Commemorating National Planting Day, Erick Thohir Plants Trees At The Ministry Of SOEs Halaman

SOE Minister Erick Thohir (right) during a tree-planting ceremony in Jakarta (Photo: screenshot of Instagram @kementerianbumn)

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir participated in the commemoration of National Tree Planting Day by symbolically planting red shoots and tabebuya in the courtyard of the Ministry of SOEs Building.

"This ceremonial tree planting program was carried out simultaneously at seven points in Indonesia by involving BUMN, local governments, and nature-loving students (Mapala)," he said as reported by Instagram @kementerianbumn on Sunday, November 28.

According to Erick, there are seven simultaneous planting locations, namely DKI Jakarta (Building of the Ministry of SOEs), North Sumatra (Lake Toba), Lampung (Wai Sekampung), Riau (Pekanbaru), Banten (Rangkasbitung), East Java (Malang), South Sulawesi ( Makassar) with a total of 3,970 trees planted.

Meanwhile, several SOEs were involved, including PT Inalum (Persero)/MIND ID, PT Pelindo (Persero), PT Perkebunan Nusantara V, PT Perkebunan Nusantara VIII, PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero), PT Pertamina (Persero), Perum Perhutani, and PT Bureau of Classification Indonesia (Persero), PT Pegadaian, PT Asuransi Kredit Indonesia, PT Taspen (Persero) and Perum LPPNPI (Airnav).

"Social and Environmental Responsibility (TJLS) is to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by prioritizing the principles of accountability, being integrated, directed, and having a measurable impact," he said.

Planting activities were also carried out by the Secretary of the Ministry of SOEs, Susyanto, Deputy for Human Resources, Technology and Information Tedi Bharata, and Assistant Deputy for Social and Environmental Responsibility (TJSL) Agus Suharyono.

In addition, the National Tree Planting Month and Tree Donation were also carried out. For information, the Presidential Decree No. 24 of 2008 concerning Indonesian Tree Planting Day has set December as the National Tree Planting Month.

"I invite all employees of the Ministry of BUMN and employees of BUMN to donate to plant the tree," concluded Erick Thohir.