CSR approach in Oil & Gas Indonesia

Total Indonesia is involved in sustainable community empowerment and capacity building actions in the areas of education and research, health and nutrition, local economic empowerment, environment and alternative energies. These endeavours are consistent with Total’s commitment to answer the challenges of sustainable development.

Total’s commitment in the country is further exemplified through its manpower program, with an extensive plan to develop national manpower and high level national managers through training and international assignments, as well as career developments for new recruits. Total also continues to enlarge partnerships with national businesses and significantly enhance employment, which is currently estimated at 20,000 full time jobs on its industrial sites.

One of its CSR programs in East Kalimantan opens doors for local food and other products, increases the usage of local materials and also job opportunities for local people.

The CSR approach has changed over the years from giving handouts to needy recipients to giving them a helping hand in realizing their potential.

“We’ve been through an evolution when it comes to CSR. The former approach called for philanthropy, basically sponsorships. But now, we’ve moved on to the concept of creating sustainable development,” says Kusuma Adinugroho, head of the Sustainable Development and Societal Relations Division at Total E&P Indonesia.

Among the company’s CSR strategies are programs in economic empowerment, education, health, environment and alternative energy as well as cultural.