White Paper Launch: ‘Realizing a Sustainable Business Future through Empowering Green MSMEs’

Background White Paper Launch: 'Realizing a Sustainable Business Future through Empowering Green MSMEs' Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of the Indonesian economy, contributing more than 60% to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and absorbing up to 97% of the workforce. The presence of MSMEs throughout the country makes them a key…

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Promoting Energy Management Practices in Government Buildings

Jakarta, August 28, 2025 - Implementing energy management in government buildings is essential to advancing energy conservation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, understanding and expertise in applying energy management practices among civil servants remain limited. To address this, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), through the Sustainable Energy Transition Indonesia (SETI) project, organized…

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Driving the Acceleration of Green Industry in Central Java

Semarang, August 21, 2025 – Central Java plays a strategic role in supporting Indonesia’s national economy through its continuously expanding industrial sector. In 2024, the manufacturing industry emerged as the largest contributor to the provincial economy, accounting for approximately 33.84 percent of the regional GDP, according to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of…

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Driving Green Industry Transformation and Carbon Market Opportunities for Economic Growth

Jakarta, August 20, 2025 – The industrial sector is a main pillar of the national economy in 2025, with the processing industry’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), reaching 16.92%. The growth of the manufacturing sector increased by 5.60% year-on-year, surpassing the national economic growth rate of 5.12%. Throughout the first semester of 2025,…

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Realizing ASEAN Vision 2045: The Role of the Diplomatic Community in Advancing the Climate and Green Energy Agenda

Jakarta, August 20, 2025 - Southeast Asia now faces the dual challenge of maintaining high economic growth while responding to the increasingly visible impacts of climate change. Energy demand in the region is increasing by an average of 3–4 percent per year, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), while millions of people…

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