Jakarta Globe, Feb 26, 2015
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when he was still president of Indonesia. (EPA Photo/Bagus Indahono). |
Jakarta.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was among a diverse group of winners of awards for
sustainable business practices whose names were announced on Wednesday evening,
with the former Indonesian president receiving praise for “his achievements in
developing green growth in Indonesia and his commitments to action on climate
change globally.”
A Special
Award for Leadership in Green Growth and Development was presented to Yudhoyono
at the Shangri La Hotel Jakarta, during a ceremony attended by Vice President
Jusuf Kalla, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Sofyan Djalil and other
ministers, as well as CEOs, heads of international agencies and media.
“Development
and growth is something that needs to be planned carefully. It needs to ensure
social inclusiveness. It needs to protect the environment, it needs to
correspond to climate challenge, it needs to go on for the long term,”
Yudhoyono said at the award ceremony.
The 2014
Sustainable Business Awards Indonesia were organized by Global Initiatives in
cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the Indonesian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and the Indonesia Business Council for
Sustainable Development.
The
organizers said in a press release that cement company Holcim Indonesia emerged
the overall winner, but companies such as Bank BNI, Astra International, Bukit
Asam, Nestle Indonesia, Bumi Serpong Damai and Unilever also won in various
categories.
Tony
Gourlay, CEO of Global Initiatives, said in the press release: “For the third
year in a row, we are pleased to showcase companies in Indonesia who have
embedded sustainability in their corporate mission and whose leadership shares
this vision. We encourage other companies to follow their lead and communicate
their sustainability efforts more widely.”
The
complete list of SBA winners
MAIN AWARDS
Overall
Winner: Holcim Indonesia
1. Strategy
and vision: Unilever Indonesia
2.
Workforce: Holcim Indonesia
3.
Community: Astra International
4. Energy
management: Holcim Indonesia
5. Water
management: Bukit Asam
6. Waste
& material productivity: Danone Aqua Group
7. Climate
Change: Holcim Indonesia
8. Supply
Chain: Nestle Indonesia
9. Land
Use, Biodiversity and the Environment: Monsanto Indonesia (Branita Sandini)
10.
Business Responsibility and Ethics: Unilever Indonesia
*
Environmental Disclosure: Dupont Agriculture Products Indonesia
SPECIAL
RECOGNITION AWARDS
1. Pioneer
in Green Finance in Indonesia: Bank Negara Indonesia
2.
Outstanding leadership in sustainable agriculture: Great Giant Pineapple
3. SME
placing sustainability at the core of its business: Pulau Nikoi
4.
Outstanding Energy Management in the mining sector: Vale Indonesia
5.
Outstanding Water Management in the property sector: Bumi Serpong Damai
Special Award for Green Growth & Leadership: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Special Award for Green Growth & Leadership: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
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