Bali, May 31 -- Indonesian Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana pressed for the implementation of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles to strengthen the competitiveness of the tourism industry and support Indonesia's sustainable tourism transformation.

"We hope more tourism businesses will be motivated to implement ESG principles and view sustainability as a strategic, long-term investment," she said during the opening of the 2026 Eco Tourism Week - Wonderful Indonesia Sustainable Tourism Industry Forum (WI-STIF) in Bali, on Saturday.

Wardhana noted that amid growing investor attention toward sustainability, the implementation of ESG has become key in attracting global investment and partnerships to the tourism se...