Ukui, 5th September 2024— In celebration of the 57th anniversary of Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), known as RGE Founder’s Day 2024, Asian Agri, through its business units across North Sumatra, Riau, and Jambi, has conducted various social responsibility activities. This aligns with the company’s 5C philosophy, which emphasises that the company’s presence should bring benefits to the Community, Country, Climate, Customer, and Company.
PT Inti Indosawit Subur – Ukui Estate (PT IIS – Ukui), one of Asian Agri’s business units, participated in the RGE Founder’s Day celebrations by organising tree planting and river clean-up activities in Air Hitam Village, Ukui District, Pelalawan Regency, Riau.
“The Founder’s Day today’s event is part of a series of activities to mark RGE’s 57th anniversary, and this year’s theme focuses on Preserving Environmental Sustainability. As such, all employees of PT IIS – Ukui took part in planting fruit tree saplings on vacant land along the riverbank. We hope that this initiative will provide fruit for the local villagers while also maintaining the river’s watershed and preventing erosion along the riverbanks,” said Victory Brahmana, Group Manager of PT IIS – Ukui.
“We extend our heartfelt thanks to PT IIS – Ukui for planting fruit tree seedlings along the riverbanks of our village today. We will ensure the proper care and maintenance of these plants in the hope that they will flourish, creating a green environment and, one day, yielding a fruitful harvest. We also congratulate the company on the 57th Founder’s Day celebration and wish it continued strength, growth, and success. We are confident that a thriving company will bring positive benefits to us all,” said Dedeng.
In addition to river clean-up and tree planting activities, all Asian Agri business units have carried out various other initiatives across their operational areas, including free health check-ups, educational sessions for school children on preventing forest and land fires, and beach clean-ups in Jakarta. These activities have been taking place from August to September 2024 in North Sumatra, Riau, and Jambi.”
About Asian Agri
Asian Agri is one of Indonesia’s leading national private companies producing crude palm oil (CPO) since 1979. To date, Asian Agri manages 100,000 hectares of oil palm plantations and employs over 20,000 people.
As a pioneer of the Indonesian Government’s Smallholder Transmigration Core Plantation Program (PIR-Trans), Asian Agri has partnered with 30,000 plasma smallholders in Riau and Jambi who manage 60,000 hectares of oil palm plantations. Additionally, the company fosters partnerships with independent smallholders to bring positive impacts on their welfare and economic improvement.
By implementing a zero-burning policy and sustainable plantation management practices, Asian Agri helps smallholders increase productivity, crop yields, supply chain traceability and supports them in obtaining certifications. Asian Agri’s factories utilize state-of-the-art technology harnessing self-generated green energy to minimize greenhouse gas emissions.
All business units under the umbrella of Asian Agri have obtained ISPO (Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil) certification. Currently, Asian Agri’s core plantations in North Sumatra, Riau, and Jambi provinces, as well as plasma smallholders plantations in Riau and Jambi provinces, are 100% RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certified. Simultaneously, ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) has been achieved for all plantations owned by Asian Agri and its partner farmers.
Asian Agri’s success as one of the leading CPO producers has been internationally recognized with ISO 14001 certification for all its operations. The Learning Institute in Pelalawan, Riau, and the seedling center in Kampar, Riau, are also ISO 9001 certified. Furthermore, Asian Agri’s research and development center in Tebing Tinggi has been certified by the International Plant-Analytical Exchange at the WEPAL lab at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, ensuring high standards
For further information, please contact:
Lidya Veronica, Media Relation Asian Agri
E-mail: lidya_veronica@asianagri.com
