
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES
SUSTAINING THE FOREST
PT Sosial Bisnis Indonesia or SOBI is an impact enterprise that acts as a knowledge and market platform that provides comprehensive support to enable communities to have better livelihoods and to be actively involved in preserving the environment
COMMUNITY AND SUSTAINABILITY ARE
CORE OF OUR MODEL

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Respecting
communities
as mutual partners

GOOD PRACTICE
APPLICATION
Adopting
the best-available
methodology

SUSTAINABILITY
GOLD STANDARD
Referring to the
trusted sustainability standard

ICT PLATFORM & DATABASE
Utilizing
technology to optimize
the process

MARKET & STAKEHOLDER CONNECTION
Building network of committed partners for forest multi-products
JOURNEY
SOBI was founded in the early 2016 and started to actively operate in the mid 2017

PRESENCE
SOBI is always on the look for opportunities to collaborate in expanding impact to a wider community

LINE OF BUSINESS
PRODUCT
Market hub for sustainable products sourced from
agroforestry land managed by smallholders
TIMBER
FSC-certified and SVLK-comply log (and wood product) from 10 species:
Tectona grandis (Jati)
Swietenia spp (Mahoni)
Paraserianthes falcataria (Sengon)
Dalbergia latifolia (Sonokeling)
Acacia auriculiformis (Akasia)
Peronema canescens (Sungkai)
Anthocephalus cadamba (Jabon Putih)
Anthocephalus macrophyllus (Jabon Merah)
Gmelina arborea (Gmelina)
Pinus mercusii (Pinus)
NON TIMBER PRODUCT
Sustainably produced and organically grown non-timber product, including coffee, cacao, cloves, corn, coconut, ginger, patchouli. bamboo.
SERVICE
IT software & consultant service provider to promote
and implement sustainable land use practices
TRACEABILITY
Integrated close-loop ICT system that allows timber and non-timber products to get traced back to the land where it was planted, grown and harvested
CERTIFICATION
Training and capability building for smallholders to get certified in accordance to mandatory national standard (SVLK) and to voluntary international standard (Forest Stewardship Council)
CARBON PROJECT
Coordinator of carbon project that collaborates with project owner and implementer on performing measurement, registration, and verification process

CERTIFICATION
To fulfil FSC requirements, SOBI is obligated to publicly disclose commitment and key initiatives on implementing sustainable forest management practices.
IMPACT & ACTIVITIES

Community members receive the tree seedlings
TEAM
Our team comprises of qualified professionals with a diverse technical expertise that depicts the various facet of a sustainable natural resource management.
SOBI believes that the perseverance to deliver the in-depth knowledge and resources from our team are the key to bring the fully-integrated services to the economic and environment sustainability.
SOBI embraces collaborations and teamwork as well as values the willingness to speak up, the modesty to share ideas, and the bravery to take the calculated risk.