The Anti-Money Laundering and Prevention of Terrorism Financing (APU-PPT) movement has even been running for 20 years. Not only complying, banking industry players are proactive in creating various preventive measures in preventing money laundering and terrorism financing.
Commemorating this historic commitment milestone, the Center for Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis (PPATK) and PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBNI) or BNI planted 2,000 tree seedlings in several domestic areas of BNI and several overseas branches of BNI which were symbolically carried out in Indonesia. Anyer Beach, Banten.
This event was attended directly by the Head of PPATK Ivan Yustiavandana, and BNI President Director Royke Tumilaar at Anyer Beach, Tuesday (21/6/2022).
Head of PPATK Ivan Yustiavandana appreciated BNI for the initiation of the APU-PPT two-decade commemoration activity. According to him, this event reminds all parties that money laundering and terrorism financing can also harm all sectors including the environment which will actually threaten the sustainability of nature.
"We appreciate BNI being proactive in helping in preventing money laundering and terrorism financing. This is one of the barometers of integrity, considering that the integrity of the nation's successors must continue to be built," he said.
Ivan said this activity is a series of 20 years or two decades of APUPPT Indonesia. He explained that PPATK had received reports of up to 50,000 transactions per hour. This also shows that the need for legal transformation is so fast that it can follow the transformation of information technology.
However, the basic principle is that PPATK maintains the sustainability of Indonesia for future generations. This is intended so that the integrity of Indonesia's financial system is not compromised by assets resulting from criminal acts.
He continued, tree planting is also one of the PPATK program developments in money laundering and terrorism financing. Moreover, there are still many domestic business actors who exploit nature illegally and excessively, causing a lot of damage to nature.
"The development of the APU-PPT is indeed very fast. So, indeed we have received directions from President Joko Widodo to oversee various criminal acts that are in the green financial crime ," he said.
Royke said that the enforcement of APU-PPT at BNI is one of the important pillars in BNI's operations. As a bank, BNI is obliged to keep every transaction made free of various allegations that harm the public at large.
BNI also fully supports the application of the precautionary principle that can protect service providers and service users from various risks that may arise. BNI has the assignments and responsibilities of the board of directors as well as active supervision of the board of commissioners, written policies and procedures, a clear risk management process, good human resource management, as well as an internal control system.
With the spirit of Go Green , Royke continued that BNI is also a member of the environmentalist community who is active and proactive in participating in organizing various activities to help restore natural and environmental functions. In the Mega Mendung area, the company and the community have succeeded in reforesting more than 30 hectares of barren land.
"In Anyer Banten and Upper Citarum River Basin, BNI assisted in the nursery of around 300,000 trees aimed at restoring nature in the area," he added.
Royke continued that the positive green financing performance supported by high social and environmental concerns, as well as excellent Corporate Governance practices, has driven BNI's ESG rating increase from Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) to A since November 2021.
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