Our Solution
Capacity & Engagement
Collaborating with and empowering batik actors through capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and community-driven activities to establish a green batik ecosystem.
Green Batik Ecosystem
Sustainable change goes beyond infrastructure. At the heart of the Green Batik Transformation Programme, we believe that lasting change must come from people – the artisans, entrepreneurs, women, and youth who dedicate their lives to batik. Through capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and community-driven activities, we work alongside batik actors to build the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to adopt greener practices and embrace new opportunities.
By fostering collaboration between communities, governments, universities, and partners, we create the enabling environment where green batik can take root, grow, and inspire others. From training and workshops to design competitions and youth engagement, our Capacity & Engagement solutions are designed to empower people and build a green batik ecosystem that is owned, driven, and sustained by the community itself.
Latest Activities
WINNER Poster Session 2025: Sharing Our Journey in Driving Batik Wastewater to be More Sustainable
WINNER conference is a yearly event to promote innovations, research, and education through collaborations between Indonesia and the Netherlands. It was conducted by several institutions; Royal Netherlands Embassy in Jakarta, Nuffic, Akademi Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia...
TU Delft and Wageningen University Students Support Green Batik Research in Pekalongan
From November 2025 to January 2026, a student team from TU Delft and Wageningen University supported Green Batik Pekalongan through the International Entrepreneurship and Development, or IED, Minor Programme.
Pekalongan’s Water Story at Water Impact Week
Green Batik Pekalongan joined the Water Impact Week Festival at Erasmushuis, Dutch Embassy in Indonesia, Jakarta, on 4 May 2026, bringing the story of batik and water from Pekalongan to a wider audience.
Jejak Batik Exhibition – Because Every Line of Batik Carries a Trace
Jejak Batik, translated as Batik’s Trace, was the theme of an exhibition held at the Erasmus Huis from 13 March to 29 April 2026. With the tagline “Because Every Line of Batik Carries a Trace,”...
Weaving Tradition into a Greener Future: Green Batik Design Challenge 2025
The Green Batik Design Challenge officially kicked off on October 6 at Museum Batik in Pekalongan, opened by Nassim Abba, Deputy Head of Culture and Communication of the Netherlands Embassy in Jakarta, Mrs. Hj. Balgis...
31 Batik Owners Join SIH Training in Pekalongan
Green Batik Pekalongan held an SIH (Green Industry Certification) training for the batik workshops on 8 and 10 October 2025. The training was organized with support from the Department of Industry and Manpower of Pekalongan...
Football, Culture, and Sustainability in the Green Batik Coaches Program
In the Green Batik Pekalongan Pilot Project, Standar Industri Hijau (SIH), or Green Industry Standard, is a pathway for helping batik workshops understand what sustainability means inside their daily production, from the cloth they use,...
Building a Greener Batik Future Through SIH Certification
In the Green Batik Pekalongan Pilot Project, Standar Industri Hijau (SIH), or Green Industry Standard, is a pathway for helping batik workshops understand what sustainability means inside their daily production, from the cloth they use,...