Jakarta, domclub Indonesia
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Schneider Electric’s annual survey entitled Green Impact Gap reveals how companies are making sustainability a strategy to face economic challenges.One of the tools used for these sustainability ambitions is artificial intelligence (AI).
“Companies in Indonesia make sustainability a strategic step to continue to grow amidst a dynamic business situation,” said Martin Setiawan, President Director of Schneider Electric Indonesia & Timor Leste in his statement, Friday (28/11).
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“In the region’s challenging economic situation, businesses are moving early to utilize digitalization and AI to increase operational efficiency, reduce risk and create long-term value,” he added.
AI technology is increasingly proven to help companies in Indonesia manage financial risks and energy consumption.
This survey revealed that 48 percent of companies in Indonesia have implemented AI to support sustainability ambitions.This shows the early potential of this technology as a sustainability accelerator.
Then, as many as 37 percent of companies use AI to optimize processes and resource utilization, making it the digital technology most widely applied for sustainability.This figure jumped significantly after previously occupying fourth place in 2024.
In addition, Indonesian companies assess that the greatest benefits from applying AI for sustainability lie in automating data collection and reporting (49 percent), optimizing energy consumption (43 percent), and supporting product design and development (47 percent).
The use of AI for energy optimization directly addresses recurring energy risks, where almost 45 percent of companies in Indonesia still mention energy price fluctuations as the main risk.This remains a consistent trend since 2023 in all countries surveyed.
the survey also highlights how the industry views innovation and competitiveness as key drivers.Of all sectors, data center industry players mentioned this the most with 51 percent of respondents, up from the previous year at 48 percent.
In addition, 65 percent stated that investment in innovation and technology is an urgent need to face the surge in demand for computing power in Indonesia, while ensuring more efficient and low-emission operations.
In the midst of increasing global discussion regarding energy requirements for AI, as many as 37 percent of business leaders in Indonesia claim to have implemented green IT policies to reduce the carbon footprint of computing and data storage processes.
At the same time, barriers to decarbonization continue to decline, including fewer reports of a lack of clean energy alternatives (26 percent, down from 35 percent in 2023), a lack of supporting resources (21 percent, down from 26 percent), the immaturity of clean energy technologies (33 percent, down from 45 percent), and regulatory barriers (31 percent, down from 41 percent).
This development shows that the climate is increasingly conducive to accelerating sustainability transformation in various sectors.
Even though Indonesian companies’ commitment to sustainability continues to strengthen, this survey also shows the existence of a ‘Green Impact Gap’, a gap between sustainability targets and real action to achieve them.
This year, 97 percent of companies in Indonesia have sustainability targets, but less than half have taken comprehensive steps to achieve them.This gap has consistently been around 48 percent since 2023.
(lom/dmi)
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