Event Reports

On the 15th of November, EuroCham along with other cosmetics associations were invited by Directorate of Standardization of Traditional Medicines, Health Supplements and Cosmetics – BPOM to discuss about the preparation from the Indonesian side for the 36th ASEAN Cosmetic Scientific Body (ACSB) Meeting. The meeting chaired by Ibu Rachmi Setyorini – Director Standardization of Traditional Medicines, Health Supplements and Cosmetics, and Ibu Yurita Amarya as the moderator for the meeting. The meeting aims to receive inputs from businesses about topics that will be discussed on the ACSB meeting.

On the 7th of November, the Sustainable Development Working Group held its first offline meeting at the Danone Office. The meeting was led by the Head of the Working Group, Karyanto Wibowo (Danone Indonesia), as well as the Board Patron of the Sustainable Development Working Group, Francois de Maricourt (HSBC). The group was delighted to invite Zul Martini Indrawati from Indonesia Packaging Recovery Organization (IPRO) to give an in-depth insight on the waste management for plastic packaging as well as the regulatory framework issued by the Ministry of Environment.

The meeting also discussed plans for the upcoming years, highlighting regular engagement with external stakeholders by taking collaborative actions and sharing best practices. The group elected new deputies to represent the sub-sector: Environment and Social. We would like to congratulate the new deputies Ribut Purwanti from Unilever Indonesia (Deputy of the Environment Sector) and Nuni Sutyoko from HSBC (Deputy of the Social Sector). We would also like to thank the participants who attended and actively contributed to the meeting.