Won Ten Awards, SIG Achieved Platinum Predicate at the 2023 Nusantara CSR Awards

SIG achieved the Platinum Predicate from the La Tofi School of Social Responsibility after winning ten categories of the National CSR SDGs Award at the 2023 Nusantara CSR Awards. The award was handed over by the Chairman of La Tofi School of Social Responsibility, La Tofi to CSR Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of SIG, Rahmad Adie Perdana at Hotel Indonesia Kempinski, Jakarta, Wednesday (July 5, 2023).

The ten awards won by SIG are Healthy and Prosperous Life Category, Qualified Education Category, Gender Equality Category, Clean and Affordable Energy Category, Decent Work and Economic Growth Category, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Category, Sustainable City and Community Category, Marine Ecosystem Category, Land Ecosystem Category, and Partnerships to Achieve Goals Category.

The Corporate Secretary of SIG, Vita Mahreyni said, this award is an appreciation for SIG which have contributed positively in improving the quality of community welfare and environmental preservation through the implementation of effective and quality Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility (CSR) programs.

"Through the CSR program, SIG is committed to supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely economic, social, environmental, and law and governance. Because for SIG, sustainability is an endeavor to create a good life for the current and future generations," Vita Mahreyni said.

According to him, one of the SIG programs in improving people's welfare and supporting government program in poverty alleviation is through community-based economic empowerment. "Through the CSR economic pillar program, until 2022, we have provided beneficiaries to more than 7.2 million people. SIG has also helped MSME community groups to upgrade, including those who are members of the SIG Rembang BUMN House," Vita Mahreyni said.

In the environmental pillar, SIG participated in overcoming the problem of urban waste through the Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) facility, which is one of the uses of urban waste as a renewable alternative energy source. RDF is used as an alternative fuel in the cement production process up to 3 percent in substitution of heat energy. The first RDF facility in Indonesia initiated by SIG through its subsidiary, PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia Tbk (SBI) located in Cilacap, Central Java, is capable of processing 160 tons of waste to produce around 70 tons of RDF per day. This amount has the potential to replace 40 tons of coal per day.

While on the social pillar, SIG has contributed in improving the quality of life of the community through health assistance to reduce stunting rates in Gresik Regency, East Java. SIG also supports improving the quality of education for communities around operational areas through a variety of assistance, including scholarships, educational assistance for orphans and disabilities, TPQ teacher education training, company-based vocational education or EVE (Enterprise-based Vocational Education), as well as Pesantrenpreneur program (Vocational Education Boarding School).

"SIG wants to grow and continue to move forward with the community to realize its vision of becoming the largest building material solutions provider in the region. The implementation of the CSR program is a form of SIG collaboration with the community which has supported the company's operations and business continuity," said Vita Mahreyni.