Monday, November 30th 2015

To our stakeholders
I am pleased to confirm that [ Company Name ] reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption.

In this annual Communication on Progress, we describe our actions to continually improve the integration of the Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and daily operations. We also commit to share this information with our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.

Sincerely yours,

Philippe ARNAUD

General Manager

the company employs equally women and men, according to position available and applicants
we register today for 2015 an average of 69 staffs in our company 48 men and 21 women
all are employees are over 18 years old, no children employees
98% of our staff is local staff from Myanmar and 78% from our region (Shan State)
We provide accommodation in our compound equally from men and women with separate floors for each gender
No discrimination of age
the minimum wage according to Myanmar Law is applicable and all employees are paid equally according to their skills, experience and performance

A suggestion box is available at the staff canteen, at the HR office and staff quarters for employees to submit any request or complaints regarding unfair treatment

A training session has been conducted for each department of our hotel in september 2015 to raise the public awareness on human rights issues

so far in 2015 we did not have to deal with Human rights violation.
A monthly meeting is done with our HOD's where Human Resources are evoked

A staff handbook of Sanctum Inle resort is written in English and Burmese is in place which state clearly employees rights and policy, their compensation and benefits

this staff handbook is available for each employee

7% of service charge is redistribute on monthly basis to our employees

Myanmar labour law is followed up within our organization
each department head prepare a weekly roaster and we follow labour laws and as per contract each employee works 8 hours a day six days a week. if overtime, they are paid or compensation is given
All public holidays are given
All is registered in our Human resources manager office and HR software to avoid any complaints
All employees are entitled of social insurance
Health and safety training is done by department and registered on monthly basis by our HRM

we have a 100% compliance on approved contract
each employee has a written contract

supplies are made locally, fresh food is bought locally
Lighting control, optimizing room and water temperatures, and raising energy awareness among staff are just some of the options. Equally importantly, energy efficiency measures are not only going to prove economically beneficial but are also likely to benefit the reputation of our hotel.

Hot water
We do not overheat hot water. A temperature of 60°C is ideal: it provides comfortable hot water and is hot enough to kill legionella bacteria
We are using fitting spray water taps, as they use less hot water and energy
We make sure that leaking tap or others leakages are repaired promptly

Air conditioning
We avoid using air conditioning for cooling until the temperature exceeds 23-24°C
We implement a building management system, air condition is linked with power so when power is cutoff, air condition is stopped
Heating/ventilation/air conditioning - Improving efficiency through maintenance and tune-ups can return savings of up to 30 percent or more.

Lighting
We have installed an occupancy and daylight sensors (power control at entrance of the room) so that our lights are only on when required
We are using low-energy lighting. These could help you reduce the electricity we consume for lighting by up to 80%.
Staff is informed and train to switch off light when not necessary
Security guard during their inspection control all rooms and public areas and switch off light when not needed

Refrigeration
We defrost fridges regularly; we check the seals on cold rooms and fridges; and keep condensers and evaporators clean
If we have to replace or to buy new, we will look for energy efficient units such as those that are A rated. If possible, buy A++ units, as they have the lowest electrical running costs
We keep fridge doors closed as much as possible
for the upcoming year we will ask our suppliers and business partners to adhere to Global Compact

we do not use plastic bottle for welcome products in guests bathroom
we are using recycle paper for office use

Solid food
The solid food waste is collected every afternoon for pig food. As for the cooking oil, since we do not deep fry every day, we strain and reuse it in the canteen for a few days and dispose as pig food thereafter. The empty bottles, cans, etc. are segregated close to the staff house.
Bottles/plastics/cans
From Housekeeping side, we are now using reusable bottles that we can wash and reuse them and by using them we can reduce plastic bottles that are nowadays our main concern regarding preserving our environment.
We segregate garbage that come out of our working place and recycling them- like rewashing bed room slippers, sells bottles and paper to use them in other industry.
Waste water
We have installed a water treatment system called AME machine & this AME machine treated waste water. After treated, landscape pump is pumping this treated water for landscaping.
Our business creates employment, most of our team is local (Inle Lake). They can share their local cultural heritage with guests.
We are doing our supplies locally, we are in touch with farmers, different shops and suppliers from Shan state, we avoid as much as we can supplies from Yangon. We sale local handicraft from Inle Lake in our boutique
We promote also tradition and Shan food, which is the base of our menus.

we implement our organic garden in our property for the past four months

Periodic review done by senior management on monthly basis

it is the policy of Sanctum Inle Resort that all of its business transactions are done in an honest and ethical manner

Sanctum Inle Resort has a complete team in account department with accountant, general cashier, purchaser, storekeeper, chief accountant.
all incomes and expenses are registered and we have a check and balance system over all transactions
records are maintained with proper proves where each dollars or kyats are going and what is done with it.

all our business income are registered in our POS System called Opera

our accounts and books are subjected to an internal audit every month

our accounts and books are subjected to an external audit once a year

our records are checked by finance and group finance director and finally reaches to our owners