Having Good Responsibility Performance, Pertamina Receives Indonesia CSR-PKBL Award 2020

Jakarta, September 26, 2020 -  Pertamina successfully receives Best PKBL award in the category of Mining and Quarrying with Outstanding Program in Quality Education and Training at the Indonesia CSR-PKBL Award 2020 event which was held by Warta Ekonomi, in Jakarta, Wednesday (23/9).

This award is given to a company which has good social responsibility performance by applicating Triple Bottom Line practice.

The award was presented Online via Zoom application by Muhammad Ihsan, CEO of Warta Ekonomi and received by Arya Dwi Paramita, VP of CSR & SMEPP of PT Pertamina (Persero). Fadel Muhammad witnessed it as President Commissioner and Founder of Warta Ekonomi. On this event, Juliari Peter Batubara, Minister of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, also attended and gave a speech.

Minister of Social Affairs, Juliari Batubara, said that the PKBL is SOE's social responsibility which is not only mandatory, but it also can bring positive impacts which can be felt by the community.

"Congratulations and we wish you success for all winners. We hope that with this appreciation,  business actors can remind each other and fight for the alignment of profits, social relations, and environmental sustainability," said Juliari.

Juliari added that the existing CSR and PKBL programs could be synergized with government programs, especially social empowerment programs and poverty alleviation programs.

"The government is happy and enthusiastic to hold discussions and create synergies and CSR collaborations," he added.

VP of CSR and SMEPP Pertamina, Arya Dwi Paramita said that in carrying out its social and environmental responsibility programs, Pertamina always adheres to ISO 26000. Pertamina always pays attention to inclusive and collaborative aspects to achieve the target of community independence and support the Government in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

"In carrying out this CSR program, Pertamina implements four strategic pillars, namely education, health, environment, and economic empowerment," said Arya.

According to Arya, Pertamina has various educational programs that are focused on remote areas. Some are in the border areas of Indonesia and Malaysia, namely the Sekolah Tapal Batas (Boundary Schools) in Sebatik Island and Melek Baca Tulis (Literacy) program for Anak Dalam ethnic residents in Jambi. Both are excellent educational programs located around Pertamina's operational areas.

"Currently Pertamina is also running the Kampuspreneur program, to invite university students to become young entrepreneurs so that they can jointly rise from the Covid pandemic," he added.

Pertamina, added Arya, continues to run CSR and PKBL programs in various regions to achieve the SDGs target to improve the quality of inclusive education and provide equal learning opportunities including for children with disabilities and children in 3T (Disadvantaged, Frontier and Outermost Areas).**