VISION + MISSION

Whilst providing a platform to celebrate major SDG related commitments, announcements and milestones in the region to drive sustainable development, the mission of THK Forum is to accelerate global action for the SDGs by mobilizing private funds with the use of public and philanthropic funds through innovation and blended financing solutions. A high-powered platform, THK Forum seeks to align global and local policy-makers, corporates, banks and financial institutions, impact investors, philanthropic foundations, NGOs, think tanks, academia to drive collective actions, forge new collaboration and partnerships to scale global action for social, ecological and spiritual harmonies impact for Indonesia and the emerging economies.

HISTORY OF THK FORUM

The inaugural Tri Hita Karana Forum on Sustainable Development was launched at the Bali APEC in 2013. The second Tri Hita Karana Forum for Sustainable Development was held on 9-11 October 2018 around the IMF WB Annual Meetings and endorsed by the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo.

Convened under the theme “Blended Finance and Innovation for Better Business Better World”, over 500 participants from across sectors – senior levels of government, entrepreneurs, development banks, international donors, investors, project developers, business and NGOs – attended the Forum. The Tri Hita Karana (THK) Forum aligned global action for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a particular focus on mobilizing private capital and innovation for the SDGs in Indonesia and South East Asia.

The THK Forum demonstrated Indonesia’s leadership in the Global SDG Agenda and innovative financing solutions to achieve SDGs. It launched over 30 high-impact initiatives and was estimated to have mobilised close to $10 billion for priority SDGs sectors including green infrastructure, sustainable land use, oceans, ecotourism, health, women and innovation.