Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 The Central Jakarta Municipal Administration has\ninitiated the formation of a Business Social and Environmental\nResponsibility Forum (TJSLBU) to align corporate social responsibility\n(CSR) programmes with the needs of local communities.<\/p>\n
Denny Ramdany, secretary of the Central Jakarta administrative city,\nsaid the forum was needed to strengthen cooperation between the\ngovernment, businesses, academics, community groups and the media in\naddressing various urban social issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cSynergy between the government, businesses, academics, community\ngroups and the mass media is key,\u201d Denny said in a written statement in\nJakarta on Thursday.<\/p>\n
He said Central Jakarta continued to face a number of challenges,\nincluding densely populated settlements with socioeconomic\nvulnerabilities, the threat of fires and flooding, stunting,\nunemployment among people of working age, and environmental\nproblems.<\/p>\n
Denny said limited fiscal space in the Regional Budget (APBD) meant\nthat tackling these issues required support and collaboration from\nvarious parties, including businesses through TJSL or corporate social\nresponsibility programmes.<\/p>\n
He said a number of companies had already carried out CSR programmes,\nbut their implementation had sometimes lacked coordination, creating the\nrisk that some areas would receive repeated assistance.<\/p>\n
\u201cOften, these activities are carried out separately or in a\nfragmented manner. As a result, some areas receive assistance\nrepeatedly, while other vulnerable areas are overlooked,\u201d Denny\nsaid.<\/p>\n
TJSL programmes are also intended to support several priority\ninitiatives, including tackling extreme poverty, empowering micro, small\nand medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), addressing stunting, and\nstrengthening community resilience to disasters at neighbourhood and\ncommunity-unit level (RT and RW).<\/p>\n
However, he stressed that the forum was not intended to burden\nbusinesses with an obligation to donate to the government.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis forum is not a bureaucratic instrument for collecting donations\nor burdening businesses. We conceived it as a bridge for equal,\ntransparent and accountable collaboration,\u201d Denny said.<\/p>\n
He said he hoped that pooling different resources and programmes\nwould make TJSL implementation more targeted and deliver broader\nbenefits to the community.<\/p>\n
TJSL, he added, should be regarded as a form of social investment\nthat helps create a prosperous, safe and stable community environment\nconducive to sustainable business activity.<\/p>\n
\u201cBusinesses can only grow healthily and sustainably in a prosperous,\nsafe and stable social environment,\u201d Denny said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/central-jakarta-administration-forms-csr-forum-to-align-programmes-1791467707", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }