16-11-2021
On 16 November 2021, PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk won three awards at the annual Global CSR Summit & Awards 2021 which was held virtually. In the event, Chandra Asri received the Best Environment Excellence award in the Gold category, the CSR Leadership Award in the Gold category, and the Best Community Program in the Bronze category. One of the awards in the Best Environment Excellence category was given for Chandra Asri's initiative in environmentally friendly technology to gradually switch to renewable energy in the factory environment. The company took an initiative to reduce its carbon footprint by building a PV (photovoltaic) solar panel installation on the factory roof that is capable of generating approximately 1,500 Megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable electricity annually. The CSR Leadership Award was given to President Director Chandra Asri Erwin Ciputra, in a series of initiatives framed under the theme “Impactful CSR Leadership through Sustainability Development and Community Empowerment”. While in the Best Community Program category, Chandra Asri took a role in providing a positive impact on the community through infrastructure development in the form of iron girder bridges located in four different locations, namely Curug Bandung Village, Pasauran Village, Sajira Village in Lebak Regency, and Tangkilsari Village in Pandeglang Regency.