Best Practices in Promoting Operational Excellence Based on Social and Environmental Life Cycle Sustainability Principles: a Brief Case Study on Indominco Mandiri, East Kalimantan - Indonesia

This paper discusses the strategies taken by companies in the coal mining sector in promoting operational excellence in their mining activities, as well as being responsible for the surrounding environ-ment, including empowering communities in the mining area to im-prove the welfare and economic independence of the community. This paper focuses on 10 company initiatives that are addressed in flagship programs aimed at reducing environmental impacts. The ini-tiatives carried out consist of the main aspects of activities, namely (1) in the scope of coal mining operations, including reclamation and re-vegetation innovation efforts carried out; (2) activities supporting company operations such as power plants / utilities, offices in the field; and (3) activities in the area of community empowerment around the company's operational area. After the implementation during 2023 was carried out along with continuous improvement implemented based on the basic principles of ISO 14001, the results obtained include, among others, the program succeeded in saving energy by 1,624.00 GJ, reducing conventional emissions by 1,034.9 ton-NO2 per year, reducing domestic waste by of 4.8 tons of plastic waste, utilizing hazardous waste such as used oil as a substitute for explosives by 569.38 tons, reducing water usage by 544,137.00 m3, reducing wastewater pollution loads by artificial wetland, conserving Mangroves covering 5 ha and the conservation of natural shreds in 28,070.00 types of local species and fast growing species, and empowering communities to enhance the provision of clean water sources to improve health and basic needs of the community in Santan Tengah villages around the mining area with a total of 40 local home residents. All of these initiatives are related to the life cycle and sustainability aspects both on environmental, social, and eco-nomic aspects.