Febriany has been with Vale for almost 14 years. She has nearly 22 years of international work experience in the financial and mining industry. She worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Jakarta and in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for total of seven years. During that time, she was involved in various types of financial due diligence works and international projects.

She started her career with PT Vale as Manager of Capital Project Controls and Financial Evaluation. After three years in the role, she was assigned to the regional office of Vale Base Metals Asia Pacific and Africa based in Brisbane, Australia for 2.5 years. There, holder of Bachelor of Economics from the University of Indonesia and MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and National University of Singapore, was responsible for overseeing performance of Vale Base Metals units in Indonesia, Japan, China, Taiwan and Africa. Upon her return to Indonesia, she assumed responsibility as CFO of PT Vale from 2013 to 2018 and was Deputy CEO for two years, before the Top 25 Most Influential Women in Treasury in Asia Pacific (2015) finally being appointed as CEO.

Being a CEO in a company engaged in an industry with such a masculine image did not dampen Febriany’s spirit. She believes that diversity will bring change in a positive direction. Difference makes all the difference. This is in line with Vale’s target to be a “home” for all talents by embracing diversity, creating equality and building inclusiveness. Febriany, who was chosen as Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen 2019, is also active in voicing issues of diversity, inclusion, and sustainability, through various forums, such as Women in Mining & Energy (WIME), Indonesia Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (IBCWE), and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD).

Source: Febriany Eddy officially becomes CEO of PT Vale Indonesia Tbk

Other data from the UNEP Food Waste Index in 2021 shows that the amount of food waste globally reaches 931 million tons in 2019. Ironically, the Covid-19 pandemic has increased the number of malnutrition between 83-123 million people. And 6.7 million of them are children suffering from acute malnutrition.

On the other hand, the Indonesian government remains optimistic about reducing waste with a target of 30% and 70% by 2025, including food waste. In fact, reducing food waste is one of the priorities in the 2020-2024 RPJMN, as conveyed by representatives of Medrilzam, Director of the Environment, BAPPENAS. According to representatives of Anang Nugroho, Director of Food and Agriculture of BAPPENAS, in more detail, horticultural products, especially vegetables, are the largest contributor to food waste products in Indonesia, which must receive attention.

Seeing this, IBCSD together with WRAP introduced an initiative based on voluntary agreement, where businesses can participate in the commitment and start calculating and analyzing their respective food losses and losses. Indeed, one of the right solutions in dealing with the problem of food waste is to involve the business sector. Based on the presentation in the discussion entitled “Business Actions to Overcome Food Shrinkage and Food Waste in Indonesia” held by the Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) on April 29, 2021, only 11.5% of food waste is produced in the consumption process in most developing countries. . Meanwhile, the production process contributed 23.5% of food loss and waste, then post-harvest storage contributed 24.4%, the manufacturing process 20.3%, and distribution 20.3%. This means that business has a very big role in dealing with this problem.

“IBCSD intends to introduce voluntary agreement-based initiatives to overcome the problem of food loss and waste in Indonesia. We believe that this issue has become the concern of many parties. So that this is not a reinventing the wheel program, but a support and enhancement of existing initiatives globally and nationally,” said Yono Reksoprodjo, Executive Committee of IBCSD.

Interestingly, mapping and reducing waste loss and waste in a business chain will not only benefit the environment and help achieve government targets. WRAP’s International Partnership Manager, Michael Jones, provides a clear example of how UK businesses implementing reduced food losses and waste at their company have succeeded in reducing previously invisible costs and providing significant benefits to the business. Another good news is that business people who are interested in this initiative can join the voluntary agreement initiated by IBCSD.

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As part of the collaboration of the 2021 ‘BELI YANG BAIK’ HYBRID EXPO event with WWF Indonesia, IBCSD held a talkshow, sharing about green products and green production processes that have been carried out by companies from different industrial sectors. The talkshow was held on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 14.00 – 15.30.

Moderated by Katrina Inandia, Communications and Knowledge Manager of IBCSD, the speakers included: Melanie Masriel – Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability Director, L’Oréal Indonesia; Khrisma Fitriasari – Head of Corporate Communications & Government Affairs; Agung Baskoro – Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Development Lead, Cargill Indonesia; Danny Gunadi – Value Added Partner Manager, Signify Indonesia; and Indah Budiani – Executive Director, IBCSD.

Du Anyam has shown a very good commitment through their business practice through promoting the unique wicker-crafting culture of artistically gifted women in Flores (East Nusa Tenggara) to people around Indonesia and other parts of the world. Du Anyam aims to empower these women by helping them gain control over their family’s income, and resulting in a positive change to escape poverty.

The report hopefully can contribute and offer a sound baseline to the continuing dialogue and engagement efforts among the tripartite partners. As Michiko Miyamoto, Country Director ILO Country Office for Indonesia and Timor-Leste stated, human capital & skills development is key priority of the government, and linking this to the country’s sustainability goals is a timely contribution to ongoing implementation of Indonesia’s long-term development plans. The information herein can be used as a starting point for current discussions, to reinvigorate the interest among key stakeholders, who are actively charting the country’s transition to a greener economy. To learn more about the report, please refer to this link: Skill for Green Jobs in Indonesia – The Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development : The Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (ibcsd.or.id)

Here, Signify Indonesia has shown a remarkable commitment through their business practices. In 2020, all of their production sites are already committed to reach zero waste to landfill. With their circular economy program, they provide products which are designed for easy disassembly, repurposing and longer lifetimes to save materials, including 3D printing, serviceable luminaires, lights with replaceable components and circular services. Signify Indonesia is committed in promoting the growth of industrial competitiveness and sustainable investment in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, the TEEBAgriFood initiative itself is globally organized by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), while the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) acts as the initiator and leader from the government side for TEEBAgriFood in Indonesia. The TEEBAgriFood project for business focuses on seven partner countries around the world: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico and Thailand and will run until the end of 2022.

On the first day of discussion, apart from CTSS IPB, there were also Anang Noegroho, Director of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS); Dr. Rony Megawanto, Director of the KEHATI Program; Ageng Herianto, Representative of FAO Indonesia; Henriette Faergemann, European External Action Services; and Salman Hussain, Coordinator for The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), UNEP.

On the second day, Glenn Pardede, President Director of PT East West Seed Indonesia (Cap Panah Merah said, “The key to the success of the agricultural business is to ensure that smallholder farmers get better profits and livelihoods. Through maintaining healthy ecosystems and better livelihoods for the community, the company will get the benefits by itself ”.

This is related to the data from TEEB which estimates that 75% of rural people in Indonesia rely on their income from agricultural products or services generated by the surrounding ecosystem. Therefore, ecosystem degradation will not only have a negative impact on related businesses, but is likely to threaten Indonesia’s future wealth.

In the second day of discussion with the theme “Business actions based on natural, human and social capital”, Arryati Ramadhani, the Main Consultant for Environmental Resources Management (ERM), also added that an analysis of the impact of business activities on nature and society needs to be carried out as early as possible, holistic, and continuous, not just in the early stages of activity.

The second day of discussion was attended by business and government representatives, Agung Baskoro, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Division Lead, Cargill Indonesia; as well as Muhammad Saifulloh, Depusti Assistant for Food, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs; also attended as a panelist.

Still in the context of boosting the transformation of the food and agriculture system, a free training for the assessment of the impact and dependence of the business sector on nature and humans will also be held starting on 2 June 2021. The training will discuss practical examples of business decision making based on an assessment of impact and dependence on nature and humans. To join the training, please contact IBCSD secretariat.