Building a Sustainability Talent Pipeline for Indonesia

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Building a Sustainability Talent Pipeline for Indonesia

Launch of SMU Overseas Centre Jakarta

6 December 2022

6:00pm - 8:45pm

Grand Hyatt Jakarta

Indonesia

Singapore Management University’s (SMU) commitment to growth in Asia is steadfast. By setting up the University’s first overseas centre in Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia and Singapore’s longstanding bilateral partner, SMU hopes to deepen engagement with the Indonesian community. The SMU Overseas Centre in Jakarta aims to work closely with partners to understand local issues, explore opportunities for research and knowledge transfer, address current challenges and make a meaningful impact on the community.

Themed "Building a Sustainability Talent Pipeline for Indonesia", the panellists discussed how the next generation can be nurtured to solve the country's unique environmental challenges. The panel comprised Ms Shinta Widjaja Kamdani, CEO of Sintesa Group; Mr Aldi Haryopratomo, Entrepreneur on Sabbatical; Mr Bernard Tan, Country President (Singapore) of Sinar Mas and Mr Gulshan Harjani, Founder and CEO of Communicating World.

Aligning the Indonesian government's targets, business practices and individual mindsets is key to increasing the uptake of green jobs.
Research on the preservation of Indonesia's carbon sequestration areas should be prioritised, so that viable solutions can be created.
As a producer of raw materials, Indonesia needs to find a 'just' balance between sustainability and supporting the livelihood of its people.

Speakers

Ms Shinta Widjaja Kamdani

Chief Executive Officer
Sintesa Group

Mr Aldi Haryopratomo

Entrepreneur
Sabbatical

Mr Bernard Tan

Country President (Singapore) / Managing Director APP
Sinar Mas

Mr Gulshan Harjani

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Communicating World

On balancing sustainability and growth

Indonesia's job is to preserve the carbon sequestration areas that we already have while other countries work to reduce their emissions. But how do we then, economically create?

Indonesia's job is to preserve the carbon sequestration areas that we already have while other countries work to reduce their emissions. But how do we then, economically create?

Mr Aldi Haryopratomo
Entrepreneur
Sabbatical
On the role of each generation

We define sustainability as one generation living in a way that continues to preserve the potential for the next generation, but we are simply not doing that. So it's got to change. We've got to change everything that we do.

We define sustainability as one generation living in a way that continues to preserve the potential for the next generation, but we are simply not doing that. So it's got to change. We've got to change everything that we do.

Mr Bernard Tan
Country President (Singapore) / Managing Director APP
Sinar Mas
On raising awareness of sustainability in students

If you look at the individual self, and I'm looking at myself many years ago, I think the first thing that we need to start developing in students these days, in university students, is really the awareness.

If you look at the individual self, and I'm looking at myself many years ago, I think the first thing that we need to start developing in students these days, in university students, is really the awareness.

Mr Gulshan Harjani
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Communicating World

I think the Indonesian students need to really take (Sustainability) as an agenda. Like it is some sort of revolution. Talk about it, share and push their way through. The suggestions are not enough. We need to really go out and do stuff. I think that's what we really need to effectively create that change.