Jakarta, 3 January 2023 – PT Surya Esa Perkasa Tbk. (IDX: ESSA) (“ESSA”) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary PT Panca Amara Utama (PAU) has received the Green PROPER award from the Minister of Environment and Forestry on December 27th 2022. The Green PROPER award indicate the success achieved and commitment by ESSA in implementing the initiative beyond just compliance in environmental management.
The number of PROPER participants in 2022 has increased from the previous year by 23% and PAU is among the only 5.31% companies that received Green PROPER out of 3,200 participating companies.
PROPER is a rating assessment program for company’s performance on their compliance towards the environmental regulations, organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic Indonesia.
Green PROPER is awarded for businesses and/or activities that have carried out environmental management more than what is required in the regulations (beyond compliance) through implementing an environmental management system, utilizing resources efficiently and carrying out social responsibility efforts properly.
The Green PROPER assessment is carried out through an evaluation process of compliance with environmental management regulations, implementation of environmental management systems (ISO 14001:2015), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), energy efficiency, water conservation, emission reduction, biodiversity protection, 3R (reduce, reuse and recycle) of B3 waste and non-B3 solid waste, community empowerment and disaster response.
ESSA President Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Vinod Laroya, said:
“We are committed to develop a sustainable future and pleased to receive recognition from the government. The achievement of this Green PROPER by PAU shows our strong commitment to the environment and shows that ESSA is already on the right track to lead Indonesia towards world-class industrialization.”
For further information, please contact:
Shinta D. U. Siringoringo
Corporate Secretary
Phone: +62 21 2988 5600
Email: corpsec.sep@essa.id
Aditya
Media Relations Team
Phone: +62 812 9548 6465
Email: investor.relations@essa.id