Install A Solar Panel And Facilitate Electric Vehicle Loans, Bank Mandiri Is Increasingly Focused On Working On Sustainable Segments

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JAKARTA PT Bank Mandiri Tbk. It is said that it has used 556 solar panels (solar panels) that have spread across several of the company's working areas as sources of operational supporting energy.

Bank Mandiri Deputy President Director Alexandra Askandar said this step was a tangible manifestation of fully supporting the energy transition step in Indonesia to reduce carbon emissions.

"We want to be an important part of achieving Indonesia's carbon neutrality or Net Zero Emission (NZE) by 2060," he said when giving a written statement on Tuesday, March 28.

Alexandra explained that the solar panels were placed in 300 units at the IT Injoko Building in Surabaya, 120 units at the Mandiri Tower of Medan, and 136 units at the Mandiri Tower of Palembang.

In addition, Alexandra explained that Bank Mandiri consistently continues its commitment to become Indonesia's Sustainability Champion for Better Future.

"One of the targets is to develop financing in line with POJK 51/2017, Indonesia's NDC/NZE Roadmap, and the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) framework which refers to best practices," he said.

Furthermore, the issuer with the stock code BMRI is noted to have collaborated with an electric vehicle-based environmentally friendly vehicle (electric vehicle) supply company. Alexandra said that this collaboration gradually began to integrate electric motorcycles into employee operational vehicles.

"In the future, Bank Mandiri will continue to encourage low-carbon and environmentally friendly operations to support sustainable growth by prioritizing ESG principles," he explained.

It does not stop there, the company has collaborated with GESITS Technologies Indo (GT) in supporting the government's incentive program in purchasing two-wheeled electric motorized vehicles. Bank's commitment to independence is in line with Minister of Industry Regulation No. 6 of 2023.

"We provide incentives with lower interest rates in electric vehicle loans starting from 0.83 percent per month," he said.

Meanwhile, until the end of February 2023, Mandiri Group together with Mandiri Tunas Finance (MTF) and Mandiri Utama Finance (MUF) have realized electric vehicle financing of IDR 316 billion, with a growing trend.