EU Green Deal and the Relevance for Indonesian and European businesses

While everyone's focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change continues to be a reality that needs to be addressed. On 13 May 2020, together with the European Union, EuroCham just concluded the discussion on the EU Green Deal and the Relevance for Indonesian and European businesses. The event was attended by 175 participants from different countries. The overall webinar was moderated by the EU Ambassador to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam, H.E. Vincent Piket.

The first speaker, Diederik Samsom, Head of the Private Office of the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, shared his expertise on the EU Green Deal and how the continent should answer to the COVID-19 crisis by accelerating efforts towards climate neutrality and the relevance for the relations with Indonesia and the ASEAN region. Representing the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vice Chair Shinta Kamdani further highlighted the view of the Indonesian business community on the opportunities provided by the EU Green Deal. While representing EuroCham, Karyanto Wibowo, Head of Sustainable Development Working Group and Director for Sustainable Development at Danone Indonesia shared Danone’s and EuroCham member companies’ experience with Sustainable Development.

The session was concluded by closing remarks from the Chair of EuroCham, Corine Tap, who stressed that despite the current pandemic, Sustainable Development and the Circular Economy remains relevant, vital, and mutually beneficial.

Watch the recorded session here

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