Warmest greetings,
Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR, is a concept that evolves with the development of the business world and community needs. Its purpose stretches beyond building and maintaining rapport with the people.
Tunas Sawa Erma (TSE) Group defines it as a contribution to improving community quality of life, through “pillars” of economy, healthcare, education, infrastructure, and environment.
This contribution takes many forms, such as free health screening and treatment for Papua’s remote communities. Anyone, including children, can walk into our health camps to get themselves checked or receive medical care. At these events, the little ones also learn proper teeth-brushing and other healthy habits.
Meanwhile, in South Halmahera, TSE Group subsidiary PT Gelora Mandiri Membangun (PT GMM) lights up the skies above nearby villages with the help of its electric generator donations, which make up for the lack of electricity provided by state energy company PLN. These diesel-powered machines supply power to homes for things like lighting, phone charging, and rice cooking.
On last year’s Christmas Eve, PT GMM also came through with generator fuel to help eight churches in four villages (Yamli, Sekely, Yomen, Jibubu) conduct services with the lights on.
All of these actions are rooted in the belief that businesses as a legal entity have a responsibility for furthering human rights values and elevating the lives of their workers.
Also, we realize the benefits of practicing social responsibility, such as avoiding the reputation of a short-term profit seeker with no consideration for the environment and people. Engaging in CSR activities will bring respect from communities that rely on the presence of a company.
This symbiosis between corporations and society is worth looking at from the lens of equality and beauty — you can see this in this edition of TSE Magazine.
Happy reading!