The Forum examines the business value of sustainability through enhanced risk management, increased productivity, and development of new market opportunities. Participants will learn from sustainability leaders about how to integrate sustainability into their core strategies and operations, and align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speakers and participants range from sustainable business and finance leaders, asset managers, corporations, ESG practitioners, and sustainability experts.

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In developing EWINDO seeds, it puts professional experts who are experienced in the fields of plant breeding and seeding. The results of research and development of vegetable seeds are produced, processed and packaged and marketed for Indonesian farmers with the trademark CAP PANAH MERAH.

For more than two decades EWINDO has always provided healthy seeds with high genetic purity and good germination to obtain high yields in accordance with consumer demand and as the key to the success of Indonesian’s farmers. EWINDO believes in high quality vegetable seeds for a better life. Their mission is to provide high quality seeds to increase farmers’ income and increase vegetable consumption

As part of the Indonesia SDGs series, IBCSD collects best practices on the initiatives from the IBCSD member companies to show how private sector has contributed to the SDGs in Indonesia. These stories are expected not only to showcase the concrete actions that companies have taken part in achieving SDGs, but it is also a very useful tool to share the process, results, impacts, challenges and lessons learned on the different initiatives of a wide variety of the SDGs. Knowledge exchange on what works on the ground can be a good pillar for strengthening capacity among relevant stakeholders in achieving SDGs.

The documentation on Private Sector Contribution to Achieve SDGs in Indonesia consists of 59 program stories that are collected from the IBCSD’s 24 member companies. These programs are spread in 24 provinces across Indonesia. The beneficiaries cover around 534,537 individuals; 57,015 households and 682 villages. For more detailed stories, please download and read the full document.

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SPOTT aims to facilitate corporate engagement and increase industry transparency.  ZSL has developed the SPOTT indicators in collaboration with technical advisors, reflecting and adopting the frameworks of related initiatives, including the Forest Stewardship Council, Carbon Disclosure Project, Accountability Framework Initiative, Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

According to ZSL, just 20 of the 97 companies that were assessed have committed to zero-deforestation. APRIL’s commitment to ‘eliminating deforestation from our supply chain and to protecting the forest and peatland landscapes in which we operate’ is enshrined in the company’s Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP) 2.0.

APRIL scored above 70% in four indicator categories, namely: landbank, mills and traceability (78.9%); water, chemical and waste management (70.8%); community, land and labour rights (77.3%); and governance and grievances (75%).

Lucita Jasmin, Director of Sustainability and External Affairs, said: “Third party assessments such as SPOTT play an essential role in driving standards of transparency across the industry. The results of this assessment help identify not only areas where we can improve our disclosures but also areas where we can strengthen our policy against SPOTT and the related frameworks. It demonstrates how constructive engagement with civil society groups such as ZSL can help drive continuous improvement in APRIL.”

Other highlights from the 2019 assessment:

• The average score of 49 companies also assessed in 2018 is 33.3% compared to 31.1% last year.
• The average score of 24 companies also assessed in 2017 and 2018 is 39.8% compared to 38.9% in 2018, and 37.1% in 2017.
• 26/97 (26%) companies have put in place a clear and comprehensive sustainability policy.
• Only 10/82 companies (12%) extend their sustainability policy to all their sourcing.
• 25/97 (26%) companies have published a sustainability report in the last two years.

For more information, the summary of SPOTT timber and pulp assessments can be found at https://www.spott.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/07/Summary-of-timber-pulp-assessments-july-2019.pdf 

Among the award recipients are chatbot provider Kata.ai, food franchisor Orchi Fried Chicken, wedding and holiday planner Weddingku group, peer-to-peer financing platform Investree, digital wallet provider Payfazz, and lifestyle retailer Metroxgroup.

Indonesia is the third country in ASEAN to launch the SME 100 Awards, after Malaysia and Singapore. Vietnam will be the fourth country with the survey currently being deployed across the country.

SMEs participating in the survey are both optimistic and cautious over the rapid pace of technological development and greater regional economic integration. Many SMEs continue to feel the heat from both technology-based disruptors in their industry and from regional competitors who are adopting technology to outpace them in the market. Almost every SME surveyed realizes the importance of a digital strategy, but many do not have the resources or the capability to implement one. The Indonesian government has invested substantial time and money into helping SMEs in this aspect, but the adoption rate is far slower than ideal.

The achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires synergy and collaborative actions among different development actors, both state and non-state actors. Private companies, large and small can bring unique strengths in achieving SDGs because they have capacity, resources, cutting-edge technologies, and a wide reach that are essential for the SDGs success.

The IBCSD collects best practices from the IBCSD member companies to share their contribution in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Indonesia. In summary, more than 40 stories from IBCSD members are now being compiled and soon will be published.    

As their tagline “We create chemistry”, they tend to create chemistry for a sustainable future
They want to contribute to a world that provides a viable future with enhanced quality of life for everyone. They do so by creating chemistry for our customers and society and by making the best use of available resources. BASF has live their corporate purpose “We create chemistry for a sustainable future” by sourcing and producing responsibly, acting as a fair and reliable partner, connecting creative minds to find the best solutions for market needs.

With the “We create chemistry” strategy, BASF has set itself ambitious goals in order to strengthen its position as the world’s leading chemical company.

They updated our sustainability goals to this effect in 2015 and aligned them along the entire value chain. They responsible procurement.

They design their production to be efficient and safe for people and the environment. They treat both our employees and our partners with respect and fairness. And they also drive sustainable products and solutions.

In addition, social conflicts also carry intangible or ‘hidden’ costs that range from USD 600,000 -to USD 9,000,000. These costs are indirect losses caused by the risk of escalation of conflict, reputation risk, and the risk of violence against property and people. These findings reinforce the notion that social conflicts – including land-based conflicts have produced tremendous impacts for companies as users or land developers.

Regarding this, CRU – IBCSD with other stakeholders worked together in the initiation of publishing this handbook of a practical conflict resolution. This handbook provides some basic concepts for dealing with land and social based conflicts arising from business activities. This book contains several important stages of conflict resolution, starting from the complaints mechanism, resolution, and implementation of the resolution to the way to end it.

The event itself was held on the 29^th of November.  UK Ambassador Moazzam Malik, alongside with Minister of ATR / BPN, Sofyan A. Djalil, which also present as the keynote speaker, were there to witness the launch. Number of representatives from business people also attended the event, including PT Rimba Makmur Utama, PT RAPP, Sintesa Group and Siam Cement Group Indonesia whom received the Handbook as representatives of the private sectors, from IBCSD President Shinta Kamdani. Hopefully with the better procedures for resolving conflicts, it will assist in reduce the number of land-based conflicts to encourage the growth of a sustainable business climate.

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The Guide offers a standardized framework to support businesses along the forest products value chain in identifying, measuring, and valuing their impacts and dependencies on natural capital. A clearer understanding of this complex relationship with nature will inform better decision-making, strategy and communication.

To ensure broad endorsement and uptake by the sector, the content of the Guide was developed through an extensive engagement process with key stakeholders from across all continents. Eight leading businesses have also applied the Guide to concrete cases of natural capital assessments, provided feedback on the content and shared their experience through case studies.

The Guide is designed to inspire other businesses along the forest products value chain to experiment with natural capital assessments, re-think their relationship with nature and trigger action and meaningful conversations from the forests to the boardrooms.

For more information, please contact: Nicolas Jammes, WBCSD Communication Manager: [email protected]

Forest Products Sector Guide

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