@america x Bumiterra

@america x Bumiterra

Co-founders of Bumiterra speak for @america’s EnviroPitch, A Competition For Green Solutions

Farrah Nabilla Irfan • 20 December 2022

Last October, Bumiterra was invited by @america to become a panelist and a speaker for their EnviroPitch competition, The Future Is Green: Innovations in Carbon Removal, Waste Management, and Sustainable Business to Prolong Our Life On Earth. @america is a centre powered by the U.S. Embassy to provide a space for young Indonesians to learn more about the United States and share ideas on issues of interest to both Americans and Indonesians.

With irregular weather and natural disasters becoming more prevalent, the current climate crisis is increasingly alarming. Countries collaborate with each other to come up with innovative solutions to mitigate climate change. The younger generation has a vital role in tackling the climate issue as they are the people that will inherit the earth in the future. EnviroPitch is a way for brilliant and innovative ideas to be presented and realized with help from a curated panel of experts. The competition entails an infographic with issues surrounding carbon removal, waste management, and managing a sustainable business. The top three finalists have the chance to present their ideas and make them a reality. The winner of the competition will gain funding of 30 million rupiah and get the opportunity to complete an internship at Bumiterra.

EnviroPitch is an event spanning three dates. On October 5th, @america held a webinar titled ‘Understanding The Needs And Opportunities of Our Earth’ where they talk about the importance of being aware of the current climate issues that are happening.

On the 12th of October, Bumiterra’s co-founder, James Joseph, along with the Senior Editor at Mongabay Indonesia, Sapariah Saturi-Harsono, together gave a talk with the title ‘Let’s Slow Down The Climate Change’. 

“Everyone has a role and the power to change things that seem big and out of reach.”, expressed James – noting that systemic change has to start with individuals. 
 
The seasoned carbon trader also explained, “When we raise our voice and have the courage to choose products and media content that is eco-friendly, it will also have a chain of effects. Businesses will start to cater to consumer interests and produce more green products. Governments, then, will make regulations that adjust to the business activities.”

The talk show discussed climate anxiety and concerns regarding what else can we do to contribute to mitigating climate change. One solution brought up the existence of carbon offset efforts including reforestation and waste management which are then turned into carbon credits; a system that allows not only big corporations but also individuals to contribute to the environment.
 
“Big changes can start with small things. It starts with making choices that will create trends that will be picked up by businesses and the establishment of regulations for business practices from the government. It’s as simple as choices. Choose wisely.” said James. The end of the session is followed by the announcement of the EnviroPitch finalists.
 
On the 19th of October, the finalists presented their pitch through a five-minute presentation at Pacific Place, Jakarta. The finalists were presented in front of three judges: Tara Lee Susanto, representing Bumiterra, Abid Kamalsyah, co-founder of Tech4future and Akita Arum Verselita, Data and Research Analyst for Mongabay Indonesia. Through EnviroPitch, we are able to see a glimpse of the potential of the younger generation in solving climate issues. We hope to see more youth take action to protect the environment and make the earth a safe place for future generations to live in.

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Huntstreet x Bumiterra

Huntstreet x Bumiterra

Sustainable Luxury Fashion Company, Huntstreet is now Carbon Neutral

Farrah Nabilla Irfan • 20 December 2022

Hunt2SaveTheEarth is a Campaign by Bumiterra and Huntstreet, a platform to buy and sell pre-loved luxury fashion items in order to celebrate Zero Emissions Day. Huntstreet is working with Bumiterra to ensure every carbon footprint from your purchases will be accounted for to minimize the impact of climate change. The Campaign aims to promote climate-conscious luxury shopping and is done between 21 September 2022 to 21 October 2022.

Hunstreet is a sustainable luxury fashion brand aiming to give homes to second-hand quality products that go through extensive inspection. Huntstreet makes shopping consciously accessible to everyone with the internet. All the items sold at HuntStreet are well-priced, highly curated, and quality-controlled by a team of experienced specialists. Their collaboration with Bumiterra is a collection of stylish items whose carbon footprint is accounted for and offset through Bumiterra’s services. The collaboration is aimed to create a more environmentally-conscious way of living.

As a sustainable fashion brand, HuntStreet strives to reduce carbon emissions while still meeting luxury demand. The carbon footprint is calculated from each package and added up to a month’s total. Huntstreet is also accounting for the remaining 20% of emissions that are left from purchasing pre-owned goods. Then, Bumiterra sources qualified projects that reduce or remove CO2 from the atmosphere with real impact on the community. Adding up all these emission scopes, this makes all purchases for this campaign carbon neutral and accounted for through HuntStreet’s partnership with Bumiterra. 

This campaign is supported by Raline Shah, an Indonesian actress in the forefront of advocating saving the environment. Among her many forms of noble work are SaveSoilYayasan Tunas Bakti Nusantara, and Rumah Harapan – all projects with a cause to move mankind towards a kinder future. “Conscious luxury personally means the way forward, how I want to live my life.” a statement by Raline. 

“You are what you buy. You’re also choosing what you give power and love to. So conscious luxury just means you can continue your luxurious hedonistic life, but you have to be conscious of where those things come from and how you can impact the world in a better way with your lifestyle.” With this campaign, we hope to see more people being environmentally conscious when shopping for luxury products. The campaign is accessible from the 21st of September to the 21st of October through Huntstreet’s website.

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Sustaination x Bumiterra

Sustaination x Bumiterra

Semua Produk Memiliki Jejak Karbon, Tapi Bisa Diimbangi Hingga Netral

Fenny Kartika & Salma Nurulhuda • 20 December 2022

Apa yang dimaksud produk memiliki jejak karbon?

Aktivitas kita sehari-hari mengeluarkan emisi karbon. Emisi tersebut biasanya berasal dari penggunaan kendaraan, pemakaian listrik, pembelian dan penggunaan barang, serta makanan yang kita konsumsi. Menurut Our World In Data, rata-rata emisi karbon satu orang di Indonesia sekitar 2,26 ton CO2 pertahun yang atau setara dengan 0.5 ton CO2 yang dikeluarkan dari berkendara menggunakan bahan bakar gas pertahun. Karbon yang dihasilkan tersebut tentunya akan sangat berdampak bagi kelangsungan hidup kita di dunia.

Selain emisi dari aktivitas sehari-hari, proses produksi barang atau jasa tentunya tidak lepas dari emisi karbon. Setiap tahapan dalam proses bisnis mengeluarkan emisi, mulai dari pengadaan bahan baku, proses produksi, hingga pengiriman barang ke konsumen. Upaya untuk menjaga lingkungan seringkali dianggap berbiaya tinggi dan tidak profitable.

Kabar baiknya, kini makin banyak bisnis hijau yang memperhatikan dampak lingkungan dari usaha mereka. Sebagai konsumen, kita pun bisa membuat pilihan yang lebih bijak agar uang yang kita belanjakan turut mendukung perusahaan dan UMKM yang berupaya menurunkan emisi karbon, seperti Sustaination.

Sustaination berkolaborasi bersama Bumiterra untuk membuat hampers carbon neutral dalam rangka memperingati Natal tahun 2022. Kolaborasi ini merupakan sebuah dukungan Sustaination terhadap penggunaan produk ramah lingkungan yang rendah emisi karbon.

Nah, bagaimana caranya kolaborasi ini memastikan bahwa semua produk yang memiliki jejak karbon telah dinetralisir? Untuk mengimbangi emisi dari produksi hampers tersebut, Sustaination mendukung proyek konservasi atau reforestasi hutan seperti penanaman hutan dengan bantuan Bumiterra, sehingga nilai akhir dari emisi hampers tersebut netral. Bumiterra telah bersertifikasi AA1000 V3 untuk melakukan kalkulasi emisi karbon yang akan dihilangkan. Prosedur perhitungan emisi gas rumah kaca yang dilakukan oleh Bumiterra mengacu pada standar Protokol GRK (Gas Rumah Kaca) yang disusun oleh World Resource Institute (WRI) Indonesia sesuai dengan regulasi IPCC.

Sebagai contoh, perhitungan emisi karbon yang dilakukan oleh Bumiterra terhadap produk Sustaination Hampers Premium Peralatan Masak & Bumbu Dapur diawali dengan identifikasi bahan penyusun utama dari tiap item untuk didapatkan faktor emisinya. Selanjutnya, dilakukan kalkulasi emisi karbon dengan mengalikan faktor emisi dengan massa masing-masing bahan. Perhitungan juga dilakukan terhadap emisi dari kemasan dan pengiriman hampers. Total emisi yang dikeluarkan untuk membuat hampers ini, termasuk kemasan dan pengiriman, adalah 6.9 kg. Ini kira-kira 37% lebih rendah loh dari Hampers biasa!

Merayakan hari natal bisa menjadi lebih dari sekedar memberikan kado natal untuk orang-orang tersayang, kamu juga bisa menunjukkan rasa sayangmu pada bumi, karena hampers ini rendah emisi, mudah terurai, dapat digunakan berulang kali dan emisi yang dikeluarkan telah dinetralisir.

source : https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions

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CATUR Coffee x Bumiterra

CATUR Coffee x Bumiterra

Collaborating with Bumiterra, CATUR Coffee Pledges Carbon Neutrality by 2030

Bumiterra • 15 September 2022

CATUR Coffee Company, a coffee exporter from Indonesia, is collaborating with Bumiterra to reduce carbon emissions. This step is a form of support from CATUR Coffee to the government in order to reduce carbon emissions by 29 percent or equivalent to 314 million tons of carbon dioxide gas by 2030.

This collaboration was signed by Mikael Jasin of CATUR Coffee Company and Tara Lee
Susanto as co-founder of Bumiterra on Tuesday at Common Grounds Menteng, Jakarta. Co-founder and CEO of CATUR Coffee Company, Mikael Jasin, said that efforts to reduce carbon emissions is a sustainable and long-term project, which will be achieved by involving all parties from various industries. This program will start in September 2022 with a target of reducing emissions at the end of the year by 40 percent. Furthermore, in 2023 the company set a carbon emission reduction of up to 100 percent.

“This activity was initiated by the increasing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions caused by
the energy and industrial sector. This makes Indonesia the fourth largest carbon emitter in the world. The Indonesian government’s commitment to achieving the carbon emission reduction target certainly requires support from various parties, including industry players,”
said the man who was ranked fourth in the 2019 World Barista Championship.

Bumiterra, an AA1000 V3 license, calculates CATUR Coffee’s emissions generated from their operational activities using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and offsets carbon through the purchase of carbon credits.

“This collaboration is expected to help reduce the impact of climate change in the world,
especially in Indonesia. In addition, CATUR Coffee Company also has a goal to become a carbon neutral company,” continued the man who is familiarly called Miki.

Mikael said that Bumiterra also has the same goal as CATUR Coffee Company in creating a
more sustainable economy. In this collaboration, Bumiterra creates a portfolio of projects for CATUR to support, with the Katingan Mentaya Project (KMP) among them. The two
companies are to increase their focus on reforestation projects in the future. Tree planting is
beneficial because it supports biodiversity and remove harmful pollutants from the air and
acts as a natural filter. Reforestation offsets emissions by storing carbon in their roots and the ground, effectively removing carbon from the air. “We hope to see more companies and businesses taking a step toward a more sustainable lifestyle in the future.”, says Miki.

In addition, CATUR and Bumiterra are expected to work together in the future to create more transparency and visibility between its sustainable efforts within economic livelihood and
social impact, ensuring that allocated funds are used appropriately.

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Sekolah Bisa x Bumiterra

Sekolah Bisa x Bumiterra

Bumiterra Teaches Underprivileged Children at Sekolah BISA to Make Eco-Enzyme During Indonesian Independence Day Games

Bumiterra • 15 September 2022

To celebrate Independence day, on 18 August 2022, Bumiterra visited Sekolah BISA located in Bintaro, South Tangerang to teach children ages 7 – 9 years old ‘How to Make Your Own Eco-Enzyme’.

Sekolah BISA is a non-profit school established by Yayasan Tangen Bagi Sesama and The Body Shop aims to give underprivileged children quality education. Sekolah BISA hopes to help children who do not have the opportunity to go to school so that they can have a better future. Students are taught regular school subjects with the addition of arts and other practical skills to explore their potential and support their future. These activities include sewing, motivational speaking, and sports. They also take pride in teaching kids sustainability and being eco-friendly, which aligns perfectly with what we are doing in Bumiterra. The school has initiatives that include separating the waste into organic and non-organic bins, not using an air conditioner for classroom activities, and having hydroponics. These activities are very important in teaching children to reduce their emissions and develop a low-carbon lifestyle.

Eco-enzyme promotes a low-carbon lifestyle because it prevents more carbon emissions from being released into the atmosphere. It does so by reusing waste into usable products and preventing the production of more greenhouse gas. When food is thrown away and rots, it produces methane—a greenhouse gas 30x more effective to trap heat than carbon dioxide. Research by Sustainable Waste Indonesia found that 60% of waste in Indonesia is food waste and only 7.5% is processed (Santividya, 2018: 1)1. The rest are burned and put into landfills to rot. By repurposing food waste, we can create a multi-purpose liquid and prevent more production of greenhouse gas, making it a low-carbon emitting alternative.

Eco-enzyme is a multipurpose liquid created by the fermentation process of fruit and vegetable waste which produces beneficial enzymes. Fermentation happens when bacteria use organic waste as food and produce alcohol, acetic acid, and beneficial enzymes. Alcohol and acetic acid have the disinfectant property that is used to clean surface areas. Beneficial enzymes are nutritious and can be used as fertilizers. Eco-enzyme is made by mixing organic food waste with water and letting it ferment for 1-3 months.

Eco-enzymes can be used after one month as insect repellent and fertilizers. After two months, eco-enzyme can be used as fruit and vegetable cleaner, and after three months of fermentation, home appliance cleaner and disinfectant for surfaces. Aside from reducing the use of chemical-based cleaning liquids, making eco-enzymes reduces the expense of buying cleaning products. Eco-enzymes are also much better than traditional cleaning products because they contain enzymes that break down dirt, dust, and debris naturally whereas traditional cleaning products made from plants are not as effective in getting rid of stains and smells.

We are happy to see more communities and individuals taking initiative to reduce their carbon footprint. We hope to see Sekolah BISA continue to make their eco-enzyme and teach more people about living a more low-carbon, sustainable lifestyle.

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