Pertamina's commitment is driven by the awareness to not compromise the ability of future generations in meeting their needsJakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's state-owned energy company PT Pertamina (Persero) reiterated its commitment to environmental sustainability for the sake of future generation.
"Pertamina's commitment is driven by the awareness to not compromise the ability of future generations in meeting their needs," said the Vice President of Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) Policy, Standard & Risk Management System of PT. Pertamina (Persero) Leodan Haadin.
The statement was conveyed by Haadin during a talk show at the Indonesia Pavilion on the sidelines of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday.
Haadin stated that Pertamina has already had its sustainability policy and has consistently applied the principles of international sustainability standards and best practices.
"Pertamina already has a sustainability policy with ambition to be a leading and reputable global energy company and to be recognized as an environmentally friendly company, socially responsible company, and good governance company," he remarked.
The company also consistently apply the standard and practice, which are also the reference for global companies, such as SDGs and national determined contribution based on COP21 in Paris 2015.
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Haadin further stated that Pertamina's commitment to sustainability is evidenced by the company’s participation in PROPER, an annual program held by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry for assessing the company's performance in managing environmental aspects.
"This program has been going on for more than one and half decades. Pertamina Group through its operating unit now consists of 5 sub-holdings and other portfolio subsidiaries have participated in the program (PROPER) since the beginning," he said.
In fact, Pertamina's commitment to sustainability, according to Haadin, is also evident from Pertamina's performance in PROPER in which between the two main performance criteria in the program -- compliance and beyond compliance -- Pertamina's contribution to the national PROPER is already beyond compliance rating.
"And one thing that we can be quite proud of is that 50 percent of the total companies that achieved the criteria of 'beyond compliance' are all from Pertamina Group," he stressed.
Haadin also pointed out some of Pertamina's environmental performance in PROPER, one of which is that the Pertamina Group has succeeded in achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction as much as 6.67 million ton CO2 equivalent.
"We can say that Pertamina group involvement and commitment to PROPER has always been consistent and it includes in the key performance indicator of its operation unit or subsidiaries," he concluded.
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