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Newsletter March - April 2015

IBL Newsletter March - April edition 2015

Entrepreneurship Awareness Workshop: Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Due to the high demand of the YES program, we held additional class on Entrepreneurship Awareness Workshop, this workshop was held on 5 March in Cawang with total attendant 54 youth from five local schools. These workshops are an important component of the program that build youth's awareness about entrepreneurship and help foster a culture of entrepreneurship on college campuses. The youth learned about entrepreneurship and received guidance on how to identify business opportunities. In total there have been four sets of workshops and 267 youth have participated, which is significantly higher than the original target of 175 youth.

After successfully completing the Entrepreneurship Awareness Workshop, youth should continue in the program's life skills training, this training covered several essential life skills, including goal setting, personal values, refusal skills, dealing effectively with criticism, and the power of a positive attitude. We held two batches of Life Skills Training. Which was held in MTH Square Cawang - Jakarta. In total, 142 youths have completed life skills training.

The last training of the program is the 16 hour entrepreneurship training. This training is conducted by experienced entrepreneurship educators who have completed a GIZ-sponsored entrepreneurship teaching program. A third batch was conducted in March in Cawang for 48 youth. Additionally, four youth from the AWARE program (which funded by JPMorgan and implemented by EDC), joined the training. The total was 101 youth have completed the training.

As part of the program at least 92 youth will be selected to receive mentoring. In March 2015 the YES program conducted an initial training for 15 mentors. The mentors are YES program alumni, experienced entrepreneurs and IBL volunteers or associates. The mentors will first meet with the youth during the upcoming Business Consultation Day on April 25, 2015. The training provided an opportunity for the mentors to learn about the program, the profile of beneficiaries, and receive tips and techniques on how to best interact with and support the youth.

Mentors Gathering

Youth Empowerment Program Update

YES! Club

YES Clubs are a monthly training activity aimed to provide youth support and training to strengthen their businesses. Club meetings are designed to be engaging and structured activities that are casual and serious. It is planned that each participating college will have its own YES Club, and currently there are clubs at LP3I Depok and a club for youth from multiple campuses in Cawang. Youth participating in the Cawang club are expected to establish clubs at their own campuses in the coming months. During the first six months of the clubs' activities the program will closely support each YES Club, train participants to take leadership roles, and assist in coordinating and facilitating the activities. These efforts will build sustainability of the clubs at each campus.

Two YES Club activities have occurred so far, one at each site. On 27 February 2015, 22 youth attended a meeting at LP3I Depok. The club meeting was facilitated by Action Coach Mr. Ari Nugrahanto, a business consulting firm, who spoke about Human to Human Marketing. On 24 March 39 youth, and one AWARE program teacher, attended a meeting in Cawang. Two JPMorgan Jakarta staff and one Accenture staff presented during the meeting. JPMorgan staffs Pak Yunus Shahab and Ibu Yenita presented about financial institutions in Indonesia. Pak Dedi Wibowo a conventional and Islamic banking expert talked about his business experience, including starting a new business and business permit, and accessing finance.

The BCD (Business Consultation Day) is an event or activity of YES Program activities as a meeting of the mentor with the mentee at a certain time.The first BCD of YES Program carried out on Saturday, April 25th, 2015, at the Balairung (Hall) of the University of Indonesia. It was held to coincide with the Career Expo PNJ attended by as many as 1,000 more visitors. So we got the crowd and this program can benefit more people than had been targeted.

The day before BCD, we also provide an opportunity for participants Programme (mentee) to market their business.

Business Consultation Day

“Before following the YES program, I have not been able to organize business finances well, so that business profits are not detected properly and it is difficult doing business development for the allocation of funds is less orderly.After I pay attention to training sessions especially the Financial Management, I feel I got tricks and new ways of raising my efforts I have initiated since the year 2013.Thanks to Porgram YES, may continue to grow and create a lot of young entrepreneurs in Indonesia.”

Youth Success Story

Catur Prasetyo28 years oldBSI Kalimalang - Computer Engineering

“My hope is that the YES program can be done every year, in order to give an opportunity to other young men become entrepreneurs, because the YES Program is appropriate forums and containers. For members of YES Program is able to be an entrepreneur with international standards, and keep the Yes Program community intact and even continues to grow."

Novi Andriyani23 years oldLP3I Depok - Computerized Accounting

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IBL Newsletter March - April edition 2015

IYEN (Indonesia Youth Employment Network) / JEJAKMU strives to engage, educate and motivate actors to provide improved employment opportunities for youth. It is a platform and service provider focusing on policy advice, innovative pilot projects, knowledge sharing, and brokering partnerships. IYEN makes use of its core agency partners' expertise and ensures youth participation in delivering its services.

The National Development Planning Agency (Badan Perencanaan dan Pembangunan Nasional-Bappenas) as a secretariat of IYEN, implement a series of meeting and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to revitalize the program. One of FGD implemented in last

th19 March in Karawang. This FGD is implemented to improve the effectiveness of coordination of all stake holders in District level. Attended by about 40 participants; government officers, private sectors, members of civil society, and education practitioners from around the Districts, and IBL be facilitator on this workshop.

After the plenary discussion, all participants divided in to 3 group discussion, to discuss deeply on Employability, Entrepreneurship and Apprenticeship. The meetings closed by raising up the effective proposal ideas on those 3 pillars and will be follow up with the discussion of IYEN Karawang Task Force.

Focus Group Discussion on JEJAKMU (Jejaring Lapangan Kerja bagi Kaum Muda)

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Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) and the ASEAN CSR Network (ACN) co-organized the International Conference on CSR: Connecting Private Sector with the Media on 7 – 8 April 2015 at the Pan Pacific Orchard Hotel in Singapore. Attended by about 80 members of the business community, members of civil society, communication professionals, NGOs including IBL and media practitioners from around the region, the first day consisted of the main forum where discussions were held regarding aspects of CSR while the second day consisted of lectures geared towards preparing businesses to engage with the media and report on CSR-Related issues.

International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility: Connecting the Private Sector With the Media

Le� to right: Ms. Zainun; I�hiporn SaeTan, Journalist/Editor, The Na�on, Thailand; Mr. Carthew; Margit Kunz, Deputy General Manager, Singaporean‐German Chamber of Industry and Commerce; Lala Rimando, Journalist, Philippines

Le� to Right: Alex Mavro, Chief of Opera�ons, Sasin Centre for Sustainability Management of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; Ruhi M. Ahmed, Head of CSR, PR & Communica�on, BSRM Group of Companies; Sam Lee, CEO, InnoCSR, China; Noriyuki Suzuki, General Secretary, Interna�onal Trade Union Confedera�on – Asia & Pacific; Jolovan Wham, Execu�ve Director, Humanitarian Organisa�on for Migra�on Economics (H.O.M.E)

This 2 days event sharing 3 lessons learned from discussions. First, the learned on how the way people communicate has drastically changed, and while social media has made practically everyone practically everyone a journalist, this has also created a lot of 'noise' in the minds of consumers. It is now more difficult to differentiate fact from fiction, or truth from pure PR. This is where real journalists and traditional media still create value by delivering truthful and in-depth news coverage.

The second lesson is that for CSR to be effective, it must tell a complete and engaging story. And at the heart of most good stories is the way they describe relationships and explore their development. In CSR, this relates to how companies engage with their stakeholders and how these engagements are relevant for both parties. The story, or CSR strategy, must take into consideration the context in which it operates in and make sure that it remains consistent and coherent from start to finish.

Lastly, Mr. Jerry Bernas, Program Director at ASEAN CSR Network emphasized the importance of continuing discussions and building networks with the media and other stakeholders. He noted that from the first CSR event hosted by KAS in Ho Chi Minh City in November 2014 to the current gathering, the level of discussions has already changed significantly from mere information sharing to healthy debates and exchanges. This exchange of ideas and constant questioning of CSR's relevance and value is vital in ensuring that it meets its objectives of contributing to a better society.

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THE ASIAN CSR AWARDS recognizes organizations for embodying the principles of corporate responsibility in their business philosophy and operations. Awards are given for programs that achieve excellence in terms of services to stakeholders and innovative sustainable solutions to pressing social challenges.

Awardees should demonstrate the company's leadership, sincerity and on-going commitment to incorporating ethical values, compliance with legal requirements, respect for individuals, involvement in communities and protection of the environment into the way they do business. The Awards categories are as follows: Environmental Excellence, Education Improvement, Poverty Alleviation, and Health Enhancement. In addition, the Awards Committee may choose to recognize a particular program with a CSR Impact Award. The CSR Impact Award honors a program that has an on-going track record of significant sustainable impact and is innovative and replicable. It may be a combination of other categories stated earlier.

THE INTEL - ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AWARD (IACRA) continues to recognize companies in that have embedded CSR into its operations and integrated CSR into its business. These companies should demonstrate that they are actively promoting CSR to both their internal and external stakeholders. The IACRA is not an award for a specific initiative or a single area.

The main criterion is that the organization has made CSR an integral part of the way they do business and has implemented CSR projects or programs that have a significant impact and are sustainable in all appropriate areas of operations. Furthermore, these companies should represent role models and exert positive inuences on their stakeholders, their peers and their communities.

thNow on its 13 year, the Asian CSR Awards program is presented by the Ramon V. del Rosario, Sr. Center for Corporate Social Responsibility, a research and program center within the Asian Institute of Management (AIM). It is the Center's belief that CSR can be truly sustainable only when it is integrated into the company's business model and is regarded as fundamental to strategy.

The Awards ceremonies will be held during the Gala Dinner and Awards Night of the 2015 Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility in Bangkok, Thailand on 9 September 2015.

For inquiries, please contact:The Asian CSR Awards Steering Committee c/o AIM RVR CenterAttention: Ms. Necy Gacilo, Awards Coordinator123 Paseo de Roxas, 1260 Makati City PhilippinesPhone: (632) 720-1010 (local 2614) | Fax: (632) 752-1208 | Email: awards.afcsr@aim.edu

For sustainable organizations/companies, internalization of ethical principles into their culture aims to improve business performance and minimize risks; therefore in the long term will provide benefit to their main stakeholders: employees, shareholders, customers, suppliers and surrounding communities.

On March 2015, IBL has assisted Star Energy to conduct Business Ethics Workshops for all of its employees positioned in Jakarta Office, 143 participants divided into three batches of half-day workshops. The agenda of workshop was consisted of sessions of introductory of business ethics principles, internalization of Star Energy's Code of Conduct (CoC), socialization of its Whistle Blower mechanism, and KPK's session on gratification. The workshop was closed by group simulation on ethical cases which faced by employees on daily operations; participants worked in groups to solve ethical dilemmas presented in those cases based on principles and values that stated within CoC.

Internalization of Code of Conduct and Business Ethics principlesfor Star Energy’s Employess

On March 24, 2015, members of ASEAN CSR Network Working Group on Business Integrity (the Working Group), including IBL, have gathered for a strategic planning meeting in Bangkok. The Working Group agreed on its mission to promote and achieve the highest standard of business integrity in ASEAN.

To further guide the efforts of the Working Group, a Guiding Framework and an Action Plan for regional collective action were developed at the Bangkok meeting and adopted post-meeting. With a focus on advocacy and capacity building, the Working Group recognizes that dealing with corruption must be done collectively, based on a shared understanding, supported by a strong tone from the top, and in line with international standards and norms.For further information regarding the Working Group, please contact IBL Business Ethics Program Manager fahmi@ibl.or.id

Envisioning a Corruption-free ASEAN Business Community

In today's globalized world, where international value chains stretch across borders and continents, anti-corruption compliance provides a vital competitive advantage. Ethical companies tend to have higher valuations, are more attractive to potential investors and employees, and are more likely to be engaged in long-term arrangements with their business partners. Meeting such high standards can be a challenge for companies, especially for mid-sized firms in emerging and frontier markets where corruption remains widespread.

Indonesia Business Links (IBL), assisted by Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), is developing a resource for fighting corruption in global value chains by producing a publication for small to mid-sized suppliers and distributors of companies in the oil and gas sector. This resource will serve to provide best practices for overcoming common challenges in adhering to anti-corruption compliance requirements thereby making it easier for suppliers and distributors to combat corruption in their operations.

thIn order to accomplish this task, IBL was conducting a Focus Group Discussion in Jakarta on April 8 , 2015, which attended by representatives of main stakeholders of oil & gas industry (including regulator and anti-corruption body) to discuss the initial findings and gain the broader industry perspective.For further information regarding the Guide, please contact IBL Business Ethics Program Manager fahmi@ibl.or.id

Developing A Guide on Anti-corruption Compliance for Small and Medium Enterprise in Supply Chains of Oil & Gas Companies

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Special Thanks to

in appreciation of your support for annual contribution in 2015. Its contribution and commitment to promoteCorporate Social Responsibility in Indonesia.

IBL Newsletter March - April edition 2015

Dear Friends/Partners,

I am pleased to announce that IBL's website has been www.ibl.or.id recently updated to demonstrate what we currently do, how we impact, and what you can do to part take in our mission. CSR nowadays has been evolving towards strategic and more sustainable business concept. It is not merely charity, public relation, or propaganda anymore. It goes deeper to the core operation of the companies, where profit is no longer the main bottom line. Social and environmental aspects are also equally important and make business sense.

Nothing is too late, even if your company has not started nor been sophisticated in implementing CSR. We are pleased to be your Action Partner. We assist you individually and collectively in any good deeds: building new initiatives or strengthening existing CSR program. We are your Facilitator in partnership for development in Indonesia.

With warm regards,

Yanti TriwadiantiniExecutive Director