Accelerating Green Business, Katadata Launches KESGI Dashboard
JAKARTA - Katadata, through Katadata Green, has launched the KESGI (Katadata ESG Insight) Dashboard. This dashboard compiles and analyses ESG data from companies listed on the stock market, strengthened by assessments from expert panels and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to support the implementation of ESG in Indonesian companies.
The launch took place at the Katadata ESG Forum themed “ESG for Accelerating Decarbonisation & Green Business”, held at the Main Hall of the Indonesia Stock Exchange, Jakarta, on Monday (6/4). The forum attracted more than 100 participants from regulators, company leaders, investors, and industry players.
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Katadata, Metta Dharmasaputra, stated that the development of this initiative is based on the belief that the green economy can boost Indonesia’s economic growth by 8 percent.
“Without this sector as a new driver, it seems difficult to achieve that growth target,” Metta said in Jakarta yesterday.
Metta also added that in a 2024 survey by the Indonesia Stock Exchange together with Mandiri Institute on 150 companies, the main challenges faced were the lack of adequate quantitative data, limited human resources, and high costs of collecting ESG data.
Co-founder and Chief Content Officer of Katadata, Heri Susanto, said that the KESGI Dashboard is an effort to make ESG data more easily understood and to underpin decision-making. Thus, the reading of ESG developments in Indonesia can be clearer, deeper, and faster.
“Kesgi becomes a solution so that data can be turned into insights, from compliance to decisions, and from fragmentation to integration,” he said.
According to Heri, KESGI has a methodology developed from global standards and aligned with local standards and national regulations. The assessment framework in this dashboard consists of three ESG pillars, comprising 15 topics and strengthened by more than 100 indicators.
He added that in the future, KESGI will also develop the Katadata ESG-50 Leader Index. This stock index will identify 50 companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange with the best consistent application of ESG standards.
“In the future, we will develop an ESG Index that can serve as a reference for investors, so they can see the ESG and financial performance of good companies,” Heri said.
Deputy Head of Katadata Green, Jeany Hartriani, explained that there are several challenges in implementing ESG in the Indonesian context. Some of them include complex ESG standards and limited team experience. Building more mature ESG standards and procedures is an important step.
“ESG must be more than just reporting; it should become a leadership principle and underpin company operations,” Jeany said.
She added that KESGI is an ESG platform that integrates intelligence, consulting, learning, communication, and sustainability activation in one ecosystem.
Interim Director of the Indonesia Stock Exchange, Jeffrey Hendrik, revealed that the ESG Index at the Indonesia Stock Exchange is increasingly becoming a reference in investment decision-making. This includes growing global investor attention to the renewable energy sector and energy transition.
Citing data from the Financial Services Authority as of February 2026, Jeffrey stated that there are 72 passive mutual funds and exchange-traded funds based on stocks listed on the exchange with total managed funds reaching Rp15.83 trillion.