14 September 2009
Support Us to Save Surabaya River
Brantas River has many functions and potency to support the human welfare. The river ecosystem possesses high biological diversity of natural herbal plants and fishery product that support economic gain of local community More detail...

14 September 2009
BRANTAS RIVER FREE ZONE TO POLLUTE
At the watershed level, as part of the water sector reform, Government Regulation (PP) No. 82/2001 superseded PP 20/1990 and places management of urban and municipal water pollution under provincial, district and municipal purview. This PP also allows the levy of effluent discharge fees More detail...

29 June 2009
YPB-BNI 46 Workshop: Linking Banking Sector to Sustainable Development
Yayasan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan (YPB) facilitated state-owned bank, PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk to conduct the second 2-days workshop to build Green Mortgage sustainability compass on 10-11 June 2009 at Grand Kemang Hotel, Jakarta. The workshop focusing on green mortgage investment of BNI 46 that position BNI as the first bank that promotes “Griya Hijau”, a new initiative of the bank to be the first in this product. This is the following workshop of Developing Sustainable Business – partnership between YPB and BNI in May 2009. The sustainability compass of green mortgage will be the basis of changing ideas into action with measureable indicators as progress tracking. More detail...

29 June 2009
BNI 46: The Road Map toward Sustainability
With the signing ceremony at the World Ocean Forum in Menado, in May 13, 2009, Yayasan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan (YPB) and PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk have committed to work in partnership to develop this oldest state owned bank towards sustainable banking, as addition to the bank’s green initiatives. The program has the support from the British Embassy. The Atkisson Sustainability Tools is applied in the project that will show the bank’s Sustainability Compass as its strategic directions. More detail...

29 June 2009
Losari Coffee Plantation – Resort & Spa: A New Path Toward Green Tourism

Another company that works in services business that has been a partner of Yayasan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan (YPB) this year is Losari Cofee Plantation – Resort & Spa (LCP) that underwent workshop through Developing Sustainable Business program. The program has been supported by the British Embassy, and used Sustainability Accelerator Tools from Atkisson Inc. The partnership has allowed YPB to assist LCP in developing a stronger Corporate Sustainability Proposals for the company, using employee engagement in the workshop and case study of similar business as reference. More detail...