam market, with 48 new stores being opened across the country during the period from 2013 to 2015. PNJ’s workforce is a team of young, active and innovative individuals, with 90% of the workforce are under 40 years of age. The combination of this together with a desirable working environment and competitive training and benefits policiesis considered 22 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 62% Female employee EMPLOYEE SEGMENTATION BY Staff Nam GENDER to be the solid foundation and great advantage of PNJ in the journey to conquer the goals of “Sustainable Development”. Besides, at PNJ, we also emphasize the importance of gender equality in the workforce. This is clearly expressed in the labor allocation by gender, with 62% of employees are women. The key positions in the management level are also taken up by female leaders, who account for 4/7 members in the Board of Directors and 3/5 members of the Board of Management. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 23 PNJ - 27 YEARS OF CREATION SUPPLY CHAIN DESCRIPTION PNJ JEWELRY ENTERPRISE MATERIAL SUPPLY CHAIN • Total space used: 12,500 m2 • PNJ jewelry products are made from silver, gold, precious stones, semi-precious stones,… from over 100 reliable suppliers within Vietnam and from Italy, Japan, Hong Kong and Thailand... • Direct labor: 1,000 workers. PACKAGING SUPPLIERS • PNJ sets high expectations regarding packaging designs and thus always seeks to choose the most reliable suppliers both within and outside of Vietnam that satisfy our strict quality standards. • There are 12 suppliers that satisfy PNJ’s packaging. On average, 5 million products are purchased to use in production and meet our customers’ demand. MATERIAL SUPPLY CHAIN PNJ JEWELRY ENTERPRISE • Average purchase quantities are: 7,000 kg of gold, 2,000 kg of silver, 630 thousands of diamonds, 200 thousands precious and semi-precious stones,… to meet the production and business demand QUALITY COMMITMENT TO CONSUMERS • Number of stores: 194, including 125 PNJGold stores, 65 PNJSilver stores and 4 CAO stores. • Always guaranteeing the resources’ quality to make high quality products; every member commits to accomplish assigned tasks with the best quality and not to deliver substandard products to anyone else. • PNJ guarantees that warrantied products’ quality are as high as that of new products. • PNJ also manufactures and exports products of different quality level to Germany, U.S., and Australia. PNJ currently has 5 product categories ranging from medium-end to high-end and super high-end jewelry. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Develop all three distribution channels: retail, wholesale andexport, with key focus on retail business QUALITY COMMITMENT TO CONSUMERS • PNJ holds full responsibility for our product quality within 6 months through our Warranty Center. • Main products: PNJ Gold; PNJSilver; Cao; Jemma; PNJ Wholesale; Exporting gold and Wedding jewelry, Corporate Gift Set. • Total product volume: 796,830 products • Revenue: 3,291,144,383,991 VND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM • PNJ guarantees our customers’ inquiries and claims will be handled within 1/2 working days. 24 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 25 PNJ - 27 YEARS OF CREATION SUPPLY CHAIN DESCRIPTION METHODS 5S PNJ’s supply chain is a sustainable circle, in which each component plays an equally important role in providing consumers withtop-quality products. We apply the most advanced international standards on every stage of our supply chain. From raw materials raw gold, precious gems, etc. that are imported from global leading suppliers to PNJ Jewelry Enterprise with hundreds of skilled artisans, who work day and night to produce and distribute end-products to PNJ’s stores across the country. All our products are certified and recognized worldwide. This helpsbuild the trust from our clients in our gold age and color gemstones quality. PNJ applies the 5S methodology in management in order to reduce production and business waste, reduce nonvalue-adding activities, create a constantly improving working environment, and improve health and quality situation. S1. SORT : Eliminate the unnecessaries from the working environment S2. SET IN ORDER : Put everything into a specific order that allows convenient and safe usage S3. SHINE : - Keep our plants, equipments, and working environment clean S4. STANDARDIZE S5. SUSTAIN 26 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 : Maintain S1, S2, and S3 daily : - Create the habit of implementing 5S in the workplace Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 27 PNJ - 27 YEARS OF CREATION THE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PRINCIPLES, INITIATIVES THAT PNJ SUBSCRIBES TO OR ENDORSES With the desire to promote a healthy business environment, market products and ensure products’ quality to end users, PNJ participates actively in several local and global economic, environmental and social Associations, Clubs and Forums. Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung - PNJ’s Chairwoman and CEO, plays important roles in the associations and forums that PNJ is involved in, including: • President of the Ho Chi Minh City Association for Women Executives and Entrepreneurs (HAWEE) • Vice President of the Vietnam Gold Trading Association • Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Women Entrepreneurs (VAWE) Vietnam Association For Women Entrepreneurs Hieäph oäiN öõ Doanh nhaânV ieät Nam VGTA LIST OF PNJ’S INVOLVEMENTS IN ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS • Ho Chi Minh City Young Businesspeople Association • Ho Chi Minh City United Business Association • Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association • Saigon Jewelry Association • Ho Chi Minh City Director Club of Jewelry Businesses • Vietnam High Quality Product Business Association • Phu Nhuan Business Association • Leading Brands Club (LBC) • Top 500 Leading Brands Club • Association of Vietnam Retailers • Vietnam Gold Trading Association • Vietnam Association of Women Entrepreneurs (VAWE) • Ho Chi Minh City Association for Women Executives and Entrepreneurs (HAWEE) 28 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 29 PNJ - 27 YEARS OF CREATION VISION - MISSION - CORE VALUE SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY MISSION PNJ brings customer pride with elegant, outstanding quality jewelry products. CORE VALUES HONESTY Legal profit and business ethics are the base for every activity; Building credibility and transparency to earn trust; Consistently fighting against all dishonest actions. QUALITY Always guaranteeing the resources’ quality to make high quality products; Every member commits to accomplish assigned tasks with the best quality and not to deliver substandard products to anyone else. RESPONSIBILITY Every individual commits to live responsibly with himself, his family, the company and the community; Carrying out excellently every task with voluntary, active, creative and dedicated spirit; Always pioneering in pursuing and realizing difficult tasks with the spirit to win. INNOVATION Do not be complacent with achievements. Be open, willing to learn and apply new knowledge, experience and skills; Constantly improving to optimize benefit for the company. CREATIVITY Meeting customers’ expectation is a base to orient creativity; With responsible spirit and passion, every member of the company and the company itself commit to create continuously, offer breakthrough solutions, and produce outstanding products and services. VISION SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY Becoming the leading jewelry processor and retailer in Asia market and securing the number one position in the segment of medium and high-end jewelry in Vietnam. To take into account the benefits of our customers and the society into our own benefits. 30 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 31 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR THE GOLDEN GOALS GOLD ACHIEVEMENTS BEFORE 2015 YEAR 2015 LEADERSHIP AWARD 1. National Gold Quality Award 2011 10. Vietnam Gold Star Award in 2003 – 2013 1. High Quality Vietnamese Goods Award 2015 1. Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung – General Director of 2. National Brand 2010 – 2012 – 2014 11. PNJ was established the Vietnam record “The first 2. Top 100 Vietnam best workplaces 3. Human Resources Director of PNJ – Nguyen 2. Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung – General Director of 3. High Quality Vietnamese Goods Award for 19 consecutive years 4. Asia Pacific Quality Award 2011 5. Top 50 companies with the most effective business in Vietnam 6. Top 500 leading Retailers in Asia Pacific and 7. Top 3 leading Retailers in Vietnam 2003 – 2014 8. The only jewelry company of Vietnam ranked the 16th in top 500 largest jewelry production and trading companies in the world announced by Plimsoll (UK) in 2012 9. Powerful Brand Award company investing in the most modern and big jewelry production technology in Vietnam - 2007 12. The Third Class Independence Medal (2008) 4. Top 50 best listed companies in Vietnam 2015 14. PNJ was established the record about the biggest 5. The Jewelry collection “Spring of Peace” won at golden bandanna in Vietnam (10 November 2013) 15. PNJ sponsored national gifts and exclusive Jewelry for Vietnamese representative to attend the Miss Universe 2013 16. Certificate of Merit from Minister of Science & Technology about the application of innovation in the production and business activities. 10. The best Vietnamese Brand Award in 2007 PNJ was the only female entrepreneur in Top 5 entrepreneurs awarded the Ernst & Young International Award, EY Entrepreneur of the Year. Thi Ngoc Minh – won the Human Resources Director Award in 2015 announced by Towers Watson Vietnam Consulting Company 13. The First, Second and Third Class Labor Medals, (2003, 2000 and 1995) PNJ was awarded the First Class Labor Medal announced by Forbes magazine the regional selection round of Creative Asean Design Competition 2015 3. Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung – General Director of PNJ received the 50 pioneers award selected by VNExpress 4. Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung – General Director 6. The award “Employer of the Year” - JNA Awards of PNJ was one of 10 most successful female entrepreneurs in 2013 selected by Forbes Magazine 7. Top 500 leading Retailers in Asia Pacific 2015 5. Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung – General Director of 2015 offered by Jewelry News Asia magazine selected by Retail Asia Publishing 8. Top 50 greatest value Brands in Vietnam 2015 PNJ received the 50 company directors award selected by Nhip Cau Dau Tu announced by Brand Finance (UK): PNJ was ranked the 20th and the only jewelry company in this list 9. PNJ Phoenix Dress was recorded by Vietnam Record Center as “Vietnamese dress with biggest gold Phoenix icon” and was named to the World Unique Collection recognized by the World Unique Creativity Academy Quality Award Asia Pacific 32 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Top 500 Retailer Top Asia Pacific National Brands Top 100 Workplace Best Vietnam Certified 50 companies Best Listed Vietnam Prize “Employer of the Year” - JNA Awards 2015 Business leaders Excellent career Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 33 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR THE GOLDEN GOALS MILLENNIUM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF THE UNITED NATIONS GOLDEN GOALS From 25/09/2015to 27/09/2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit was held in New York, U.S. withthe participation of Leaders from 193 member countries. The Summit has officially adopted the 2030 Agenda, which focuses on Sustainable Development. In order to achieve the set goals for a better and more sustainable world, the Summit also called for the unity of the community all over the world, from governments, enterprises to all individual citizens. At PNJ, we understand that the success of a corporate is judged not only from the financial statistics but also through its contributions to the sustainable development of the environment, society, and people. ECONOMY – ENVIRONMENT – SOCIETY Therefore, based on the contents of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, PNJ has analyzed, selected and integrated these goals into our own Sustainable Development orientation and goals. • Increase revenue and profits sustainably. • Optimize shareholders’ and investors’ values. • Improve customer awareness, not only within Vietnam but also overseas. • Invest effectively in community projects. • Establish stable working and economic conditions for local workers. • Establish a healthy and ideal working environment for workers. • Use natural resources effectively and economically. • Attract, nurture, and keep talents. • Effectively control toxic waste from production. • Effectively implement environment protection actions. 34 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR THE GOLDEN GOALS 2016 GOALS AND TO-BE-IMPLEMENTED SOLUTIONS 36 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR THE GOLDEN GOALS ORGANIZATION CHART ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING SUPERVISORY BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ OFFICE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES BUSINESS DEPARTMENT SUPPLY CHAIN DEPARTMENT MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT FINANCE & ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT BRAND MANAGEMENT RETAIL PLANNING AND FORECAST JEWELRY ENTERPRISE FINANCE RECRUITMENT NORTHERN BRANCH MARKET RESEARCH WHOLESALE SUPPLY CHAIN FUNCTION WARRANTY CENTER ACCOUNTING TRAINING CENTRAL BRANCH CUSTOMER RELATIONS EXPORT WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS PAYROLL, BENEFITS & HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING WESTERN BRANCH MEDIA ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS MANAGEMENT ECOMMERCE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IT MARKETING DEPARTMENT HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT DESIGN 38 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 39 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR THE GOLDEN GOALS MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE COMMITTEES/INDIVIDUALS IN CHARGE OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 40 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 41 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR THE GOLDEN GOALS BOARD OF MANAGEMENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ms. CAO THI NGOC DUNG Chairwoman Ms. CAO THI NGOC DUNG General Director Mr. NGUYEN VU PHAN Vice Chairman Ms. NGUYEN THI CUC Member of BOD Mr. NGUYEN TUAN QUYNH Member of BOD Ms. NGUYEN THI BICH HA Member of BOD Ms. PHAM VU THANH GIANG Member of BOD Mr. PHAN QUOC CONG Member of BOD 42 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 SUPERVISORY BOARD Mr. TRAN VAN DAN Head of the Supervisory Board Ms. NGUYEN THI CUC Vice General Director Mr. NGUYEN VU PHAN Vice General Director Mr. LE HUU HANH Vice General Director Ms. PHAM THI MY HANH Vice General Director Ms. NGUYEN NGOC HUE Member of the Supervisory Board Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 43 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR THE GOLDEN GOALS COMMUNICATION PROCESSES WITH STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL ISSUES. HIGHEST APPROVING AUTHORITY OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2015 PNJ has developed and implemented internal communication processes with stakeholders, in order to solve all inquiries and feedbacks of stakeholders regarding economic, environmental, and social issues. PNJ guarantees responding to our stakeholders with the most transparent and accurate information within the shortest time frame. For information about committees/units in charge of economic, environmental, and social issues, please refer to section “Committees/Individuals in charge of economic, environmental, and social issues”. Ms. CAO THI NGOC DUNG Chairwoman and CEO All the information published in the Sustainable Development Report 2015 is approved by Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung – PNJ’s Chairwoman and CEO 44 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 45 GOLDEN COMMITMENTS WITH STAKEHOLDERS LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS PNJ identifies stakeholders based on impacts that PNJ’s activities have on related individuals/organizations or impacts that related individuals/organizations have on PNJ’s activities. The relationship between PNJ and stakeholders are built on business ethics, philosophy, trust, transparency, and the ability to maintain and satisfy the long-term benefits of both parties. 46 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 CONNECTING STAKEHOLDERS PNJ always listens to our stakeholders’ feedbacks regarding the corporate’s activities, especially issues related to corporate governance, human resources development, economic growth, contribution to the community, and environment protection. PNJ gets access to and exchanges information with stakeholders via various sources and channels. This information exchange process allows PNJ to have a big picture about the corporate’s activities, current strategies, and future orientations. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 47 GOLDEN COMMITMENTS WITH STAKEHOLDERS CONNECTING STAKEHOLDERS 48 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 49 ABOUT THIS REPORT OVERVIEW Sustainable Development Report 2015 is PNJ’s first Sustainable Development Report and is prepared separately from the Annual Report. PNJ prepares this report in order to aggregate and evaluate the company’s activities to follow the sustainable development orientations, being categorized into three dimensions i.e. Economic Environmental - Social. REPORT’S INFORMATION CONTACT DETAILS • Reporting period: same as Annual Report 2015, ends at 31/12/2015. The comments to the report or questions concerning the report can be sent to: • Sustainable Development Report is prepared annually. • Data and information in this report is as of 31/12/2015. PNJ commits to present information in the most accurate and reliable possible way to the Shareholders, Customers, Partners and other Stakeholders. BENCHMARKING STANDARDS PNJ’s Sustainable Development Report 2015 is prepared based on: • Circular No.155/2015/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance issued on 06/10/2015 on “Guidance on information disclosure on the securities market”. • Sustainable Report development guidance of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI - G4). Detailed requirements for Sustainable Development of Circular No.155/2015/TT-BTCand GRI - G4 standards, please see at “Compliance with standards”section. Mr. HUYNH VAN TAN - Communication Director Email: [email protected] 50 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 51 1. Creativity is the golden key to success 2. Strong economic foundation 3. Environmentally Friendly 4. Moving towards a sustainable society CREATIVITY IS THE GOLDEN KEY TO SUCCESS PNJ CREATING COUNCIL CREATIVITY MOTIVATING CAMPAIGN “WHAT’S NEW TODAY?” As a firm operating in the jewelry industry, PNJ understands that to stop innovating equals to "Death". Therefore, in 2015, PNJ’s Board of Directors has approved the establishment of the PNJ Creating Council - PCC for the purpose of organizing, orienting, motivating and gathering individuals as well as organizations that affiliate to PNJ to innovate in order for PNJ to become an innovative company on its path to achieve its vision and mission. At the end of 2015, PNJ planned to start the program “What’s new today?” aiming to promote creativity competition, improve and refresh the daily activities of each individual, department and the community within the firm. The program has helped form the culture of being creative within the firm and contribute to its sustainable development. The creative ideas of each unit will be reviewed and evaluated by the PNJ Creating Council and will be deployed if feasible. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL THE PRIORITY AREAS OF CREATIVITY • Organize and manage theinnovation processes and activities of the company • Product creativity • Marketing creativity • Service quality and customer service creativity • Operation, management, innovation and process improvement creativity • Review, evaluate and approve the practical innovative ideas that are proposed • Report directly to the Board of Directors on the results of innovation activities throughout the company, develop relevant policies to put innovative activities into practical results for the company. THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE COUNCIL: SOME REMARKABLE CREATIVE IDEAS DURING 2015 • Design contest that creates the “PNJ Phoenix Dress” • “Red Brick” project • “PNJ House” program • Energy-saving ideas (please find more details at “Outstanding energy-and-material-saving initiatives in 2015”section). 54 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 55 STRONG ECONOMIC FOUNDATION ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS ENSURING FINANCIAL CONDITIONS FOR STAFFS PNJ acknowledges and values the importance ofour staffs. Thus, PNJ continuously strives to create a healthy working environment and ensure the best economic conditions for our employees. Having been in the “Top 100 best companies to work at in Vietnam” for years, PNJ is highly appraised because of our fair and transparent compensation policies and attractive salaries. Average employee salary: VND 10.6 million 56 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 57 ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL USE OF RESOURCES SOUND CONTROL OF MATERIALS USED IN PRODUCTION AND PACKAGING As one of the largest jewelry manufacturers and retailers in Asia, PNJ understands that our manufacturing and business activities have certain impacts on the surrounding environment. Thus, PNJ management always focuses on raising awareness of our employees on: SUPERIOR PRODUCTION CAPACITY “ No challenge poses a greater to future generations than climate change. ” U.S. President, Barrack Obama. PNJ’s Manufacturing Division always focuses on improving skills as well as applying new technology initiatives in production processes to not only increasingly improve product quality but also to save a significant amount of materials, thereby optimize production cost and minimize negative impacts on natural resources and the environment. The actual materials attrition rate of the manufacturing division gradually decreases over the last few years. In 2015, it is only 1.18% of total materials used in manufacturing of the company. This is a truly remarkable effort of the production department, as the allowance of materials attrition rate is 5%, which is also specified in contracts with overseas partners. • Environment protection issues and responses towards climate change •Strict control of waste processing at PNJ’s manufacturing sites and buildings, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations •Minimize the usage of unnecessary energy, resources and materials, thereby help decrease negative impacts on the environment and society The amount of materials that PNJ used in manufacturing and packaging does not increase significantly over the last few years (apart from key materials such as gems, gold, silver, brass and other alloys). Especially, the amount of gypsum used in manufacturing decreased by 17% in 2015 as a result of the “Replacing low flash tubes with high ones project” initiative (for more details, please find at “Outstanding energy-and-material-saving initiatives in 2015”section). 58 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 59 ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CREATIVE AND EFFECTIVE ENERGY-SAVING SOLUTIONS ENERGY SAVED THROUGH EFFECTIVE ENERGY-SAVING INITIATIVES TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMED IN 2015 PNJ uses some key energy sources such as electricity, gas and oil in our production and business activities. In 2015, even though there were 48 retail stores newly opened across the country and boosted production (main material such as Gold increased by 15% comparing to the same period), the amount ELECTRICITY SAVED (Unit: kWh) OIL SAVED (Unit: kg) GAS SAVED (Unit: kg) COST SAVINGS (Unit: VND million) of electricity consumed by the companyincreased slightly (5%), while both gas and oil decreased in consumption. This demonstrates the effectiveness of the company in developing and implementing energysaving initiatives internally. Appropriate usage of energy sources not only helps PNJ to reduce management costs andcontribute to increased profits but also promote the habit of efficient and economical energy usage of our employees. In 2015, PNJ has successfully cut approximately VND 3 billion operational costs from energy savingsin dayto-day operation of the company. 60 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 61 ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY SAVED THROUGH EFFECTIVE ENERGY-SAVING INITIATIVES WATER – CORE FACTOR OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OUTSTANDING ENERGY-AND-MATERIAL-SAVING INITIATIVES IN 2015 “Vietnam is a country that has average level of natural water resources, yet inherently has unsustainable elements: Total volume of surface water of Vietnam is about 830 - 840 billion m3, out of which 63% flows in from the outside of the country. Due to growth in population, urbanization and industrialization, the demand for water rises rapidly, currently has exceeded 50% of the water produced on the territory of our In 2015, PNJ continued to accelerate the implementation ofenergy-and-material-saving initiatives internally. Details of some prominent initiatives are presented in the table below. WATER USED - BOUGHT WATER (Unit: m3) The only source of water used at PNJ’s manufacturing sites, offices and all units across our system is bought water from water supply companies. However, since 2013, the amount of water bought has been decreasing constantly, from 10,272 m3 in 2013 to just 7,251 m3 in 2015. This is the result of the water-saving and 62 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 country. This rate is almost 90% in dry seasons.” (The Department of Water Resources Management, 2016). At PNJ, we understand and appreciate the value of water resources. In addition to water-saving initiatives, PNJ also launched solutions to reuse water in a safe and efficient way. WATER RECYCLED / REUSED water-recycling/reusing initiatives, which have been promoted strongly over recent years by PNJ. As of 2015, the total amount of water recycled/reused was 75% of the amount of newly bought water, and was 42.9% of the total amount of water used by the whole company. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 63 ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION - BEYOND COMPLIANCEPURPOSES ENVIRONMENTAL LAW COMPLIANCE Running one of the biggest jewelry manufacturing factories in Asia, PNJ acknowledges that operating this system not only uses acertain amount of resources but also creates certain amount of waste. Thus, in addition to laws compliance, PNJ understands the importance of environment protection and always strives to become the leading corporate in environment protection for a better life. PROGRAM THANKS FOR NOT LITTERING Besides the continuous development of business production and the contribution in social policies, PNJ also pays lots of attention into environmental protection activities. At the end of 2015, PNJ collaborated with the Ly Son District Union to initiate a program to protect the environment with the message “Thank you for not littering” at the North sea of Ly Son, Quang Ngai. In the first initiation, PNJ planted 100 square tropical-almond trees along the coastline to prevent heavy winds, erosion, and avalanche during rain seasons. PNJ also collaborated with the students and soldiers to collect and clean waste in the North Sea of Ly Son and put 15 240-liter-trash-can along the coastline and tourist areas to encourage local residents and tourists to protect the environment in Ly Son. Following the success of the first initiation in Ly Son, PNJ aims to put 2016 as a special year for environment protection, and continue to implement the program nation-wide. The program is expected to attract attention and interest of the community, and have a positive response from companies and organizations, and especially from the youngsters. Besides, PNJ also hopes that these practical and significant activities of the company in recent time can help contribute to make a more profound impact onto the consciousness of the community totogether protect and improve our living environment. SOME ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS THAT PNJ ORGANIZED IN 2015 • Collaborate with Ly Son District Union to organize “Thanks for not littering” program and clean the coastline, donate 15 trash cans, and plant 100 square tropical-almond trees along the beach •Collaborate with Phu Nhuan District Unionto clean 1 kilometer of railway and paint 1 kilometer of fences •Collaborate with Military Information College of Nha Trang students to clean waste and raise public awareness about protecting sea environment in Nha Trang •Raise public awareness for residents and tourists in Phu My Hung (District 7) about putting waste in proper places 64 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 65 ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY 66 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 67 MOVING TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY PNJ CULTURAL FESTIVAL – DIFFERENT SHADES YET ONE SPIRIT PNJ cultural festival is the essence of the culture, spirit and strength of PNJ. It is an event, a festive season that the members of PNJ family always look forward to each year. PNJ’s character is clearly expressed in each “PNJ warrior” through every activity, competition, performances, the yellow color in the traditional uniform… It is the will to conquer common objectives, the unity spirit, and the love for colleagues and company. “COMMON HOUSE” – THE IDENTITY OF PNJ’S CULTURAL Throughout 27 years of development, PNJ has built and developed ourselves a unique cultural identity: the “PNJ Common house” culture. Inheriting the essence of the company’s core values, the “Common house” culture is a solid foundation that contributes to the strength, spirit and values of the PNJ family. At PNJ, every employee is a member of the united PNJ family, and always live and work hard for the common goals of the business. The effort of each member is rewarded not only by material compensation, spiritual encouragement, and theallocation to a deserved position but above all, it is the recognition of them as examples for the whole team and next generations to follow and learn. The “Common house” culture is fostered and clearly expressed through the activities towards employees, which are held regularly, in order to meet the needs 68 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 of health care, the improvement of both material and spiritual life for employees as well as building pride and cohesion among members: team building conferences, thematic meetings, youth forums, cultural festivals, sports competition, PNJ family festival, health care clubs at the firm, … PNJ culture always educates employees to live and work with a sense of responsibility to themselves, to the society and to the community. PNJ is like a school where people are treated not only with material values but also with respect and love. It can be affirmed that the success of PNJ today has a critical contribution of the “Common house” culture. It creates not only a competitive strength, advantage in attracting and connecting talents and build a skilled workforce but also acts as a strong foundation and hope for the sustainable development of the business along its way with many challenges ahead. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 69 MOVING TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY ALWAYS PROUD OF OUR PRODUCT QUALITY Customers who have used PNJ-branded jewelry always appreciate the reliability of the gold age, gem quality and the delicate design in each product. All PNJ’s jewelry products are clearly labeled with gold content, gold age, warranty or repurchase conditions. Particularly, gemstones are always accompanied by a PNJ Testing company’s certification, which is globally recognized representatives from jewelry businesses, journalists and representatives of consumers, etc. The workshop has provided valuable knowledge so that consumers can differentiate artificial diamonds with synthetic stones, thus protecting their rights while enhancing Vietnam jewelry market transparency and creating competitive market for enterprises. THE LEADING WINGS OF THE VIETNAM JEWELRY INDUSTRY Secondly, PNJ also participated in organizing conferences on gold age quality by the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality in Hanoi, Can Tho and Ho Chi Minh City after Circular 22 on the same topic was implemented. At the conferences, PNJ’s experts were invited to present papers about jewelry quality management and images of quality management at PNJ Jewelry Enterprise. As a reputable brand in the market, PNJ pioneers in organizing conferences and activities to bring good values to the community. These include specialized workshops organized by a collaboration between the Ho Chi Minh CityJewelry Association and PNJ, to universalize knowledge about jewelries and gemstones to customers: One stand-out example is the workshop on Differentiating between artificial diamonds and synthetic stones, attracting a great turnout from experts in the field of jewelry, instructors of gemology at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Science, the Department of Industry and Trade, Vietnam Competition Authority, In addition, PNJ regularly releases articles on its official channels. These articles aim to provide customers with the necessary knowledge about different types of gold and silver jewelry, and precious stones and to give advice on buying them, especially diamonds, thus allowing customers to get access to official information for reference and avoidlosses or unnecessary risks. LICENSED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO TEST GOLD JEWELRY Circular 22/2013/TT-BKHCN on jewelry gold age quality management in the market is considered to be the foundation for branded items, including those of PNJ, where ambiguity in gold and gold content testing methods from retailers is robbing consumers. Accordingly, from 01/06/2014, enterprises and jewelry retailers which sell under-aged gold or do not disclose gold content and gold weight, will be severely penalized. Brands that wish to establish and upkeep its name must keep the promise about gold age to consumers. Even before the implementation of Circular 22, PNJ’s gold jewelries must undergo a strict quality management process before reaching consumers. 70 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Thanks to the transparency and credibility of each product, PNJ is honored to be the third entity to be licensed by the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (Ministry of Science and Technology) to validate the content of gold nationwide starting from February 2015. Accordingly, the results from PNJ’s determination is considered to be the basis to resolve any dispute on gold age in the market. PNJ believes that with its credibility and new responsibility, it will contribute to open a new era for trustworthy and professional gold jewelry businesses in particular and for the gold industry in general, thus adapting to the high demand from customers. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 71 MOVING TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT OF A GOLDEN-QUALITY LABOR FORCE DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY In 2015, PNJ employs over 3,200 workers of different age, gender, ethnicity, religion, and expertise. PNJ encourages diversity and equality in our working culture and there is no discrimination of gender, ethnicity or religion. All of our labor policies aim at developing the “PNJ Common House”, contributing to the creation of a friendly working environment where employees take care of each other and discrimination between managers and employees are erased. FOCUS ON GENDER EQUALITY The company highly appreciates gender equality, especially for female employees. At PNJ, we prioritize raising awareness of the role of females, both in the family and in the society. All PNJ employees have the same opportunities to utilize their potentials and contribute to the success of the whole organization. 72 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 “ Our highest goal is to appreciate the true value coming from women’s inner beauty. This is not the work of an individual or organization, but of the whole community. It is an important part of the process to build a civilized, modern, and equal society, contributing to increasing the awareness of Vietnamese women’s roles in the family and society. ” Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung PNJ Chairwoman and CEO PROTECTING EMPLOYEES’ RIGHTS PNJ always complies with regulations of the Law in general and the Labor Code in particular in managing our labor force. PNJ GUARANTEES: • All of our employees have labor contracts and receive full benefits protected by regulations of the Law. • We do not employ under-aged or unqualified labor that do not satisfy the requirements of the Law. • All labor contracts are prepared on voluntary basis. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 73 MOVING TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT OF A GOLDEN-QUALITY LABOR FORCE IDEAL WORKING PLACE FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE INTEGRATION CONTEXT, INVESTMENT IN HUMAN RESOURCES IS THE RIGHT DECISION PNJ always aims at building, developing, and maintaining a healthy, safe, and ideal working environment for our employees. In 2015, PNJ received several prestigious awards, both individually and organizationally, from many reputable organizations within and outside of Vietnam, including: Human is the element that makes up the organization and decides success or failure of any organizations. Understand the benefits that a golden human resource might bring, PNJ always prioritizes investment in human resources of the company. I nvestment in people is to enhance the value in spiritual, moral, intelectual, skills and phisique of those people, making them become employees who possess necessary skills and personalities to meet increasing requirements for developing the economy and society. “EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR” - JNA AWARDS 2015 2015 from JNA (Jewelry News Asia) Magazine (09/2015) I nvestments for human resources development bring high economic efficiency and save exploitation and usage of other resources. TOP 100 best working places in Vietnam 2014 I nvestments for human resource development bring faster and more stable economic growth. On the other hand, the efficiency of investment in human has an even spread and brings equal development opportunities as well as equal enjoyment of development benefits. from the managerial career network Anphabe.com cooperating with the market research company Nielsen (03/2015) I nvestment in human is to meet renovation requirements for enterprises. Human boosts productivity, saves costs for economic growth. It generates higher profits and creates investment opportunities for enterprises. It helps connect local and foreign businesses and those connections build a strong community. PNJ Human Resources Director - Nguyen Thi Ngoc Minh - was awarded Human Resources Director of the Year 2015 from the consulting firm Towers Watson Vietnam (03/2015) 74 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 H uman resources training is to meet diverse, multilayer requirements of technology and the development level of areas and industries. Human resources for industrialization, modernization require a sufficient number of the same level in structure and qualifications, able to understand and utilize scientific achievements and advanced technologies of the world and able to innovate new technologies. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 75 MOVING TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT OF A GOLDEN-QUALITY LABOR FORCE LABOR HEALTHCARE INVESTMENTS IN LABOR FORCE TRAINING In 2015, PNJ continued to embrace activities to support and ensure the health of employees. F Annual health check for employees or the sake of ten years, we must plant trees; for the sake of a hundred years, we should cultivate people. President Ho Chi Minh Once a year HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSE (Unit: billion VND) W Labor safety equipment expenses 500 435 400 300 246 258 186 VND 119 100 VND 2013 2014 • Medical insurance: for all employees • Health insurance: for managers • Accident insurance: for all employees PERIODICAL HEALTH CHECK • Male employees: once a year • Female employees: once a year OTHER PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND COMMITMENTS • Commit to comply with regulations about labor safety, firefighting and prevention, and safety of working environment • Maintain an average working space of 12m2/person • Maintain clean working conditions and install air conditioning systems in all manufacturing plants to ensure fresh atmosphere for workers 76 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Billion 2015 HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung, PNJ Chairwoman and CEO Billion Healthcare activity expenses 200 hat is PNJ’s greatest property?Not the money, but our corporate culture, our people. • Build modern toilet systems, ensure and maintain 100% clean condition • Build many independent smoking rooms to create a clean environment and reduce the workforce’s smoking habit Due to the increasingly fierce competition, companies that want to survive and develop are forced to restructure towards lean organization, in which human resource is a decisive factor. Thus, hiring the right people, assigning the right jobs and training appropriately will help improve quality of job performance and enhance efficiency of the company. training staffs to support those staffs fulfill their jobs at current positions and for those who have potential and help them be well-prepared to grow up to higher positions. 2015 is the year that PNJ continued to invest heavily in training our employees. The company focuses on • On-site training and development programs PNJ training programs consist of: • Orientation training programs • Off-site training and development programs PNJ’S TRAINING MODEL • Have 10 modern restrooms with 100% clean conditions and 4 separate smoking rooms to maintain fresh air and reduce smoking among employees • Have a healthcare system for employees who have urgent illness and fatigue while working; enforce daily 30-minute-break for pregnant employees • Hire cleaning company quarterly to clean buildings, especially high areas and areas with glasses • Compensation (bonuses and foods) for employees working in or involved toxic operations Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 77 HƯỚNG TỚI MỘT XÃ HỘI BỀN VỮNG DEVELOPMENT OF A GOLDEN-QUALITY LABOR FORCE The statistics above indicate that, in 2015, PNJ’s training activities continued to be implemented closely to the original plan and budget. In 2015, PNJ especially invested a great deal in talent training and development, spending over VND 2 billion on training activities. PNJ’S TRAINING STATISTICS TRAINING BUDGET AND EXPENSE (Unit: VND million) 78 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Total number of training courses increased consistently over the past 3 years. Especially, the number of employees in the management level participating in training courses raises from 546 in 2013 to 1,747 in 2015, achieving a growth rate of 220%. This rate indicates our determination to enhance knowledge and soft skills for our managers and thus improve the quality of our management team as a whole. Besides, PNJ has also prepared and planned to attract foreign labor force for several high-level positions since 2012. The modern management system and competitive remuneration policy based on market survey, whichhave been developed and finalizedwill boost the company’sconfidence in attracting foreign labor. PNJ has also built training strategies to enhance soft skills and language proficiency for employees (senior level and above) to overcome language barrier. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 79 COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT We need enterprises to recognize their social responsibilities. This means that the main responsibility of an enterprise is not to increase profitability, to become wealthy, or to send as much money abroad as possible, but to realize and evaluate what it has done for the nation, for the community - who have brought wealth to that enterprise President of Russia, Vladimir Putin PNJ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION A JOURNEY OF LOVE On 27/04/2015, PNJ celebrated the ten-yearanniversary of the PNJ Charitable Foundation. Founded in 2005, after 10 years, the PNJ Charitable Foundation has donated over VND 25 billion for projects aiming at improving the living standards of Vietnamese people and needy patients, as well as developing the potentials of Vietnamese students. PNJ is one of the few businesses in Vietnam having a Charitable Foundation that organizes activities professionally and owns a distinctive brand identity. Throughout its time of operation, PNJ Charitable Foundation has organized many meaningful charity and voluntary activities such as giving out gifts and free medical treatment to poor people in the country; emergency relief for households in flood and natural disaster zones; awarding scholarships to students… 80 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 These volunteer activities take place throughout with participation of many PNJ employees and have become a PNJ traditional culture, showing the solidarity and commitment-to-community-development spirit of the company. In particular, the spirit and the sense of community responsibility of all PNJ employees are expressed deeply through the fact that each employee volunteers to contribute 01 day salary every quarter to PNJ Charitable Foundation in order to raise fund for volunteer activities. Throughout 2015, this support has contributed nearly VND 2.7 billion to PNJ Charity Foundation. Besides, PNJ Charitable Foundation also has a contribution source from the company's Board of Directors operational fund and other soliciting charitable donations are organized regularly at the company. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 81 COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ... people have the right to express love and we need to increase our support for the poor so that their lives can be improved ... U.S. President, Barrack Obama SHARING A LOVING TET WITH PNJ FOR A GOLDEN FUTURE OF VIETNAMESE YOUTH The program "Sharing a loving Tet with PNJ" is an annual activity of PNJ Charitable Foundation. With thousands of Tet gifts given out each year, PNJ aims to motivate, share and contribute to bring happiness to poor people, children with disability in many regions throughout the country on Tet holiday occasion. PNJ ALWAYS PRIORITIZES THE FUTURE OF VIETNAMESE YOUTH In 2015, PNJ has donated over VND 500 million to scholarship funds and thus, provided financial aids for dozens of pupils and students, including children living in difficulties, needy children who has overcome their conditions, students in rural areas, creative students… For every trip, we always spend time finding the most valuable gifts for the people. Hopefully the economy is stable, our country develops, poverty is erased and the people have better living standards… Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung, PNJ Chairwoman and CEO 82 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 83 COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT "RED BRICK" PROGRAM THE PNJ HOUSE At the company’s 10th anniversary ceremony, PNJ Charitable Foundation started the project “Red Brick” in order to cultivate the program “PNJ House”. With the message of “Collecting a million red bricks to build the warm shelters”, the PNJ Charitable Foundation has received positive responses from the community to build hundreds of houses for families who are living in difficulties and homeless conditions across Vietnam. In order for the Red Brick project to reach as many employees as possible, the “PNJ House” models are put at each unit and department of the company with 84 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 the message “Each 1,000 VND you donate is a brick to build hundreds of warm shelters to disadvantage people across the country. Thank you for sharing”. Being launched at the end of 2015, “The PNJ House” is a program in which we build houses for the needy all across the country. On average, 50 houses are built annually, each valuing at VND 45 million. Within the last 4 months of 2015, there were 25 houses and 1 kindergarten built and given out under the “The PNJ House” program. The PNJ Houses were gifted to those who seemingly have lost all the chances to “to live and work in peace and contentment”, just like a miracle journey of a real life fairytale. The PNJ House journey will continue in 2016 with at least 50 houses built for disadvantaged families in all areas of the country. After a year of spreading out the donation program, the PNJ Charitable Foundation has received enthusiastic support from partners, customers, sponsors, especially from PNJ employees towards this meaningful activity. Up until now, the number of red bricks donated is 1,130,976, equals to 1,130,976,500 VND. Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 85 1. Comparison checklist with the Circular 155’s standards 2. Comparison checklist with GRI - G4 standards COMPARISON CHECKLIST WITH THE CIRCULAR 155’S STANDARDS 88 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 COMPARISON CHECKLIST WITH GRI - G4 STANDARDS Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 89 COMPARISON CHECKLIST WITH GRI - G4 STANDARDS 90 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 91 COMPARISON CHECKLIST WITH GRI - G4 STANDARDS 92 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 93 COMPARISON CHECKLIST WITH GRI - G4 STANDARDS 94 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 95 COMPARISON CHECKLIST WITH GRI - G4 STANDARDS 96 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 97 COMPARISON CHECKLIST WITH GRI - G4 STANDARDS 98 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 99 COMPARISON CHECKLIST WITH GRI - G4 STANDARDS 100 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 Save paper Save trees Save the world 102 Sustainable Development Report PNJ 2015 PHU NHUAN JEWELRY JOINT STOCK COMPANY 170E Phan Dang Luu St., Ward 3, Phu Nhuan District, HCM City www.pnj.com.vn