BRI Receives Recognition for Implementing Sustainability Principles

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, commonly known as BRI, has once again received recognition for its consistency in implementing sustainability principles. BRI’s Director of Legal & Compliance, Mahdi Yusuf, stated that this recognition serves as motivation for BRI to continue strengthening the implementation of social aspects in its business operations, particularly through the expansion of financial service access accompanied by community economic empowerment.

“For BRI, the social aspect of ESG implementation does not stop at how we expand public access to financial services. The next challenge is ensuring that such access can create added value, increase business capacity, and open opportunities for the community to grow and advance. Therefore, BRI continues to encourage financial inclusion to evolve into empowerment that provides real and sustainable impact,” Mahdi said in an official statement on Thursday (24/09/2026).

This commitment aligns with BRI’s business characteristics, which focus on empowering the micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) segments. Through a service ecosystem that reaches various layers of society, BRI not only provides access to financial products and services but also encourages the increase of capacity and productivity for business actors.

As of the end of the second quarter of 2026, BRI’s credit distribution reached Rp1,645.5 trillion, representing a year-on-year growth of 16.2%. As a bank focused on the MSME segment and the people’s economy, BRI continues to maintain its dominance in the MSME segment within its credit portfolio. The MSME segment portfolio continues to dominate BRI’s credit distribution, growing 8.6% year-on-year to Rp1,235.4 trillion.

One way this social impact is strengthened is through the Ultra Micro (UMi) Holding ecosystem, alongside Pegadaian and PNM. By the second quarter of 2026, the UMi Holding ecosystem had served approximately 33.8 million active debtors. This integration is part of the effort to expand access to financing while building empowerment pathways for the community, moving from the ultra-micro segment towards broader financial services and business capacities.

In terms of MSME empowerment, BRI also runs various programmes that integrate access to financing with business capacity building. These programmes include Desa BRILiaN, Klasterku Hidupku, Rumah BUMN, and the LinkUMKM platform, which provides access to various business development modules and programmes.

BRI won the Social category award in the Banking sector at the Katadata ESG Insight (KESGI) Award 2026, held as part of the Katadata Sustainability Action for the Future Economy (SAFE) 2026 in Jakarta. The award was presented based on the KESGI Scoring 2026, which assesses the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance of companies across 13 industrial sectors. The assessment methodology covers Environmental, Social, and Governance pillars, structured into 15 topics with over 150 contextual indicators per sector. The development and validation process of the methodology involved a panel of senior ESG experts.

The KESGI Award 2026 recognition complements BRI’s various efforts to strengthen integrated ESG implementation. BRI views sustainability not as an agenda separate from business, but as an integral part of how the company manages growth, risk, and the impact generated for stakeholders.

Co-founder and Chief Content Officer of Katadata, Heri Susanto, expressed that this award is a form of appreciation for the achievements of companies in the field of sustainability, as well as a starting point. “By knowing our respective positions, we can continue to drive better sustainability,” said Heri.