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Bukit Asam Received 3 Awards at TJSL & CSR Award 2022
Jakarta, August 12, 2022 - PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) received 3 awards: Top 5 Star Pillar of Economy, Top 5 Star Pillar of Environment, and CEO of The Most Committed to TJSL (Social Environmental Responsibility) Initiative on Clean Coal Technology for PTBA President Director Arsal Ismail, at the TJSL & CSR Award 2022 with theme "SOEs Acceleration Encouraging Economic Recovery Through TJSL & CSR".
PTBA Sustainability VP Hartono and PTBA Human Resources Director Suherman were present on behalf of Arsal Ismail to receive the award. The awarding event was held at the Grand Ballroom of the JW Marriott Mega Kuningan Hotel on Wednesday night (August 8, 2022).
The Top 5 Star Pillar of Economy award was given to PTBA owing to the Bukit Asam Industrial Center (SIBA) Rosella program, while The Top 5 Star Pillars of the Environment award to the Bara Lestari Urban Village program. The Most Committed CEO to TJSL Initiative on Clean Coal Technology was given to Arsal Ismail because of his leadership in the development of PTBA coal gasification.
"PTBA is proud and grateful for receiving the TJSL & CSR Award 2022. We have a strong commitment to contribute to sustainable economic development by emphasizing the balance between economic, social and environmental aspects," said Suherman.
PTBA empowers about 100 women for the SIBA Rosella program of which 30 housewives got new jobs and became the movement initiators of the program. The processing of rosella into various products, such as tea and syrup, has contributed to the income increase of Rp2-3 million per month per person.
As for the Bara Lestari Urban Village program, PTBA relocated 1,128 families or 4,512 people from slum area to a livable area. The area that was once a dense and slum settlement was converted into a Green Open Space (RTH) with a Zoo & Jogging Track.
As part of its transformation to become a world-class energy and chemical company, PTBA is also collaborating with PT Pertamina (Persero) and Air Products and Chemicals Inc (APCI) in the downstream coal project into Dymethil Ether (DME) in Tanjung Enim.
This National Strategic Project will be carried out for 20 years, bringing in foreign investment from APCI of USD2.3 billion or equivalent to Rp32.9 trillion. With the utilization of 6 million tons of coal per year, this project can produce 1.4 million tons of DME per year to reduce LPG imports by 1 million tons per year.
"This award encourages PTBA to continue to support sustainable development, provide various community empowerment assistance by paying attention to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) standards," said Suherman.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian MPR (People's Consultative Assembly) Chairman Bambang Soesatyo as Chair of the Honorary Assessment Committee of the TJSL & CSR Award 2022 gave his appreciation to the Ministry of SOEs for making SOEs global in an effort to achieve sustainable development goals through the implementation of the TJSL and CSR program.
The TJSL & CSR Award 2022 is expected to become an important momentum to strengthen the solidarity and concern of business actors towards the condition of the social environment, especially in efforts to economic recovery during the pandemic.
"It is also important to realize that the function of SOEs is not only as an agent of value creator that contributes profits, but also as an agent of development that contributes to national development. In carrying out its function as a generator of economic activities, SOEs must lay emphasize on contributing to people's welfare," he said.
The Head of the Evaluation Committee for the TJSL & CSR Award 2022 Thendri Supriatno said that the 2nd Year TJSL & CSR Award 2022 focused on the role of the Social Environmental Responsibility (TJSL) of SOEs in efforts to recover the economy in the transition era from pandemic to endemic.
The evaluation parameter in this event is the acceleration of SOEs in promoting national economic recovery through TJSL & CSR, which includes 4 aspects: social, economic, environmental, legal and corporate governance according to the agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The rating consists of three categories: five stars, four stars, and three stars.
All company programs must be in line with the 4 pillars of the SDGs (social, economic, environmental, legal and corporate governance). There are 6 aspects assessed, that is, policy, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, sustainability, and complementary documents (including testimonials and video documentation).
The 2nd Year TJSL & CSR Awards 2022 is an annual event initiated by BUMN Track, supported by the Indonesia Shared Value Institute (ISVI). This activity is the highest form of appreciation for SOEs and SOE Subsidiaries that have implemented the best TJSL and CSR practices. This year 82 SOEs and SOE Subsidiaries participated this event.
"SOEs Social Environmental Responsibility is expected to be able to provide value for companies both in terms of profit and benefit, so that Social Environmental Responsibility is no longer considered as merely giving charity but as strategic management which impact is measurable," said Thendri as the General Chair of the Corporate Forum for CSR Development (CFCD).
PTBA Sustainability VP Hartono and PTBA Human Resources Director Suherman were present on behalf of Arsal Ismail to receive the award. The awarding event was held at the Grand Ballroom of the JW Marriott Mega Kuningan Hotel on Wednesday night (August 8, 2022).
The Top 5 Star Pillar of Economy award was given to PTBA owing to the Bukit Asam Industrial Center (SIBA) Rosella program, while The Top 5 Star Pillars of the Environment award to the Bara Lestari Urban Village program. The Most Committed CEO to TJSL Initiative on Clean Coal Technology was given to Arsal Ismail because of his leadership in the development of PTBA coal gasification.
"PTBA is proud and grateful for receiving the TJSL & CSR Award 2022. We have a strong commitment to contribute to sustainable economic development by emphasizing the balance between economic, social and environmental aspects," said Suherman.
PTBA empowers about 100 women for the SIBA Rosella program of which 30 housewives got new jobs and became the movement initiators of the program. The processing of rosella into various products, such as tea and syrup, has contributed to the income increase of Rp2-3 million per month per person.
As for the Bara Lestari Urban Village program, PTBA relocated 1,128 families or 4,512 people from slum area to a livable area. The area that was once a dense and slum settlement was converted into a Green Open Space (RTH) with a Zoo & Jogging Track.
As part of its transformation to become a world-class energy and chemical company, PTBA is also collaborating with PT Pertamina (Persero) and Air Products and Chemicals Inc (APCI) in the downstream coal project into Dymethil Ether (DME) in Tanjung Enim.
This National Strategic Project will be carried out for 20 years, bringing in foreign investment from APCI of USD2.3 billion or equivalent to Rp32.9 trillion. With the utilization of 6 million tons of coal per year, this project can produce 1.4 million tons of DME per year to reduce LPG imports by 1 million tons per year.
"This award encourages PTBA to continue to support sustainable development, provide various community empowerment assistance by paying attention to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) standards," said Suherman.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian MPR (People's Consultative Assembly) Chairman Bambang Soesatyo as Chair of the Honorary Assessment Committee of the TJSL & CSR Award 2022 gave his appreciation to the Ministry of SOEs for making SOEs global in an effort to achieve sustainable development goals through the implementation of the TJSL and CSR program.
The TJSL & CSR Award 2022 is expected to become an important momentum to strengthen the solidarity and concern of business actors towards the condition of the social environment, especially in efforts to economic recovery during the pandemic.
"It is also important to realize that the function of SOEs is not only as an agent of value creator that contributes profits, but also as an agent of development that contributes to national development. In carrying out its function as a generator of economic activities, SOEs must lay emphasize on contributing to people's welfare," he said.
The Head of the Evaluation Committee for the TJSL & CSR Award 2022 Thendri Supriatno said that the 2nd Year TJSL & CSR Award 2022 focused on the role of the Social Environmental Responsibility (TJSL) of SOEs in efforts to recover the economy in the transition era from pandemic to endemic.
The evaluation parameter in this event is the acceleration of SOEs in promoting national economic recovery through TJSL & CSR, which includes 4 aspects: social, economic, environmental, legal and corporate governance according to the agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The rating consists of three categories: five stars, four stars, and three stars.
All company programs must be in line with the 4 pillars of the SDGs (social, economic, environmental, legal and corporate governance). There are 6 aspects assessed, that is, policy, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, sustainability, and complementary documents (including testimonials and video documentation).
The 2nd Year TJSL & CSR Awards 2022 is an annual event initiated by BUMN Track, supported by the Indonesia Shared Value Institute (ISVI). This activity is the highest form of appreciation for SOEs and SOE Subsidiaries that have implemented the best TJSL and CSR practices. This year 82 SOEs and SOE Subsidiaries participated this event.
"SOEs Social Environmental Responsibility is expected to be able to provide value for companies both in terms of profit and benefit, so that Social Environmental Responsibility is no longer considered as merely giving charity but as strategic management which impact is measurable," said Thendri as the General Chair of the Corporate Forum for CSR Development (CFCD).
