The Business World Conducts Many CSR And ESG Innovations For Sustainable Business

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The TOP CSR Awards 2024 have been awarded to a number of leading companies from various business sectors in Indonesia, at the Raffles Hotel, Jakarta, on Wednesday 29 May. The award is continuity from previous years since 2016, and was held by TopBusiness Magazine in collaboration with a number of institutions in the CSR sector.

The event was attended by nearly 600 business actors from the company division, including the CEOs/leaders of the company that won the award.

There are several companies with CSR performance that are considered good and classified as the top CSR in Indonesia, as well as receiving this prestigious award.

Among them are BSI Maslahat, Kideco Jaya Agung, Multi Harapan Utama, MMS Group Indonesia, PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk, Petrokimia Gresik, PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, Datang DSSP Power Indonesia, and Pupuk Kalimantan Timur, PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.

Borneo Indobara, AICE Group, Danareksa (Persero), Telen Orbit Prima, Malinora Power, PT Hutama Karya (Persero), Migas Utama West Java, Semesta Centramas, Antang Gunung Meratus, Peruri, PT PGN Tbk, Batang Integrated Industrial Zone, Savings Guarantee Institute (LPS), Indonesian Gas Transportation, PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk, Kutai Energi, Surya Energi Indotama and others.

In his remarks as keynote speaker, the Minister of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia, represented by the Director General of Environmental Pollution and Damage Control (PPKL), Sigit Reliantoro, explained a number of things.

First, the importance of all companies in Indonesia, to participate in protecting the environment through business operations that do not damage the environment, or use environmentally friendly energy resources. Second, the company's commitment to implementing ESG in supporting sustainable business growth, and thirdly, environmental economic transformation is realized through the actualization of carbon economic value for controlling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in national development and economic stimulation.

Sigit said that currently the world is being hit by three global crises, namely climate change, loss of biodiversity, and pollution. And we are aware that there has always been an impact of the business operations being carried out.

"So in the context of CSR, even though there is damage caused by the activities (business operations), now the business world has become a champion and a driving force to overcome three climate change crises, loss of biodiversity, and pollution," said Sigit.

Meanwhile, the Director General of Economic Development and Investment of the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, Harlina Sulistyorini, was also present to present the award.

The chairman of the 2024 TOP CSR Awards, Lutfi Handayani, said that the theme raised for 2024 is the CSR & ESG Innovation Programs for Sustainable Business Growth.

In a sense, CSR and ESG are expected not only to provide social benefits for the community and the environment, but must be in line with business strategies, must support the achievement of business targets, so that the company's performance can continue to grow sustainably.

The theme aims to encourage companies to implement ESG and CSR by adopting ISO 26000 SR and ESG. Companies need to be more responsible for the impacts caused by business operations. If these responsibilities run, then many social-economic problems in Indonesia will be resolved automatically," said Lutfi, who is also the Chief Editor of TopBusiness Magazine.

Investors are now demanding companies to run ESG (environment, social, and governance). This also needs to be considered so that businesses can grow sustainably, care socially, and manage well," said Lutfi.

The TOP CSR Awards 2024 activity was attended by nearly 1,000 companies in Indonesia (long list of winning candidates). Then, there were around 190 companies that registered, and from there as many as 152 companies participated in the complete assessment.