Through the Sustainable Program, Semen Baturaja Wins Awards at ISDA and ICA 2023

PALEMBANG – PT Semen Baturaja Tbk (SMBR) as a subsidiary of PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (SIG) succeeded in receiving prestigious national awards at the 2023 Indonesia SDGs Award (ISDA) and 2023 Indonesia CSR Award (ICA) held by the Corporate Forum for CSR Development (CFCD). The award was received directly on Monday (4/12) at the Westin Hotel, Rasuna Said, Jakarta.

This event is an awards event given to companies that save energy, carry out environmental conservation, carry out social activities in the community and various positive things as a contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

At the ISDA event, SMBR received 2 Gold category awards through two programs, namely the Land Conservation Program on Critical Post-Mining Quarry Land Using Silvicultural Methods to Create Green Habitat for Trigona Bee Colonies and Optimizing White Clay Products, Which Are One of the Downstreams of the Cement Industry and Supporting Food Security National.

Meanwhile at the ICA event, SMBR received 1 award in the Gold category through the Beeyond Mining program: Ecosystem Preservation on Critical Post-Mining Quarry Land Using Silvicultural Methods Utilizing It for Trigona Bee Cultivator.

SMBR Vice President of Corporate Secretary, Basthony Santri said that this award is concrete evidence of the company carrying out sustainable operations and business practices to support the realization of sustainable development (SDGs).

“SMBR’s commitment to sustainability is reflected through the implementation of company programs and initiatives that apply ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles. “The main goal is to increase the company’s business resilience in the future,” said Basthony.

A total of 32 companies with a total of 63 programs and 9 individuals at CEO level took part in the ICA 2023 awards event. Meanwhile at ISDA 2023, a total of 100 companies, 172 programs and 14 individuals at CEO and Executive level took part in this activity.

CFCD general chairman Thendri Supriatno, in his speech expressed his desire to play a role in assisting the Government in achieving future sustainability goals and targets with real social contribution programs.

“Today is a celebration and appreciation to Company colleagues for their hard work in carrying out sustainable social contributions,” said Thendri Supriatno. (*)