The winners of the B20 Sustainability Awards 4.0 consisting of large companies and MSMEs are expected to be able to support the achievement of the net zero emission (NZE) target by 2060 or sooner. Chair of B20 Shinta W. Kamdani at the B20 Sustainability Awards 4.0 dinner in Jakarta, Tuesday night, said this time, the award event to encourage sustainability practices was held differently because it involved MSMEs actors. “This year we are not only giving awards to big companies but also MSMEs and I think this is important to pay attention to because it turns out that there are a lot of MSMEs that innovate and follow the sustainability aspect but do not get attention," she said. The B20 Sustainability Awards 4.0 is an appreciation event for innovations made by companies and MSMEs, especially in three categories that are also in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely Access to Clean Water (SDG number 6), Reduction or Reuse of The Plastic Waste (SDG number 12), and Women in Sustainability (SDG number 5).
The Deputy Chairperson of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Coordinator for Maritime, Investment, and Foreign Affairs said that by increasing Indonesia's emission reduction target, from 29% to 31.89% without conditions using the country's resources and capabilities, and increasing the previous 41% to 43.20% with international support, it takes the role of all parties to support it. "Together, we want to encourage Indonesia to reach net zero by 2060 with companies, both large, small, and medium, also helping each other. I think this event is very good to be able to encourage more companies to know what has been done with many other companies," said Shinta. Head of Sustainability and Innovation Sectoral Group SwissCham Indonesia and President Director of PT Anugerah Pharmindo Lestari, Christophe Piganiol hopes that the event will have a significant impact on the implementation of the SDGs. "We hope this can help Indonesia and companies in Indonesia realize that sustainability is the responsibility of not only big companies but also everyone," he said.
The B20 Sustainability 4.0 Awards were held by the Swiss Chamber of Commerce Indonesia, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN Indonesia), and the European Business Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (EuroCham), as part of the side event of the G20 Indonesia Presidency. The B20 Sustainability Awards 4.0 is one of the prestigious award events whose implementation is in line with Indonesia's B20 priority agendas to create stronger, inclusive, and collaborative economic growth. A total of more than 700 participants from 25 provinces participated in the event. However, only about 207 participants passed the qualifications until the remaining 18 finalists entered the judging session on the last September 30th. There are two categories of winners, namely corporations and MSMEs. The MSMEs category was also divided into two winners, namely the main winner and the runner-up. In the Improving Access to Clean Water category, Komodo Water won as the main winner in the MSMEs category, and Green Energy as the runner-up winner. Meanwhile, the corporation that won this category was Danone Indonesia. Not only that, in the Reduction or Reuse of Plastics category, Sampangan won as the main winner of MSMEs and Plana as the runner-up winner. The company that won this category was Lazada Logistics. In the Women's Leading in Sustainability Initiative category, Du Anyam as the main winner of MSMEs, and Sukkha Citta as the runner-up winner. Amartha is a corporation that won this category. Furthermore, HSBC Net Zero announced three special category winners, namely the Investment in Clean Energy category won by PT AKR Corporindo, Tbk., the Innovation Towards Clean Energy category won by PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur, Tbk., and the Community Engagement in Developing Clean Energy category won by PT Barito Pacific, Tbk. Not only that, Zurich and Siemens also provided scholarships for the Master's program at Trisakti University majoring in Sustainability. Febriany Nanci is a person who received a scholarship from Zurich to study Master's at Trisakti University majoring in Sustainability. Meanwhile, Adventist FN Hutajulu is a person who received a scholarship from Siemens to continue his Master's studies at Trisakti University majoring in Sustainability.
