Small Medium Enterprises: The Core to Sustainable Business

The main point of the workshop is to help the SMEs to learn on how to develop a more responsible business, their own way. To do that, SMEs should determine and communicate the values adopted. Other thing they should do is to involve employees to start ‘seeing’ resource efficiency and get better on it. Then, trying to reduce carbon footprint is ahead of them. After that, measure the results and impacts to get evidence of environmental and social performance is also important so it can be used to differentiate a product and attract more customers. Last but not least, SMEs could start small with the concept of ‘Re-use’ in every compatible aspect in their industry.

Of course enlighten the SMEs is not something easy. They first should have the awareness to start evaluate their own business, regarding sustainability. Therefore, IBCSD together with GRI come up with a program called Corporate Sustainability Report for Competitive Business. This program designed for IBCSD’s member companies to help their SMEs supplier to understand and start doing sustainability report on an online platform, so it would be easier for the company too to compile their data and develop their own SR. For more info around the program, please contact us through email on [email protected].

Asia Pulp & Paper Marks 5TH Anniversary of its forest Consevation Policy

– Ending natural forest conversion by its pulpwood suppliers, and transitioning to sourcing 100% plantation fiber for its production.

– Ensuring its supply chain continues to be free from deforestation, robust systems have been implemented and compliances are third party verified.

– 0.01% of area impacted by Forest Fire in 2017 out of the total gross area.

– 0.1% natural forest loss rate in APP’s suppliers protected areas by 3rd party deforestation (Mar 2017 – Jan 2018).

– 46% of social conflicts has been resolved APP has also engaged local communities, working collaboratively to improve livelihoods and to transfer knowledge to the villagers on modern, more sustainable, farming techniques. As a result of these programmes, the incidence of third-party deforestation, as well as forest and land fires have been significantly reduced in 2017.

In the five years since implementing the FCP, APP has invested about USD300 million in forest monitoring systems, landscape restoration, fire prevention and peat land research and community engagement, among others. The company also invested in identifying areas of High Conservation Value and High Carbon Stock, and detailed maps of peat lands, in and around its supplier concessions. This information has been vital in helping APP identify critical landscapes that need to be preserved and protected.

To review the full 2018 FCP Progress Report, please visit this link:
https://www.asiapulppaper.com/system/files/app_fcp_5th_anniversary_update_-_may_2018.pdf
and you can also find the presentation here:
https://www.asiapulppaper.com/system/files/180520_app_5fcp_presentation_deck.pdf

Reporting Matters 2017

This publication marks our fifth edition of Reporting matters. Our research has confirmed that many organizations find it challenging to meet the increasing number of disclosure requirements in a robust manner. At the same time, they are expected to engage with a greater variety of stakeholders in a meaningful way.

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Therefore, the theme of this report looks at striking the right balance between disclosure and engagement, to help our members make the most of their reporting process and the significant investment it requires. We explore technical disclosure issues including the new Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, our forthcoming collaboration with COSO on risk management, the expanding universe of disclosure requirements and updates on the status of human rights and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reporting. And through our revamped Experience criteria, we also look at how companies can create compelling content for a variety of stakeholders. This is particularly relevant as technology continues to advance, opening up new opportunities to communicate sustainability related information.

 

IBCSD Company Workshop on CDP, Understanding the Carbon Disclosure Report

Mechanism

CDP works with 3000 of the largest corporations in the world to help them ensure that an effective carbon emissions / reductions strategy is made integral to their business. The collection of self-reported data from thousands of companies is supported by 822 institutional investors with US$95 trillion under management.CDP operates from Berlin, New York, London and has partners in 18 of the world’s major economies which help deliver the programme globally. It has:

  • Established the world’s largest repository of GHG emissions and energy use data accounting for some 26% of global anthropogenic CO2
  • Started to establish a globally used standard for emissions and energy reporting
  • Examined the 250 major electric utilities globally (high GHG emitters)
  • Obtained backing from blue chip investors including HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, American International Group, and State Street Corp.
  • Active staff or partner organisations in the United States, China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Canada, India, Brazil, Nordic region, South Africa, Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand, among others
  • Works with corporations including WalMart, Tesco, Cadbury Schweppes, Procter and Gamble, and many others to measure emissions through the supply chain.

Much of the data elicited has never been collected before. This information is helpful to investors, corporations, and regulators in making informed decisions which take into account corporate risk from future government legislation, possible future lawsuits, and shifts in consumers’ perceptions towards heavy emitters. RepRisk’s data will add to the current evaluation process by validating company-provided information and clarifying how a company’s policies, commitments and initiatives translate into performance. An estimated $27 trillion will be spent over the next 30 years on new energy-related capital developments (power stations, fuel distillation plants, etc.). In line with ecological modernisation school of thought, CDP considers it vital that the right or optimally-suitable technologies are adopted. In particular:

  • Giving higher priority to energy efficient design in new capital projects
  • Declaring firm targets for capping and reducing corporate emissions
  • Identifying new low carbon business opportunities
  • Pricing in how, under different scenarios, the price of carbon emissions will shift the economics of alternative energy sources.

The process of companies having to respond to CDP delivers real changes in business practice resulting in lower energy use. In many cases this leads to a higher proportion of energy from renewable sources.

CDP has 501(c)3 charitable status through Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors in New York City and is a registered charity in the United Kingdom.

CDP Europe is a registered charity at the local court of Charlottenburg, Germany.

IBSDC Workshop Document on CDP : Understanding the Carbon Disclosure Report

  • CDP event – APP Librian Anggraeni
  • CDP Presentation Laura Pitkin.pdf
  • IBCSD-CDP Pak Joko KLHK.pdf
  • 2017 Forests Guidance document
  • 2017 Forests Scoring methodology
  • 2017 Forests Reporting Roadmap
  • 2017 Forests Questionnaire
  • CDP IBCSD Event 18th April 2017 Report – English_CDP comments.pdf

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IBCSD – ICCO, Human Rights on Sustainable Business Workshop

Ketua Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD), Tony Wenas, mengatakan, IBCSD sebagai asosiasi yang berkomitmen dalam isu pembangunan berkelanjutan akan terus meningkatkan kesadaran akan HAM dalam dunia usaha melalui praktik yang baik, perluasan jejaring dan inisiatif, serta peningkatan kapasitas’.

“Lokakarya ini bertujuan untuk mempromosikan isu HAM yang berdampak pada aspek ekononomi, sosial dan lingkungan dunia usaha. Menerapkan prinsip prinsip HAM dalam kegiatan usaha dapat menghindarkan dunia usaha dari kendala yang mengakibatkan penurunan produktivitas perusahaan dan mengalubatkan dampak negatif pada lingkungan dan masyarakat,” kata Tonym dalam Human Right for Sustainable Workshop, Kamis (6/3/2017) di Jakarta.

Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) merupakan asosiasi yang lahir dari inisiatif sekumpulan perusahaan yang memiliki komitmen dalam mempromosikan pembangunan berkelanjutan melalui pertumbuhan ekonomi berkelanjutan, keseimbangan ekologi dan kemajuan sosial.

Document IBCSD – ICCO, Human Rights on Sustainable Business Workshop

  1. HR & Environment as Part of Sustainable Business – Yudha Akbar – FIHRRST.pdf
  2. Human Rights on Sustainable Business – Presentasi Pak Marzuki Usman – 16 Maret 2017.pdf
  3. IBCSD_ICCO Workshop on Human Right March2017 APRIL.pdf
  4. ICCO Presentation.pdf
  5. ICCO Human Rights Event Report 16 March 17.compressed.pdf

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Dikutip dari Tribun News, selengkapnya dapat dibaca di tautan berikut: http://pekanbaru.tribunnews.com/2017/03/16/ibcsd-gelar-workshop-hak-asasi-manusia-dalam-bisnis-berkelanjutan

Reporting Exchange

The objective of the Reporting Exchange is to bring coherence to the disclosure landscape by providing one central resource for reporting provisions ? the term we use to describe reporting requirements and supporting resources related to the disclosure of non-financial information.

IBCSD with the guidance of WBCSD conducted the research for 2 months on the reporting provisions for companies in Indonesia.  The beta version of the Reporting Exchange is now available at www.reportingexchange.com.  This can be a reference for companies in reporting provision.  As the commitment of IBCSD to continuously support the private sector in providing sustainability information, IBCSD will continuing to contribute to the platform – most notably as it provides a valuable tool for the member companies.

Low Carbon Electrification for Remote Area

Under the Action 2020 program IBCSR provide a project platform for its member companies to contribute the business solution in low carbon electrification for the remote location in Indonesia. At the same time, the programs want to promote energy conservation through the utilization of renewable energy for sizeable communities or productive area.

In response to the program, PT. Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and Garuda Indonesia see that the prosperity of people is one way of obtaining market deployment support from many rural locations in Indonesia with abundant economic development potential.

Under IBCSD’s project partnership, we integrate approach system to climate change priority area where business sector may provide solutions.

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