Sustainability Report 2016
11
Strategy Themes
Approaches
Targets for FY2017
Targets for FY2020
Environmental
Protection
Green
Manufacturing
Materials,
Waste and
Recycling
Recycle
materials
to minimise
waste and
conserve
resources
Continue to implement
automation process in the
material recycling station of
our factories to improve the
recycling efficiency
Maintain the recycling rate of
the reusable materials at or
above 70%
Continue to collect and
analyse the internal reuse and
recycling rate
Logistics
Reduce the
environmental
impact from
shipment of
products
Continue to keep track of the
average loading capacity of
each container shipment
Maintain the average loading
capacity of each container
shipment at or above 80%
Continue to improve the
consolidation of shipment
volumes and shipping orders
with our business partners
Maximise the usage of
ocean and rail freight for
long distance and inland
shipments respectively
Workplace
Quality
Communication
and Staff
Relations
Enhance our good staff relations
through various communication
channels and staff activities
Continue to encourage open
communications at all levels
of the Company and facilitate
employees to voice their
opinions through various
communication channels
Maintain employee
satisfaction at or above
average level based on the
employee satisfaction survey
Continue to provide different
types of staff activities for our
employees
Maintain average staff
turnover rate at or below 12%
Advancement
in Careers
Foster a continuous learning
environment and encourage
employees to develop and
advance their careers in VTech
Continue to review the training
needs of staff, evaluate the
training content and increase
the number of training courses
for the career development of
our employees
Maintain average training
hours per employee at or
above 20 hours
Respect of
Labour and
Human Rights
Respect the labour and human
rights of all our employees with
clearly defined human resources
management policies
Continue to update
our human resources
management policies in
accordance with the latest
statutory requirements
Increase number of staff with
years of service longer than 5
years by 10% compared with
FY2014
Continue to provide training
and conduct employee
surveys in the areas of labour
and human rights
Environment for
Our People
Provide a supportive, pleasant
and healthy workplace for
our staff, and foster a caring
community in our working
environment
Continue to add new health
and safety training courses and
introduce workplace stretching
exercises to all workers
Maintain the loss of working
hours due to injuries in
manufacturing facilities at or
below 0.01%
Perform monthly Environment,
Health and Safety (EHS)
internal audit
Zero work related fatality case
Continuously upgrade the
facilities in the living areas of
the factories
Maintain employee
satisfaction at or above
average level based on the
employee satisfaction survey