Jakarta, February 7, 2024 Number: 250/LSSR/UKMTJSL2024/II/24 Subject: Invitation to participate in the international recognition SME CSR Awards Asia 2024
To Company’s Executive Engaging in CSR for SME Development REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 8, 2024 AWARDING CEREMONY: Kempinski Jakarta, April 1, 2024
To whom it may concern,
Mr./Mrs. Company’s executives that embrace SMEs through CSR activities,
It is my prayer and best wishes to always see you in good health, full of joy manning your daily routines.
ASIA WOULD NOT BE ASIA WITHOUT SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES. That\’s the logical depiction of Asia\’s strength as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a determinant role in each country’s economy. Hence, La Tofi School of Social Responsibility initiates th international recognition the SME CSR AWARDS ASIA or UKM TJSL ASIA 2024 AWARDS in Bahasa as a milestone to start building cooperation for the development of Small and Medium Enterprises in the light of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices across Asia. SMEs must learn from each other and build business capacities based on environmental values. To go the extra mile, the SME CSR AWARDS ASIA is crafted to come with direct benefits in forms of CMBA CSR education (Certified Master Business Administration of Corporate Social Responsibility) for company executives or staffs that support the SMEs. The SMEs applicants, meanwhile, are granted with the CMBA SME education (Certified Master Business Administration of Small Medium Enterprises). Both are online education made possible through collaboration with PORTMAN College Malaysia. The education will last for two months and is designed to create a sustainable ecosystem. It is to say that large companies have to serve as models for the SMEs in term of maintaining environmental sustainability and developing social values in society through good governance. Conversely, SMEs become \’big\’ by being self –helped. This award or certificate of appreciation is an evidence of graduating from a collaboration process that contributes to ESG scoring.
The UKM CSR AWARDS for companies supporting SMEs is a certification of initiatives deemed to have created stories of change in society due to their success. Applicant companies are required to submit a brief paper describing the changes they have made. Meanwhile, SMEs registered by their sponsors are required to disclose their turnover and profits along with their digital marketing platforms or social media. It is also necessary to briefly explain how CSR practices undertaken by the sponsor have contributed to the success of the SMEs. For the SMEs engaged in a company’s supply chain, the awarding process requires a disclosure of the work contract and a brief explanation of how the CSV concept is developed between the company and the SME. Needless to say, however, that this SME and CSR collaboration will be crucial for state-owned enterprises (BUMNs) carrying out the state\’s mission as well as the private companies which inevitably become an integral part of people’s economic development. In the light of this, special award dubbed as The UKM TJSL Asia 2024 Inspirations Award will be entitled to the Young Independent Entrepreneurs program by PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk, the PNM Mekaar program by PT Permodalan Nasional Madani, and the YDBA UMKM Development program by PT Astra International Tbk. Asian SMEs, when interconnected, will become a great force in each respective national economy. Regional collaboration approach against the backdrop of strategic roles of SMEs and CSR are expected to serve as keynotes of Dr. Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, currently the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the UKM TJSL – SME (Small Medium Enterprises) CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Asia Awards, the first of its kind, on April 1, 2024, at the Bali Room of Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta.
Please take the first opportunity to register your company and/ or your SMEs partners to meet our deadline of March 8, 2024. For further information, please contact the La Tofi School of Social Responsibility Secretary, Ms. DhiasYudhiastuti at 0812 9475 7524, and the Secretary of the UKM TJSL Asia 2024 Awards Committee, Mr. Yoga Anindito at 0811 9349 964 (for English-language services). Thank you. Warm regards,
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