CarbonEthics Honored with "Initiative of The Year" at Indonesia Social Responsibility Award (ISRA) 2024
- Devira Nur Maulina Ganda Permana
- Jul 1, 2024
- 2 min read
CarbonEthics is honored to receive the "Initiative of The Year" award at the Indonesia Social Responsibility Award 2024 Confronting Climate Change: Survive to Revive. This achievement is a recognition of CarbonEthics' dedication to raise awareness about decarbonization and restoring the climate balance.
At the awarding night which was attended by corporate practitioners and academics, Our co-founders, Bimo Soewadji and Jessica Novia also attended the awards night and had the opportunity to share our journey of initiating CarbonEthics and our mission to restore climate balance through the blue carbon ecosystem.
The awarding night was also attended by Alue Dohong, Ph.D (Vice Minister of Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia), Bhre Cakrahutomo Wira Sudjiwo, S. H (KGPAA Mangkoenagoro X), Julfi Hadi (President Director of PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy Tbk), Febriany Eddy (CEO of PT Vale Indonesia Tbk), Luckmi Purwandari. ST., M. Si (Director of Air Pollution Control PPKL-KLHK), M.R. Karliansyah (The Expert Staff of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia), Helfi Agustin, S. K. M., M. K. M (ISRA Curator representative 2024), as a speaker, this event was very inspirational.
For the past five years, CarbonEthics has been dedicated to promoting sustainable practices and reducing carbon emissions. The innovative initiatives carried out by CarbonEthics have had a significant impact on the environment and society.
We believe that together, we can adapt and prepare to restore climate change through commitment and implementation of policies that prioritize sustainable and science-based principles. Every step towards environmental responsibility is important, and this recognition fuels our passion to continue making a positive impact.
A heartfelt thank you to ISRA for this prestigious award, and to all our supporters who have been with us on this journey. Together, we can make a difference and create a greener, more sustainable future.
Join us in restoring the climate balance by restoring blue carbon ecosystems through www.carbonethics.org/partnership
I appreciate the emphasis on restoring climate balance through blue carbon, but I’m curious how they handle the trade-offs—like what happens when carbon goals conflict with local livelihoods or biodiversity priorities in a site. Funny enough, it’s like personal “balance” too: you can follow a framework from StyleLookLab and still need real-world adjustments, which is probably true for decarbonization projects as well.
Congrats aside, I’m always watching whether awards like this translate into more transparent updates later—photos from the event are nice, but the real story is what the next 12–24 months look like for the ecosystems and the local communities involved. Weird comparison, but the whole “make something beautiful fast” vibe in tools like turn photos into Ghibli art is the opposite of restoration work, where slow progress is usually the honest kind.
Seeing recognition for blue carbon work is encouraging, especially when the room is full of corporate decision-makers—hopefully it nudges more budgets toward projects with solid monitoring, not just good storytelling. Slight tangent: product directories often make it easy to “submit and move on,” like https://hrefgo.com does for tools, but climate initiatives really live or die on what happens after the announcement.
I like that the post mentions awareness and mission, but I’d love to see a bit more specificity on the reporting side—like what metrics they publish for restoration outcomes, leakage risk, and community impact year to year. Maybe it’s my brain, but I always want a “what method is this?” breakdown, kind of like a cipher identifier for climate claims, so you can tell what’s actually being measured.
It’s interesting seeing decarbonization work get recognized alongside big corporate names—feels like the signal is shifting from “nice to have” to “expected,” especially with blue carbon entering the conversation more. Randomly, it reminds me of how even a simple puzzle like BlockBlast is all about placing pieces with a plan, not just reacting in the moment, which is basically what long-term climate projects need.