KINETIK NEX Journalist Gathering & Awards

This event brings together the winners of the KINETIK NEX Media Awards, which recognise outstanding journalism on green entrepreneurship and climate solutions. Announced on National Press Day, 9 February, the awards honoured five journalists from across Indonesia, each receiving a trophy and prize money of IDR 5 million.

Award recipients:

• Arifin Al Alamudi (IDN Times Sumatera) – Relying on Renewable Energy, NusaCube Boosts Fishers’ Welfare
• Awla Rajul (Bandung Bergerak) – Once Underestimated at Home, Two Young Men from Sumatra Create an Eco‑Friendly Lawn Mower
• Lilik Darmawan (Media Indonesia) – Utilising Waste, Generation Z Cooperative Drives the Energy Transition
• Meidella Syahni (Mongabay Indonesia) – Microalgae, the Carbon Catcher and Future Food Source
• Sakinah Fitrianti (Harian Fajar) – Ikanesia Weaves a Blue Economy, Turning Fish Waste into the Future of Coastal Communities