The Accounting Study Program of UNPAR’s Faculty of Economics had cooperated with the Fiscal Policy Agency Ministry of Finance Republic and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to hold the Indonesia International Conference for Sustainable Finance and Economy. This event was motivated by the main objective of sustainable finance, which was to form an economy that could synergize with the goal of managing the environment. Furthermore, sustainable finance is relevant to the entire world and is a common challenge that requires mitigation. As such, a discussion among various competent parties was needed to seek solutions so that sustainable finance can be attained.
Indonesia International Conference for Sustainable Finance and Economy was held for two days, on November 25 and November 26, 2021. This event was attended by the state civil apparatus, practitioners from the private sector, and academics from both within Indonesia and abroad. This International Conference was held online via Zoom Webinar and Dual Language was also provided. Speakers from each session were very competent in their fields of expertise. The series of events on the first day (Thursday, November 25, 2021) included: screening video from WWF titled “Our Planet: to big to fail” that was delivered by Mr. Sylvain Augoyard (Vice President, Asia Sustainable Finance, WWF Singapore), the first panel discussion on The Quest for Better ESG Data and Reporting hosted by Mr. Enrico Hariantoro (Head of Integrated Financial Services Sector Policy Group, Financial Service Authority-OJK), Ms. Lany Harijanti (Regional Program Manager ASEAN, Global Reporting Initiative), and Mr. Riki Frindos (CEO, KEHATI). The second discussion about “Our Sustainability Story” soon followed after, hosted by Ms. Vera Eve Lim (Chief Financial Officer, Bank Central Asia), Mr. VIdjongtius (President Director of Kalbe Farma), Mr. William Sabandar (President Director, MRT Jakarta), with remarks from Mr. John Glen of UK HM Treasury (Her Majesty treasury Economic Secretary to The Treasury), keynotes and remarks from Ms. Sri Mulyani Indrawati (Minister of Finance of The Republic Indonesia), and as well as remarks from Mr. Michael Izza (ICAEW Chief Executive). The third panel discussion on “Accounting for Nature: Time to Think about a New Type of Capital” was discussed by Mr. Thomas Viegas (Manager Climate Hub, Bank Of England) and Ms. Ant Parham (Senior Policy Advisor, Dasgupta Review on Economic Biodiversity, HM Treasury). The event was carried on to the next day, November 26, 2021, with a series of events as follow: opening remarks by Mr. Mangadar Situmorang (Rector of Parahyangan Catholic University), explanation of topic about “Race to Net Zero: Green Technology” by Mr. Richard Hayler (Chief Financial Officer, Nutrition Technologies), First panel discussion on “Energy Transition and Green Finance” hosted by Mr. Iman Hilmansah (Chief Financial Officer, Pertamina Power Indonesia), Ms. Febriany Eddy (President Director, Vale Indonesia), Mr. Luky Yusgiantoro (Division Head for Project Management and Facility Maintenance at SKK Migas), second panel discussion on “Race to Net Zero: Financing the Transition” brought to us by Mr. Julan Smith (Global Transport and Logistic Leader, PwC Indonesia), Mrs. Monica Bae (Capital Market Regional Lead, Carbon Disclosure Project), Mrs. Yuki Yasui (Asia Pacific Region Coordination Manager, UNEP Finance Initiative), followed by expert session on “Towards Carbon Pricing Policy” that was explained by Ms. Dian Lestari (Head of The Center for Climate Change and Multilateral Policy, Indonesia Ministry of Finance), ended by material deliverance by Mr. Adi Budiarso (Head of the Centre of Financial Sector Policy, Indonesia Ministry of Finance) about “Road to G20 2022 – Mobilizing Global Capital for a Climate Resilient Future”. Each session was held interactively, and all participants were enthusiastic in following every event until the end