Realizing Sustainable Innovation, Semen Baturaja Wins Three ENSIA Awards 2024

JAKARTA – PT Semen Baturaja Tbk (SMBR) as a subsidiary of PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (SIG) has won 3 awards at the 2024 Environmental and Social Innovation Awards (ENSIA) held by PT Sucofindo on Wednesday (31/7) at The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali.

The three awards brought home by SMBR were two Platinum Awards and one Silver Award, including the Platinum Predicate for the B3 Waste Reduction Innovation category and the Energy Innovation category and the third award for the Energy Efficiency Reduction Innovation category.

The awards were received directly by SMBR Vice President of Corporate Secretary Hari Liandu. It is known that the ENSIA Awards give awards to companies that have shown extraordinary efforts in environmental and social innovation. With the theme “Extraordinary Turnaround Innovation For Sustainability”, this event emphasizes the importance of innovation to achieve sustainability goals.

Hari Liandu explained that this achievement is the company’s commitment to presenting sustainable innovation to support environmental preservation. “This award is concrete evidence of the company’s commitment to supporting environmental conservation through sustainable innovation that has an impact on reducing energy consumption and reducing carbon emissions, in line with global efforts to address climate change,” he said.

At ENSIA 2024, won the Platinum predicate for the B3 waste reduction innovation category, an innovation carried out by SMBR thanks to the B3 sludge oil waste utilization program as a substitute fuel or alternative fuel in the kiln. This innovation has not only succeeded in reducing the negative impact on the environment but also significantly increased operational efficiency.

The second Platinum predicate was also won again, for the energy efficiency innovation category through the Cement Grinding Process program with the Addition of Cement Grinding Aid (CGA) as an Effort to Reduce the Slag Index. By adding CGA, the slag index can be reduced without sacrificing cement quality. This program has succeeded in reducing the heat & fuel consumption index, reducing carbon emissions.

Then, the Silver predicate in the Emission Reduction Innovation category was won by SMBR through the program using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in the form of Expert Optimizer (Intelligence Process Control System Program) to optimize the control of operating parameters on production equipment. This program is able to analyze all sample data massively and simultaneously to provide extensive information and appropriate actions, so that it can produce efficiency in the production process.

“In the previous year, Semen Baturaja also won an award at the same event with the Platinum predicate in the Social Innovation category through the SMBR Economic and Education Bee Farm Program, but this year we managed to bring home three trophies at once in 3 categories,” said Hari.

Meanwhile, in his remarks, Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry Alue Dohong at the peak of ENSIA 2024, appreciated PT Sucofindo, as well as business actors who have implemented efficiency in managing the balance between the environment, economy, and social.

This, said Alue Dohong, is a form of the company’s commitment to concern for climate change, environmental management. “We hope that in the future, business actors who receive awards can provide and create innovations sustainably,” he said.

Alue Dohong added that with the commitment of business actors in managing environmental, economic and social balance, of course, in line with the PROPER instrument. “How companies manage, not only the benefit aspect, but also aspects of the environment and social responsibility,” he said.

Meanwhile, President Director of PT Sucofindo Jobi Triananda expressed his highest appreciation to all business actors who have participated in the ENSIA 2024 event. Because, the innovations that have been produced, both social and environmental innovations, are real evidence of business actors in contributing to sustainable development.

This year’s ENSIA event was attended by 756 papers, and this event was held to provide opportunities for environmental and social innovators to implement carbon emission efforts, community empowerment and support proper as a government policy. And, this innovation not only provides benefits to companies, but also has a broad positive impact on society and the environment. (*)