Children’s Rights and Business Principles

Advancing Human Rights for Sustainable Business in Indonesia

IBCSD Overview

IBCSD provides a platform for businesses to share and promote best practice in tackling risks and taking advantage of opportunities related to sustainable development. It will also act as a key partner to government and civil society providing business input and solutions for Indonesian policies on sustainability issues. The key aims of the IBCSD are to: To provide business leadership as a catalyst for change towards sustainable development. To support the business license to operate, innovate and grow in a world increasingly shaped by sustainable development issues.

Pursuing sustainable development makes companies more competitive, more resilient and adaptable in a fast-changing world, and more prepare for the future. It can also help companies to retain the best human resources, and make them more attractive to investors and insurers, while reducing exposure to regulatory risks and other liabilities.

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Carbon Disclosure Project is an effort aimed at changing the way in which businesses around the world operate in response to the use of natural resources and climate change. CDP data is used by investment managers and advisors, asset owners, data and index providers, banks and brokers for a growing range of purposes and is available through various platforms. Transparency of this data throughout the global marketplace ensures the financial community has access to the best available corporate climate change information to help drive investment flows towards a low carbon and more sustainable economy.

Energy Efficiency in Building Laboratory, Jakarta-Indonesia, 2015 The Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Green Building Council Indonesia (GBC Indonesia), aided by several leading corporate partners and respected non-profit org, are hosting the Indonesia Energy Efficiency in Buildings Laboratory (EEB Lab) on July 29-30, 2015 in Jakarta.

The laboratory is part of the WBCSD’s Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB) market transformation initiative. The initiative builds on a global analysis of the energy efficiency in the building market (“Transforming the Market” report, 2010) and seeks to unlock financially viable energy efficiency investments in buildings through a series of local engagements. The cornerstone of such an engagement is the EEB Laboratory, which helps identify the key challenges, define opportunities and implementation actions with key stakeholders.

Jakarta, May 28th — In improving awareness for business community for the importance of sustainability on their business practices and to report its programs, Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) is organizing Member Council and Liaison Delegate Meeting in Jakarta on Tuesday, May 28th 2013. The annual meeting forum is inviting business community from IBCSD member and also non-member to gather and share the idea of stepping out from megatrends as business as usual to inclusive business initiative as part of Indonesia Vision 2050.

On the meeting, the invited participants which are coming from business sector were given an insight about ecosystem, the Business Ecosystem Training (BET) – a training initiated by IBCSD – , the importance of water, and Green Growth with REDD+. The insight was given by several company members and working partners of IBCSD. Meanwhile for those who have no idea about what IBCSD is, were given an opportunity to get an explanation about IBCSD programs such as capacity building for business sector, the Indonesia Visions 2050, and green growth in economic planning.

Discussion of Indonesia Vision 2050 explores the scenario of Business as Usual versus Green Growth. The session also discussed the acceleration of green growth in Indonesia and its elements. The challenges and opportunity in achieving the 2050 vision were discussed on the funding, technology, regulation, and human resource point of view.

IBCSD launches its vision 2050

Jakarta, November 7th 2012: The Indonesian Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) has launched its vision 2050 in Jakarta Indonesia. The announcement inaugurated by the President of IBCSD Shinta W Kamdani during the Sustainability Forum themed Business Solution for Sustainable Indonesia. The announcement attended by Coordinating Minister of Welfare of Republic of Indonesia Agung Laksono, Chairman Indonesia Climate Change Council Rakhmat Witoelar, Chairman Indonesia Chambers of Commerce (KADIN) Suryo Bambang Sulisto, President World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Peter Bakker and Chairman of IBCSD Kusnan Rahmin.

Shinta W Kamdani said that in alliance with KADIN, the IBCSD provides a professional platform for business leaders who are committed to supporting sustainable development in Indonesia. Combining advocacy and action, the IBCSD promotes business solutions to the challenges of the next decades, changing the paradigm of business through CEO leadership, responsibility and innovation.

Vision 2050 – A New Agenda for Business

Shinta W Kamdani continued that based on this, in 2010 WBCSD launched its Vision 2050 report, calling for a new agenda for business, laying out a pathway to a world in which nine billion people can live well and within the planet’s resources, by mid-century.

The need for an Indonesian Vision 2050

Kusnan Rahmin also explained that over the next 4 decades Indonesia will enter the top 10 global economies. Rapid rural development, intense competition for land and resources, infrastructural development, increasing urbanization, greater connectivity to global trade and financial markets – all present huge business opportunities. But increased prosperity and a sustainable quality of life cannot be guaranteed without far-sighted planning.