Since January 2022, GRGI has offered a customized online course called the “Life Skills for Youth Program” to the children of GRGI employees in accordance with one of our core values, “Care for Stakeholders.” Initiated as an internal Corporate Social Responsibility endeavor for the preteens and teens of staff members, this program was later extended to encompass the children of distributors and suppliers in 2023. The program is intended to aid the future development of youth by utilizing methodologies, approaches, and materials that are not supported in the curriculum of typical Myanmar’s education system.

GRGI always opens arms for the fresh graduates and students, especially from local, who are eager to gain knowledge about the real industry and choose their future career path while still in education. In addition to our own internships, GRGI accommodates the interns who sign up under the “ThaiBev Internship Program for ASEAN Student 2023” in pursuing a two- to three-months internship. In 2023, a total of 19 interns were hosted by GRGI respectively in the departments of Manufacturing, Marketing, Human Capital and Supply Chain.

This initiative was implemented as a GRGI’s pilot CSR project under “UNLOCK’s Partnership for Goals” as part of ThaiBev’s Transformation 2.0 Project under “PASSION TO WIN 2025” goal. Despite San Hpe Model Village’s advantageous geographic location, the local farmers previously were unable to irrigate paddies every summer. The primary problem identified by GRGI was the farmers’ inability to pump water from the watergate to their fields due to the high cost of renting the equipment and the diesel oil required to operate the generator. Accessing and using the solar energy irrigation system was also challenging and costly for them. Therefore, GRGI voluntarily offered to supply our local farmers with a practical, efficient, and smart solar energy irrigation system, now enabling the farmers to cultivate twice a year.

As stated in our motto, “Being a Good Corporate Citizen,” GRGI is constantly dedicated to advancing community development. In addition to bringing vast access to clean drinking water for the community, GRGI is also committed to following up with the maintenance once a year for the RO water treatment plants that GRGI donated in (3) states/regions. The photographs showcase the maintenance services arranged by GRGI at the Shwedagon Pagoda and in townships including Pantanaw, Maubin, and Oak Pho.

Since 2013, GRGI established a charity clinic in Leik Poke village, Hmawbi Township, where Grand Royal’s main distillery is located, by appointing a designated doctor and a nurse to assist. The clinic is open every Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 3 PM to 6 PM, and the patients who are the village residents of Leik Poke, Kwin Leik Poke, Lower Thel Kon, and Upper Thel Kon in Hmawbi Township are accessible to the clinic. GRGI is spontaneously replenishing the medications and essential equipment for the clinic twice a year.

Since 2021, GRGI has been providing annual relief support for our employees nationwide, including daily wages, promo girls/boys, piece rate workers, and the communities. Following the recent high inflation in several commodities, the increased cost of living has become unbearable for many. GRGI understands the difficult situation for some of our colleagues and our surrounding communities. This special contribution, which includes rice sacks, instant noodles and cooking oil, is our way of showing we care towards our people.

The GRGI offices in Yangon and Mandalay regularly help the surrounding communities, where our distilleries are located, on a quarterly basis as a regular CSR activity. These communities primarily belong to the religious, educational, healthcare, and other social sectors such as community development as needed.