BUSINESS INFO - The Menara 2 BTN building owned by PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk (BTN) has achieved Green Building certification or environmentally friendly building with the highest predicate or Platinum. The certification was given by the Green Building Council Indonesia (GBCI), which is an official member of the World Green Building Council, which has official members in 70 countries around the world.

BTN Assets Management Director Elisabeth Novie Riswanti said the certification is proof of the company's commitment to creating an environmentally friendly business environment and operations. “We continue to be committed to strengthening the implementation of ESG principles in all lines of business. We hope that this certification can motivate all BTN employees to innovate and contribute to maintaining a balance between profitability, sustainability, and social responsibility,” Elisabeth said during the handover of BTN's Green Building Tower 2 certification, in Jakarta, on Friday, November 22, 2024.

Elisabeth also continued that the company will continue to ensure the operation of the Menara 2 BTN building always complies with the corridors and criteria set by GBCI. Meanwhile, the Menara 2 BTN building is located on Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said No. 1, South Jakarta, and officially began full operation in September 2024. Elisabeth said that the Menara 2 BTN building is the center of activity for all BTN business divisions in producing various innovations.

“The Menara 2 BTN building is one of the physical manifestations of the transformation that BTN continues to carry out to become a modern bank that is able to answer customer needs in the present and future. This building complements BTN's existence which has consistently served millions of Indonesian families in owning their dream homes since BTN first distributed mortgages 48 years ago,” said Elisabeth.

Meanwhile, Green Building certification by GBCI is a certification system that assesses buildings that have been built and operated for at least one year with a number of assessment aspects, including land use, energy efficiency, and conservation, efficient water resource management, use of environmentally friendly building materials, air quality, lighting, and indoor temperature, as well as environmentally friendly building management practices.

Based on the results of the GBCI assessment, BTN has made a number of efforts to make the Menara 2 BTN building an environmentally friendly building. These efforts include the addition of a green area that reaches 32.1 percent, energy savings of 21.86 percent with an Electrical Energy Consumption Intensity (IKE) value of 234.41 kwh per square meter per year, water savings of 26.7 percent with the use of 36.65 liters of clean water per person per day, the use of environmentally friendly materials, the presence of an Outdoor Air Introduction system, and various other innovations related to the application of sustainability principles.

“All of these efforts certainly have a positive impact on the environment, people, and the economy, in accordance with the principles of sustainability. This is in line with BTN's commitment to implementing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles in running its business in accordance with the ESG Roadmap 2023-2028 that BTN has designed in order to become an ESG Champion in the Indonesian banking industry,” Elisabeth explained.

On the same occasion, GBCI Chairperson Ignesjz Kemalawarta said that based on GBCI certification criteria, the Platinum predicate is the highest of the four certification predicates in the form of Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Certified. “With the Platinum predicate, Menara 2 BTN is one of the best examples of buildings in air circulation, lighting, and work comfort that can increase employee productivity,” Ignesjz explained.

Eco Build President Director Wiza Hidayat said the benefits of a Platinum-certified building are that users can be healthier and more productive because they are supported by a good working environment. “BTN Tower 2 can be a model building for other buildings that want to get Platinum certification, especially to support environmental sustainability,” Wiza explained.(*)

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