March 10, 2016
H.E. Ban Ki- Moon
Secretary-General
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
USA

Dear Mr. Secretary-General,

I am pleased to confirm that Skyward International Trade Limited reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact, in the areas of Human Rights, Labor, Environment and Anticorruption. In this first annual Communication on Progress, we explain how the Global Compact and its principles are present in our business strategy and daily operations.

We will continue to take part in the activities of the UN Global Compact where appropriate and feasible- through, participation in country and local networks, involvement in specialized initiatives and work streams, engagement in partnership projects, and reviewing and providing commentary to participating companies on their Communications on Progress.

Period covered by Communication on Progress (COP)
From 1 March 2015 To 29 February 2016

Sincerely yours,

U Thein Win
Managing Director
Skyward International Trade Limited.

We strongly respect and follow the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The protection of Human Rights is embedded in our numerous operating processes and control mechanisms across all of our departments and all levels of the organization. From senior management to entry level operations, we ensure that our business practices are not complicit in any human right abuses.

We publish internal newsletter for internal news and activities as well as for knowledge sharing. We provide seminars on environmental, social and work place issues. In our company, employees are provided with the necessary knowledge and skill to perform their jobs by new employee induction training, on the job training, in house training and external training. Employees shall be continually educated, trained and developed to ensure competency. We support professional growth of our employees by encouraging individuals’ creativity, innovation and development, which enables each individual to build his/her skill sets.

We are also very proud of our CSR efforts. Since 2014, we have been engaged in 6 blood drives. We give all our employees a chance to give back to the community by donating much needed blood supplies at the blood bank. To date, our employees and friends of the company have donated 1021 blood bags. While this hugely benefits the community, these blood drives also create bonding and workplace happiness for our employees. They get their blood checked (for example, an employee discovered he had Hepatitis C and the company has contributed significantly for his medical expenses to get treatment) and they enjoy a day of free transportation, food and teambuilding.

Semi-annual review completed by management team.

Skyward upholds the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining. We created a Workers Manual with standards from the Ministry of Labors for the responsibility of employers and employees.
We also emphasize on;
- Company policy to uphold the freedom of association and collective bargaining
- No child labor
- No force labor policy
- Yearly renewed Workers' Manual clearly state the employee rights and responsibilities,
and their compensations and benefits
- Regular staff training and education for employee development
- Provided the written company policy to all the employee
- Help out in emergency response for safety
- Right to desirable work and to joy trade union
- Right to Rest and Leisure
- Respect responsible business

We practice 44 hours work week and 2 times overtime allowances for extra hours in our company's Workers Manual clearly. We have no form of forced labor. We do not practice child labor; our employment policy is personnel above 18 years old. We create favorable workplace (fresh air, purified drinking water, rest-room and toilet) for all workers and frequently audited and improved by our committee.
Our general HR benefits are as follows: monthly salaries & overtime allowances, travel and meal allowances, transportation provision, Social Security Insurances at Social Security Board for the employees, yearly leave entitlements; 6 days of casual leave, 10 days of earned leave, 14 weeks of maternity leave, 15 days of paternity leave, 7 days of Leave for Funerals and Bereavement, 30 days of fully paid medical leave are clearly expressed in Workers Manual of our company.
There is opportunity for each individual regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant condition. This policy applies to recruitment and advertising; hiring and job assignment; promotion, demotion and transfer; layoff or termination rates of pay and benefits; selection for training; and the provision of any other human resource services.
In our employment program, we strongly emphasize non-discrimination on workers and among workers. Moreover, all workers have right to believe and practice their religions. We also strongly support women’s empowerment. This is evident in our workplace culture that supports and encourages female employees to take on challenging assignments. We also have several outstanding female employees in our senior management.

Semi-annual review completed by management team.

Awareness raising or training of employees on environmental protection;
- Always try best to inform progress and latest technology on environment and urge our
readers to live harmoniously with it
- Reduce waste materials
- recycling and reusing
- reduce consumption of electricity
- reduce consumption of fuels – efficient usage of vehicles and generators
- use recycle papers and recycle bags
- use paperless online reporting and communicating system, Internal Information
-Regular maintenance of vehicles, generators and machines for safety and
environmentally friendliness
- Movement towards a paperless organization. Increasing our percentage of recyclable
waste.

Since the beginning of 2014, we have been pioneers introducing thinner plastic bottles (1-liter, 0.5-liter, 0.3-liter) to the Myanmar market. By reducing the grams of plastic for both the water bottles as well as the cap, we are using less raw materials thereby reducing the environmental impact of our business both in sourcing as well as in waste. Even though we incur the risks associated with introducing thinner bottles in a market that is used to thick, sturdy bottles, we stick to our commitment of reducing environmental impact of our business. We take upon the responsibility of educating the public over time. In the middle of 2015, we introduced 5-liter bottles that also use less plastic than our competitors.
Our company follows and practices The Environmental Conservation Law laid down in The Republic of the Union of Myanmar. We strive to distribute internal orders, internal instructions, meeting minutes, etc..via email instead of physical copies. When we do print, we use both sides of paper and submit our recyclables to appropriate recycling centers.
We use resources as prudently as possible to minimize the adverse effects of wastes, discharges, emissions and deposits that may cause public health, safety or welfare issues. We continuously monitor and apply environmental conservation strategies to our processes, products and services. We regularly maintain our, motor vehicles and generators to make sure they run efficiently.

Semi-annual review completed by management team.

Provide continued education for all level of employees up to about corruption, as
well as what to do if one should encounter it. Commitment to be in compliance with all
relevant laws, including anti-corruption laws within the company and among the
stakeholders.

We instruct our employees to not engage in corrupt practices. We feature articles on corruption and bribery to let the people know the destructive consequences on society, and we promote transparency as a way to help in anti-corruption. We also investigate reports on corruptions.

Semi-annual review completed by management team.