Jakarta Program Hydroponic Cooperative Achieves Best CSR 2023 Predicate

JAKARTA - The corporate social responsibility (CSR) Jakarta Hydroponic Cooperative (Jakonic) program by BUMD Bank DKI received the title of the best CSR program in the social CSR initiative category for the B-Universary CSR Awards 2023.

Bank DKI President Director Fidri Arnaldy said that Bank DKI as a regional development bank (BPD) carries out its role as a growth facilitator as well as community economic equalization in DKI Jakarta.

"Bank DKI focuses on CSR initiatives aimed at empowering local communities that have a positive impact on welfare and improving quality of life", Fidri said in his statement, Thursday, June 8.

Fidri explained that Jakarta's Hydroponic Cooperative is Bank DKI's flagship CSR program which has been carried out since 2014. Jakonik involves the active role of the community in reviving hydroponic gardens based on community empowerment.

"Jakonik saat ini telah memiliki 9 kelompok anggota di 9 wilayah rusun di Jakarta. Para anggota Jakonik telah dibekali pelatihan dan pendampingan untuk memaksikan hasil panen dan tata kelola upstream hilir bisnis hydroponic, dengan coverage peranan sebagai pusat pemasaran hydroponic, pusat pendampingan usaha hydroponic, penyedia layanan edukasi, serta penyedia sarana dan prasarana seperti fertil, bijin dan peralapan)," urainya.

Meanwhile, Bank DKI Commercial and Institutional Director Herry Djufraini said that high economic activity certainly had an impact on the environment and social, so that the role of CSR was needed.

"These various impacts need to be responded to by the company with the CSR initiative program as a sustainable business effort", said Herry.

As Bank DKI's leading CSR, Jakonik is sought to provide benefits for the surrounding community by improving the quality of life of the community and empowering the local economy.

"Janik's success has proven to be able to help reduce social inequality and improve overall quality of life," he added.