Saturday, 20 April 2024

Budi Hartono

Indonesia

Champion's Profile

Robert Budi Hartono is a Chinese Indonesian tobacco billionaire. He owns and runs the privately held Djarum, the world's third largest maker of clove cigarettes. Budi Hartono also has a stake with his brother, Michael Bambang Hartono in one of Indonesia's biggest banks, Bank Central Asia.

UNDP SDG

Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Climate Action, Life on Land

Description and impact

Djarum Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by two brothers, Michael Bambang Hartono and Robert Budi Hartono, with the mission to bring Indonesia forward by increasing the quality of its human resources and maintain the sustainability of its natural resources. Before the organization was officiated on 30 April 1986, the Hartono brothers have done several social activities as a form of attentiveness towards education, environment, sports, and culture in Indonesia. Those activities were initiated to provide assistance for the people living in Kudus in 1951. Today, Victor Hartono, the son of Robert Budi Hartono, serves as the President Director of Djarum Foundation. Djarum Foundation strongly holds their philosophy, “born from within and grow with the environment”, in order to bring Indonesia forward. In the interest of realizing the founders’ mission, Djarum Foundation activities are focused towards five duties: Social, Sport, Environment, Education, and Culture. These five duties are the meaning of Djarum Foundation.