BSI became a Sharia bank that successfully bagged three awards in the ESG category: World's Best Islamic Bank, Asia's Best Islamic Bank and Indonesia's Best Islamic Bank.
It also won the award for Indonesia's Best Islamic Bank in the Wealth Management category.
BSI Deputy Director, Bob T. Ananta, stated in the company's press release in Jakarta on Thursday that BSI was considered the most improved Islamic bank that could drive innovation, strengthen governance, and sustainable product development.
Additionally, the Sharia bank was acknowledged as the most improved Islamic bank in ESG literacy and advocacy at the global level and has demonstrated a strong commitment to strengthening the sustainable implementation of ESG principles.
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ESG implementation is one of the company's commitments to running bank operations and businesses in line with the maqashid sharia values, which synergize the 3P principles (people, profit, planet) to bring benefits to society and the environment.
Ananta stated that the bank also supports Net Zero Emission (NZE) initiatives in Indonesia and globally by developing a Digital Carbon Tracking platform to measure, manage, and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from bank operational and business activities.
Furthermore, this year, the bank became a member of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI), demonstrating its commitment to supporting sustainable development goals and climate action.
Ananta also explained that the bank continues to strive to increase the distribution of green financing and MSME financing based on the principle of sustainability, including through the issuance of Sustainability Sukuk in 2024 and continuing into 2025.
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Translator: Ahmad Buchori, Cindy Frishanti Octavia
Editor: Yuni Arisandy Sinaga
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