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Danone-AQUA's 2019-2020 Sustainability Report won the gold category rating from the 2021 Asia Sustainability Reporting Rating (ASRRAT), which was held on November 17, 2021, in Jakarta. The report, which was compiled using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standard framework, collected Danone-AQUA's efforts in nature conservation, community and internal empowerment, as well as the involvement of various sectors in support of the government’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Indonesia.

National Center for Sustainability Reporting Chairman Dr. Ali Darwin appreciated the reporting and performance of companies participating in ASRRAT 2021. “Sustainability requires innovation and collaboration from various stakeholders, and these actions need to be disclosed in a sustainability report. We appreciate companies that have made efforts to continue to uphold transparency through the preparation of sustainability reports and encourage improvements in both quantity and quality of reports,” he said.

In the sustainability report entitled “Maintaining Good for a Sustainable Indonesia”, Danone-AQUA reaffirms its commitment to implementing sustainable business practices and Good Corporate Governance by providing transparency in every aspect of its operations. Through this sustainability report, Danone-AQUA describes its vision, strategy, and achievement of its sustainability performance for the last two years.

Danone Indonesia VP General Secretary Vera Galuh Sugijanto explained, “Danone-AQUA always strives to build a balanced, profitable, and sustainable business growth model to create long-term value for stakeholders. In line with Danone's global vision, One Planet One Health, we are committed to ongoing development of various sustainability initiatives to achieve the Government of Indonesia's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through this sustainability report launch, we hope to provide transparent information to stakeholders about the extent to which these sustainability initiatives have been achieved and their impact throughout our business chain.”

Previously, the Indonesian government had integrated 17 major goals and 169 targets from the SDGs agenda into the National Medium-Term Development Plan for 2020-2024. This demonstrates that the SDGs agenda is not just a global commitment, but also a guide for Indonesia to implement an inclusive and sustainable national development program. Realizing the importance of the company's role in this regard, Danone-AQUA is developing various initiatives that address natural sustainability by maintaining circularity in three areas, namely water, energy, and packaging. Danone-AQUA actively campaigns for healthy lifestyles, building business models that empower communities, building an inclusive work climate, and empowering employees.

The Danone-AQUA 2019-2020 sustainability report manifests the company's commitment to doing business while integrating wellness and good faith - be it for business progress, improving community welfare, or creating a sustainable environment.

"We thank all of the partners who have worked together to enact wide-ranging sustainability programs, the people of Indonesia, and of course the consumers who are involved in realizing a sustainable Indonesia," concluded Vera.

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On 17th November 2021, Dancham in collaboration with ISS and GNV organized the first physical event in this year, Dancham Business Meet 2021. The event took place at Graha ISS, Bintaro Support Center.

Chairman of Dancham, Mr. Peter Lund and President Director and CEO of ISS Indonesia, Mr. Elisa Lumbantoruan opened the event and welcomed participants of Dancham Business Meet 2021. Conducted in two sessions, the event was hosted by CFO of ISS Indonesia, Mr. Morten Lentz as Master of Ceremony: the first one is “Future Worksplace, Returning to The Office” delivered by Mr. Ari Kurnianto (Operational Performance Director of ISS Indonesia) and Mr. Muhammad Sofyan (Commercial Director of ISS Indonesia) and the second session is “Major Changes in Tax Law - Law on Harmonization of Tax Regulations (UU HPP)” delivered by Mr. Hartiadi B. Santoso (Partner of GNV Consulting).

The first session by ISS discussed how workforce, workflow, and workplace will reshape during and after the pandemic and how ISS and its value proposition can answer this concern. ISS offers Curated Workplace Experience to prepare for returning to office and make it an awaited time by employees. By tailoring the Curated Workplace Experience, ISS enables people at companies to be their best at work. With a range of services provided by ISS workplace management from cleaning, support, technical, catering, and security services, ISS offers an integration between services and output based model to help companies create the workplace of the future.

The second session by GNV presented the incoming Law on Harmonization of Tax Regulations (UU HPP) that was passed on 7th October 2021. Mr. Hartiadi B. Santoso explained that the aim of this new law is to increase the tax ratio in Indonesia. Some elements included in the new law are: increased income tax rate, tax benefit in kind, increased VAT rate, Voluntary Disclosure Programme, Tax Collection Collaboration, E-commerce Taxation, and Carbon Tax. The first and second tax reform (except the VAT rate) do not conflict and are still compatible with each other.

Participants were very enthusiastic during the two interesting and informative sessions. After each session, there was also an interactive question and answer session between participants and speakers. Participants also had the opportunity to meet and network with each other in between the session and during the delicious and nutritious lunch provided by ISS Food Services.