BRI Group Wins Four Prestigious Awards from Alpha Southeast Asia 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - BRI Group secured four prestigious awards at the 19th ESG Green Finance Awards 2025 and 19th Annual Borrower Issuer Awards 2025, organised by Alpha Southeast Asia in Singapore on Thursday (12 February).
The achievement further consolidates BRI Group's position as a national financial institution consistently delivering ESG-based funding instruments through the issuance of socially-oriented bonds and sukuk, whilst broadening the impact of financial inclusion and community empowerment.
According to Alpha Southeast Asia's official publication, BRI Group was recorded as the Indonesian financial institution with the most awards at the event. PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk received the Best SDG Bond and Best Social Bond in Asia 2025 awards. Meanwhile, PT Pegadaian secured Best Sovereign Sukuk and Best Social Bond in Asia 2025, and PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) was awarded Best Islamic Finance and Best Social Orange Bond in Asia 2025.
BRI Group CEO Hery Gunardi stated that this international recognition serves as motivation for BRI Group to continue strengthening its commitment to delivering financing instruments that are not only financially robust but also generate tangible social impact for the community.
"These awards represent appreciation for BRI Group's commitment to strengthening sustainable funding whilst making a direct contribution to the social inclusion agenda and equitable access to finance. Going forward, BRI Group will continue to expand financial access, strengthen ESG-oriented financing, and ensure that every instrument issued aligns with the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the strengthening of the people's economy," said Hery.
Hery noted that the achievements of three entities within BRI Group reinforce BRI's reputation as a socially responsible financial institution. At the event, BRI received the Best SDG Bond and Best Social Bond in Asia 2025 award for its successful issuance of the Sustainable Social Bond I Phase I 2025, valued at Rp5 trillion (equivalent to US$300 million), issued on 18 June 2025. The bond received an idAAA (Triple A) rating from PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (PEFINDO).
This issuance also marked an important milestone, as BRI became the first bank in Indonesia to issue a social bond, whilst also recording the largest single-phase social bond issuance.
The proceeds from the bond issuance, after deducting emission costs, were allocated exclusively for refinancing existing social projects. These specifically encompass affordable basic infrastructure services in terms of access and pricing, access to essential services, affordable housing, and job creation.
The Social Bond was also allocated to programmes aimed at preventing and/or reducing unemployment, including MSME financing, food security and sustainable food systems, as well as socio-economic enhancement and empowerment. The transaction recorded oversubscription of up to Rp6.57 trillion, or 1.31 times the initial target, reflecting high investor confidence in BRI's risk profile and prospects.
At the same occasion, PT Pegadaian received the Best Sovereign Sukuk and Best Social Bonds in Asia 2025 award for its successful issuance of debt instruments totalling Rp4.457 trillion (equivalent to US$278.5 million), comprising Sukuk Mudharabah worth Rp1.752 trillion and Social Bonds worth Rp1.940 trillion.
All funds raised were allocated to strengthening financing in the micro and MSME financing sector, in line with the company's mission to accelerate financial inclusion and support sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) achieved recognition as Best Islamic Finance and Best Social Orange Bonds in Asia 2025 for its success in delivering impact-based social financing and empowerment instruments through the issuance of Orange Bonds and Sukuk Bonds valued at Rp3.77 trillion, equivalent to US$226 million.
The funds raised were utilised to expand financing for mentorship and capacity building of ultra-micro pre-prosperous women entrepreneurs. To date, PNM has served 22.9 million customers across 60,250 villages through its PNM Mekaar programme, and has made history as the first Orange Bonds issuer in Indonesia and the second in Asia, as well as the first Sukuk Bonds issuer in Indonesia and the world.
The Alpha Southeast Asia Awards have served as a benchmark for credibility and innovation among financial institutions since 2006, with rigorous assessments based on transaction quality, market execution, and contribution to regional financial industry development.
"This international recognition affirms BRI Group's commitment to delivering sustainable funding with tangible impact for the community. These awards also reflect BRI Group's consistency as an innovator of empowerment-based and sustainability-focused financial instruments aligned with the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) agenda. Going forward, BRI Group is committed to continuing to expand its service reach and strengthen integrated empowerment down to the grassroots level," Hery affirmed.
The achievement further consolidates BRI Group's position as a national financial institution consistently delivering ESG-based funding instruments through the issuance of socially-oriented bonds and sukuk, whilst broadening the impact of financial inclusion and community empowerment.
According to Alpha Southeast Asia's official publication, BRI Group was recorded as the Indonesian financial institution with the most awards at the event. PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk received the Best SDG Bond and Best Social Bond in Asia 2025 awards. Meanwhile, PT Pegadaian secured Best Sovereign Sukuk and Best Social Bond in Asia 2025, and PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) was awarded Best Islamic Finance and Best Social Orange Bond in Asia 2025.
BRI Group CEO Hery Gunardi stated that this international recognition serves as motivation for BRI Group to continue strengthening its commitment to delivering financing instruments that are not only financially robust but also generate tangible social impact for the community.
"These awards represent appreciation for BRI Group's commitment to strengthening sustainable funding whilst making a direct contribution to the social inclusion agenda and equitable access to finance. Going forward, BRI Group will continue to expand financial access, strengthen ESG-oriented financing, and ensure that every instrument issued aligns with the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the strengthening of the people's economy," said Hery.
Hery noted that the achievements of three entities within BRI Group reinforce BRI's reputation as a socially responsible financial institution. At the event, BRI received the Best SDG Bond and Best Social Bond in Asia 2025 award for its successful issuance of the Sustainable Social Bond I Phase I 2025, valued at Rp5 trillion (equivalent to US$300 million), issued on 18 June 2025. The bond received an idAAA (Triple A) rating from PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (PEFINDO).
This issuance also marked an important milestone, as BRI became the first bank in Indonesia to issue a social bond, whilst also recording the largest single-phase social bond issuance.
The proceeds from the bond issuance, after deducting emission costs, were allocated exclusively for refinancing existing social projects. These specifically encompass affordable basic infrastructure services in terms of access and pricing, access to essential services, affordable housing, and job creation.
The Social Bond was also allocated to programmes aimed at preventing and/or reducing unemployment, including MSME financing, food security and sustainable food systems, as well as socio-economic enhancement and empowerment. The transaction recorded oversubscription of up to Rp6.57 trillion, or 1.31 times the initial target, reflecting high investor confidence in BRI's risk profile and prospects.
At the same occasion, PT Pegadaian received the Best Sovereign Sukuk and Best Social Bonds in Asia 2025 award for its successful issuance of debt instruments totalling Rp4.457 trillion (equivalent to US$278.5 million), comprising Sukuk Mudharabah worth Rp1.752 trillion and Social Bonds worth Rp1.940 trillion.
All funds raised were allocated to strengthening financing in the micro and MSME financing sector, in line with the company's mission to accelerate financial inclusion and support sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) achieved recognition as Best Islamic Finance and Best Social Orange Bonds in Asia 2025 for its success in delivering impact-based social financing and empowerment instruments through the issuance of Orange Bonds and Sukuk Bonds valued at Rp3.77 trillion, equivalent to US$226 million.
The funds raised were utilised to expand financing for mentorship and capacity building of ultra-micro pre-prosperous women entrepreneurs. To date, PNM has served 22.9 million customers across 60,250 villages through its PNM Mekaar programme, and has made history as the first Orange Bonds issuer in Indonesia and the second in Asia, as well as the first Sukuk Bonds issuer in Indonesia and the world.
The Alpha Southeast Asia Awards have served as a benchmark for credibility and innovation among financial institutions since 2006, with rigorous assessments based on transaction quality, market execution, and contribution to regional financial industry development.
"This international recognition affirms BRI Group's commitment to delivering sustainable funding with tangible impact for the community. These awards also reflect BRI Group's consistency as an innovator of empowerment-based and sustainability-focused financial instruments aligned with the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) agenda. Going forward, BRI Group is committed to continuing to expand its service reach and strengthen integrated empowerment down to the grassroots level," Hery affirmed.