The award was presented to Dinia Widodo, External Communications Manager of Merdeka, at the gala night of Lestari Summit 2025, held at Hotel Raffles, Jakarta, on October 2, 2025. The ESG & Climate Change team of Merdeka was also in attendance, coordinating the company’s participation in the event.

This year, the selection process for the Lestari Awards was more rigorous and comprehensive, as it included interview stages for the first time. Participating companies submitted applications through the Lestari platform, which were then assessed by independent assessors, followed by finalist interviews. The winners were announced at the awards ceremony. The event is organized by KG Media in collaboration with several knowledge partners, including WWF, the Indonesian Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP), and BAPPENAS.

The ceremony was opened by Prof. Dr. Ir. Rachmat Pambudy, M.S., Minister of National Development Planning, and attended by Rosan Roeslani, Minister of Investment and Downstreaming of Indonesia, and Raja Juli Antoni, Minister of Forestry, who also presented awards to the winners.

According to Wisnu Nugroho, VP Sustainability of Kompas Gramedia, the Lestari Awards 2025 received 126 submissions—an increase of about 40 percent from last year. This reflects the growing number of organizations eager to share best practices on sustainability issues. In 2025, 16 companies were recognized as winners, with those from Indonesia advancing to the regional level alongside winners from Malaysia and the Philippines.
*

Main photo: Dinia Widodo, External Communications Manager of Merdeka, receiving the 2025 LESTARI Awards.

Artikel Merdeka Wins Lestari Awards 2025 pertama kali tampil pada PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk.

The series of activities began in late September 2024 with human rights training for security personnel and the External Affairs team at the Pani Gold Project in Gorontalo. This was followed by training for security personnel at PT Bumi Suksesindo, which manages the Tujuh Bukit Gold Mine in Banyuwangi, in mid-November 2024. Conducted by Merdeka’s Sustainability team, the training aimed to socialize the Merdeka Human Rights Policy and foster a culture of respect for human rights within the company’s operations.

The training series concluded in early December at PT Merdeka Tsingshan Indonesia (MTI) in Morowali, Central Sulawesi, and PT Sulawesi Cahaya Mineral (SCM) in Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi. Human rights training at MTI focused on security personnel, while at SCM, it included security personnel, External Affairs staff, and contractor employees. This initiative underscores Merdeka’s commitment to respecting human rights, not only for its internal workforce but also parties in its supply chain.

On Human Rights Day, Merdeka representatives attended the event “Human Rights Day: The Launch of Study of the 2023 Sustainability Reports of Publicly Listed Companies in Indonesia”. Organized by the Foundation for International Human Rights Reporting Standards (FIHRRST) with support from Belgian Government, The event aimed to promote the integration of human rights aspects into sustainability reports of companies in Indonesia.

The event was attended by the Director of Human Rights Cooperation from Indonesia’s Ministry of Law and Human Rights, the Director of Finance and Human Resources of the Indonesia Stock Exchange, representatives from the National Commission on Human Rights of Indonesia (Komnas HAM), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other publicly companies. During the event, PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk’s 2023 Sustainability Report received an A+ rating for its compliance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, Financial Services Authority Regulation No. 51/2017, and performance in human rights respect.

On the same day, Merdeka also participated in the “Socialization of Norms and Standards No. 13 on Business and Human Rights” organized by Komnas HAM. The event was attended by various stakeholders, including government representatives, business associations, companies, and NGOs. Merdeka’s participation reflects its commitment to supporting the development of Business and Human Rights standards in Indonesia.

*

Main Photo: Satriyo Giri, ESG & Climate Change Specialist at PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk, receiving the 2023 Sustainability Report award for PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk.

Artikel From Training to Achievement: Merdeka’s Celebration of Human Rights Day 2024 pertama kali tampil pada PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk.

The Cooperation Agreement (PKS) was signed for securing the Wetar Copper Mine on 16 February 2023 by Boyke P. Abidin, Director of BKP-BTR, and Head of the Maluku Regional Police, Inspector General of Police Lotharia Latif at the Maluku Regional Police Headquarters, Ambon City.

“The Wetar Copper Mine has copper as well as other minerals that are crucial for making raw materials for the world’s electric vehicle batteries,” said Boyke P. Abidin. “Security of mining operations is very necessary.”

The security cooperation of the Wetar copper mine has been going on since 2018 and in this agreement, the period of the previous agreement which was two years changed to five years. This agreement refers to Merdeka’s Human Rights Policy and Police Regulation No. 7 of 2019 concerning Assistance in Security Services for National Vital Objects and Certain Objects. In this cooperation, the Wetar Copper Mine is included in the status of a Certain Object.

“The signing of the PKS is following President Joko Widodo’s directions during a meeting of the military and police leaders last week,” said the Inspector General of Police. Lotharia Latif, “so that the military and police will help secure the smooth running of mining operations.”

In the cost of security services that are in line with the Indonesian Police Index Norms, there is also an obligation to pay Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP). Through this collaboration, in addition to obtaining security guarantees, the Wetar Copper Mine also contributes to PNBP.

Artikel Wetar Copper Mine Security Cooperation pertama kali tampil pada PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk.