Toba- Starbpnews.id.Danau Toba, 22 Agustus 2025 – Di tengah semarak ajang internasional The Lake Toba GP 2025 yang menghadirkan UIM-ABP Aquabike Endurance & Class Pro Circuit World Championship dan UIM F1H2O World Championship – Grand Prix of Indonesia 2025, InJourney Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) melaksanakan aksi Parade Clean Up pada Jumat (22/8). Kegiatan ini melibatkan 50 relawan yang bersama-sama melakukan pembersihan sampah di sekitar area venue balap di Balige, Danau Toba, sebagai bagian dari upaya menjaga kelestarian lingkungan. Kegiatan ini merupakan bagian dari Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Waste Management Campaign, yang menjadi bukti nyata komitmen ITDC dalam menghadirkan sport tourism yang bertanggung jawab.
Melalui inisiatif ini, ITDC ingin memastikan bahwa setiap penyelenggaraan ajang kelas dunia di Danau Toba tidak hanya memberikan hiburan olahraga air yang spektakuler, tetapi juga meninggalkan warisan positif berupa lingkungan yang bersih, sehat, dan berkelanjutan.
Organizing Committee Chairman The Lake Toba GP/Direktur Operasi ITDC Troy Warokka menyatakan “Melalui ESG Waste Management Campaign, kami ingin memastikan bahwa keindahan Danau Toba terjaga dan dapat terus dinikmati generasi mendatang. Kami bangga melihat antusiasme relawan yang ikut terlibat langsung dalam aksi ini. Hal ini membuktikan bahwa sport tourism dan kepedulian lingkungan dapat berjalan beriringan.”
Selain itu, ITDC juga menggelar edukasi pengelolaan sampah kepada masyarakat mengenai cara memilah, mengurangi, serta membuang sampah dengan benar. Untuk memperkuat pesan ini, berbagai signage dan media edukasi dipasang di sekitar venue, menjadi pengingat bagi seluruh pengunjung tentang pentingnya menjaga lingkungan.
Dengan terlaksananya kegiatan ini, ITDC bersama seluruh stakeholder ingin menegaskan bahwa Danau Toba tidak hanya dikenal karena panorama alamnya yang memukau, tetapi juga sebagai simbol komitmen terhadap keberlanjutan lingkungan. Partisipasi masyarakat menjadi kunci agar gerakan ini tidak berhenti pada momentum event internasional semata, melainkan tumbuh menjadi budaya bersama yang dapat diwariskan sebagai destinasi kebanggaan dunia untuk generasi mendatang.
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*Keeping Lake Toba Clean: ITDC Holds Clean-Up and Waste Management Education at Lake Toba*
Balige, Lake Toba, 22 August 2025 – As part of the international excitement of The Lake Toba GP 2025, which brings together the UIM-ABP Aquabike Endurance & Class Pro Circuit World Championship and the UIM F1H2O World Championship – Grand Prix of Indonesia 2025, InJourney Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) held a Parade Clean Up on Friday (22/8) in Balige, Lake Toba. The activity brought together 50 volunteers who worked hand in hand to clean the area around the race venue, showing real efforts to protect the environment.
This initiative is part of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Waste Management Campaign, a clear demonstration of ITDC’s commitment to responsible sport tourism. ITDC aims to ensure that every world-class event at Lake Toba is not only a spectacular water sport experience but also leaves a positive legacy of a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.
Organizing Committee Chairman of The Lake Toba GP and ITDC Director of Operations, Troy Warokka, said “Through the ESG Waste Management Campaign, we want to ensure that the beauty of Lake Toba is preserved for future generations. We are proud to see the strong enthusiasm of volunteers who joined this activity. It proves that sport tourism and care for the environment can go hand in hand.”
Alongside the clean-up, ITDC also organized waste management education for local communities, teaching how to sort, reduce, and dispose of waste properly. To reinforce this message, educational signage and materials were placed around the venue as reminders of the importance of keeping the environment clean.
Through this initiative, ITDC and its stakeholders emphasize that Lake Toba is not only known for its stunning scenery, but also as a symbol of environmental responsibility. Community participation is key to ensuring that this effort continues beyond the international event, growing into a shared culture that secures Lake Toba’s place as a world-class destination for future generations.
Pewarta (M Siboro)
