We
know Mr. Sukanto Tanoto as one of great businesspersons in Indonesia, whose
business is popular worldwide, is also one of respectable philanthropists. The
RGE group of the Tanoto’s company produces from the natural resources taken
from the very fertile Indonesia’s land, Kerinci. Sukanto Tanoto who is recorded
to have more than $15 billion of shares in the company, also feels that it is
important to keep the environment in which he does business safe and sound,
taking good care of the forests and the local community themselves. Palm oil,
pulp, fiber, wood, and more natural sources are taken from Kerinci, thus it is
important to take a good care of its surrounding environment.
Local Community of
Kerinci Took Benefits from the Business
Let
us say, it is a win-win situation. Sukanto Tanoto does his business by
utilizing natural resources in Kerinci, while the community also gets benefits
from that. The local people have great needs because the members of the family
work, and their livelihood greatly depends on the operation of the company.
However, it does not necessarily mean that the company only takes, and not
gives back.
Kerinci
is known as one of major places for the Tanoto’s company’s operation in Asia
Pacific, in which the total production has reached almost 3 million tons per
year. With the integrated and innovative process of paper and pulp mill, the
paper production is more than 800.000 tons a year. Maintaining safe operation
and environmentally sustainable principal is very critical in order to have the
business run for a long time, and give back the local community what they
deserve.
Maintaining the
environment by safe operation
It
is indeed natural for Sukanto Tanoto and his companies to give back to the
local community at Kerinci judging by what they ‘take’ from the place. We know
that there are lots of negative articles saying that RGE group only wastes the
nature and is responsible for the damage around Kerinci.
The
actual thing is that the company helps local community to grow and achieve
better living. The company saves the environment by reusing the waste from the
mill operation, turns it into power plants, and provides free electricity to
the local people of Kerinci. In addition, the company also gives free and
advantageous entrepreneurial skills to the people, teaching local farmers, and
provides clean water. With daily assessment, Sukanto Tanoto and his executive
team make sure that every operation is environmentally safe and sustainable for
the future generation.
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