Jakarta, July 14, 2023 – PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTAM; IDX: ANTM; ASX: ATM) member of PT Mineral Industri Indonesia (Persero) (MIND ID) – the State-Owned Enterprise Holding of the Mining Industry, is pleased to announce that the Company has been part of SRI-KEHATI Index, ESG Sector Leaders IDX KEHATI Index and ESG Quality 45 IDX KEHATI Index in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for a trading period of June until November 2023. The inclusion of ANTAM shares in the index is an appreciation of ANTAM’s commitment to the Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) implementation in all aspects of the Company’s operations.
ANTAM’s President Director, Nico Kanter, said:
“The inclusion of ANTAM’s share at the SRI-KEHATI Index, ESG Sector Leaders IDX KEHATI Index, and ESG Quality 45 IDX KEHATI Index reflects that the Company is committed to sustainably managing its operating, environmental, and social performance based on the principles of Good Corporate Governance. These efforts are made consistently through various programs to support the Company's sustainable operations.”
SRI-KEHATI Index is an index that measures the stock price performance of a leading performance company on businesses sustainability encouragement, as well as having an awareness of the environment, social, and good corporate governance, or called Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI). ESG Sector Leaders IDX KEHATI Index is an index that consists of stocks with a leading ESG performance in the sector with good liquidity and grouped by IDX Industry Classification. Meanwhile, ESG Quality 45 IDX KEHATI Index is an index that measures the stock price performance of 45 stocks that consider the quality of financial and ESG performance with relatively high liquidity.
Currently, ANTAM shares also part of the IDX LQ45 Low Carbon Leaders in IDX, an index that aims to reduce the portfolio weighted average carbon intensity by 50% compared to the LQ45 as a parent index. In addition, ANTAM shares remain part of the MSCI Global Standard Index from Indonesia, published by Morgan Stanley Capital International, which has a large market capitalization and positive performance and is accompanied by risk management measurement and ESG implementation aspects.
ANTAM is committed to implementing the Green House Gas emission (decarbonization) reduction, including signing the Power Purchase Agreement with PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) (PLN) to provide the electricity supply for the operation of ANTAM's Ferronickel Plant in Kolaka Nickel Mining Business Unit, Southeast Sulawesi on January 16, 2023. In addition, ANTAM's decarbonization efforts are carried out through planting and preserving trees around ANTAM's operation area in the Precious Metal Processing and Refining Business Unit in East Jakarta. ANTAM conducted greening by providing urban farming facilities such as composting media and productive plant seeds and preserving rare and endemic plants. ANTAM also aims to apply appropriate, reliable, and environmentally friendly technology to reduce energy consumption, which is expected to assist the Company’s sustainability by applying a proper environmental management program.
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