CIMB Niaga also shows its full commitment to environmental preservation through the implementation of community activities. The forms of activities carried out varied, including the preservation and conservation of sustainable bamboo in order to have a positive economic, social and ecological impact on the community.

Bamboo Conservation

In carrying out its bamboo conservation activities, CIMB Niaga collaborates with the Yayasan Keanekaragaman Hayati (KEHATI). The bamboo conservation program is an environmental conservation and community empowerment activity. CIMB Niaga conducts community empowerment-based Bamboo Conservation in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) through planting bamboo seeds and increasing the farmers’ capacity who are working on land in Special Purpose Forest Areas (KHDTK). The activity starts from the process of developing bamboo seedlings, followed by planting, until the bamboo can become a commodity for processing and providing added values, both economically and ecologically.

In 2019, CIMB Niaga undertook nursery of 4,000 Tabah Bamboo in West Nusa Tenggara and 5,000 Bamboo Betung in East Nusa Tenggara. The bamboo conservation and planting program has been conducted consistently since 2011. A total of 30,200 trees have been planted in various parts of Indonesia.

In terms of ecology, bamboo tree conservation has a positive impact, namely improving the quality of water absorption, holding the soil in the planting areas, and increasing the absorption of CO2 gas, and the release of O2 gas

The result of measurement of potential carbon stock measurement for Tabah Bamboo planted in Bali since 2013 shows that Tabah bamboo can absorb up to 758.99 tCO2e. Therefore, in one year Tabah bamboo has a carbon absorption potential of 9.44 tCO2e per hectare (ha). This achievement has encouraged CIMB Niaga to continue undertaking its environmental conservation programs through bamboo conservation.