what works in laos? csr & mmg sepon mmg watsford
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Corporate Social Responsibility atMMG LXML Sepon
November 2014
Partnership for Development
Progress to date:• Identified 4 potential businesses:
• Mandarin, pineapple, silk, & chicken.
• Engaged 15 buyers (Coke Cola, PepsiCo, Kellogg, Ikea etc)
• Agreed partnership with Ironbark Citrus. They have initiated registration as Lao business.
• 25,000 seedlings planted• 10 initial farmers identified• Credit secured• District support
Next Steps:• Import trees• Identify next 100 farmers
High-value agriculture
High Value Agriculture
Local business
Local Business Development• 100s of jobs• Multiple businesses• Millions of $ in income
Developing Small Business
• 439 jobs• 26 businesses• USD $2.975 M income 2013• USD $15,650,000 income to date• Extensive training to develop
required skills• Partnership with Lao National
Chamber of Commerce and Lao-Japan Human Resource Training Institute
• Developing both mine and non mine dependent businesses
• Building on local skills• Focused on quality• Next step develop new markets
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Annual Income for Small Business Groups
RiceSNV Enhanced Rice• 1,300+ farmers• Milling businesses• Market driven
Improving Rice Yield and Milling
• Sticky rice is a cultural icon and fundamental to the Lao perception of livelihood security.
• Targets:• Increase yields from 2.5 to 3 tonnes
per hectare• Improve quality• 159% increase in income for farmers
($105/hectare). • 200% increase in income for rice
millers.• Leverage LXML rice consumption for local
benefit• LXML Sticky rice sourced 100% from
Vilabouly• In partnership with the Netherlands
Development Agency (SNV)• Market driven• Beneficiaries:
• 1,300+ farmers• 8 rice millers• Rice group
Earning the Privilege to Grow
Area 2014 est. LOM
Government Receipts ($’m) $100m $1.3 billion
Infrastructure (28A, village roads, and electricity grid) - $46 million
Vilabouly Trust Fund ($’m) $0.75m $5 million
Community development and poverty alleviation $1.2m $5.8 million
Cultural Heritage (includingVilabouly Cultural centre) $200,000 $1.4 million
Extension to Huay KhongTraining Centre $200,000 $0.2 million
Local business income $2.9 m $18 million
UXO Clearance ($’m) $4.5m $40 million
People Development
Training Hours 273,000 1.7 million
Infrastructure Development
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Donations and Sponsorship
US$3 million since 2003 Emphasis on direct development benefit to community, assisting women and children.
US$3 million in donations
Humanitarian and disaster assistance (US $440,000 in flood relief, dengue etc)
Support for SavannakhetHospital, Mother Child Hospital, Paediatrics etc.
Monuments of national significance – National Assembly, Chao Anou
Support for Capacity Building – UXO, EITI etc.
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Building the Next Generation of Lao Leaders