Social Enterprise Landscape Snapshot In Asean: Reflections And Actions

Wednesday, 11 May 2022 - Tommy Tjiptadjaja represented Indonesia in an international panel discussion session on reflections and actions taken by social enterprises in ASEAN. The session was also attended by speakers from other ASEAN countries, namely Ria San Gabriel from the Philippines, Denise Truong from Vietnam, Jack Sim from Singapore, Natharoun Ngo from Cambodia, and Faiz M from Malaysia. The online discussion session was initiated by Catalyst 2030 which is held annually. 

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Catalyst 2030 is a global movement of social entrepreneurs and social innovators from all sectors who share a common goal of creating innovative human-centred approaches to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This multinational community then organises a panel discussion session every year known as Catalysing Change Week. Catalysing Change Week (CCW) is the world's largest event led by social innovators and entrepreneurs to share knowledge, exchange ideas and accelerate collaborative systems change during over 250 sessions and activities in one special annual week. Catalysing Change Week 2022 builds on the success of the previous year's CCW2021. The event brings together social entrepreneurs, representatives from the private sector, government, funders and others involved in systems change, to inspire change in support of achieving the SDGs.

The session, which was attended by social enterprises in ASEAN, discussed the conditions, challenges and solutions of best practices that they have done in their respective countries. The social enterprise space is at a very different stage and varies greatly from one ASEAN country to another. This space is often faced with barriers that need to be understood, so that cross-border collaboration can increase. Social enterprise is also understood differently by different actors. In this session, the speakers looked at and understood how specific and holistic the role of social enterprise is in each country.

Tommy tjiptadjaja as the representative of Indonesia explained that holistic collaboration is needed between all parties from the private sector, NGOs to the government to be able to solve social and environmental problems in each country. Not only that, the CEO of Greenhope also explained that collaboration must also be done across countries. As a solid regional area, ASEAN has enormous potential to be able to find solutions to socio-environmental problems that are appropriate and in accordance with conditions in ASEAN.

In addition, Jack Sim added that the collaboration is also related to financial funding. There are many potential social enterprises in ASEAN countries that have good solutions, but do not have access to sufficient funding. Therefore, Jack Sim, who is also known as Mr Toilet, invited anyone who has a solution and wants to build a social enterprise to contact him. He will also encourage the best solution that suits ASEAN conditions to be supported by the UN.

CLIMATE ACTIONS AND SOLUTIONS

Thursday, 12 May 2022- Catalyst Change Week 2022 was an exciting event. Catalyst 2030 as the initiator of this activity not only presents social activists or entrepreneurs, but also presents the government as one of the main players in achieving the 2030 SDGs. In this panel session, the multinational forum was attended by the Deputy Coordinator of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment as a representative of the Indonesian government and Greenhope as one of the social enterprises in Indonesia. 

At the forum that discussed the actions and solutions to deal with climate change, Mrs Nani Herdianti, as Deputy Coordinator of the Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment explained that Indonesia actively initiated policies and significantly started the renewable energy transition, real action in mangrove conservation, finance cooperation in achieving the SDGs to the efforts that Indonesia is doing on climate change. 

‘Indonesia's focus this time is not only to make big changes in handling climate change, but also to grow the community's economy as a tangible impact of these solutions. As in the case of mangrove conservation solutions, this also has an impact on economic growth in the ecotourism and fisheries sectors, of course,’ added Mrs Nani in the discussion session.

In addition, Mrs Nani said that Indonesia already has solid regulations as a good climate change policy. For example, Indonesia has regulations related to reducing gas emissions produced by vehicles, industries and others, one of which is through the carbon tax method. Therefore, Indonesia at least has an approach that is carried out, first is a community approach through real implementation, and second is a regulatory approach that will strongly support the implementation carried out in fulfilling the targets of saving the environment which also grows the economy and investment in Indonesia. 

At the end of the session, Mrs Nani invited all parties to work together and take real action in efforts to solve climate change around the world. She hoped that this forum would be a catalyst that will generate solid actions and solutions in the future so that the targets of saving the environment can be achieved.  Of course, collaboration between the government and all parties including social enterprises is needed to realise this common goal. 

Catalyst 2030 is a global movement of social entrepreneurs and social innovators from all sectors who share a common goal of creating innovative human-centred approaches to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This multinational community then organises a panel discussion session every year known as Catalysing Change Week. Catalysing Change Week (CCW) is the world's largest event led by social innovators and entrepreneurs to share knowledge, exchange ideas and accelerate collaborative systems change during over 250 sessions and activities in one special annual week. Catalysing Change Week 2022 builds on the success of the previous year's CCW2021. The event brings together social entrepreneurs, representatives from the private sector, government, funders and others involved in systems change, to inspire change in support of achieving the SDGs.