Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MEF) of the Republic of Indonesia recognizes that campuses and their students are one of the agents that can form environmentally friendly generation in the face of global climate change. Therefore, the Minister of MEF, Dr. Siti Nurbaya Bakar, invited UI GreenMetric World University Ranking in this routine discussion forum called "Diskusi Pojok Iklim" on 19 January, 2017. Discussion Corner on Climate Change is a weekly agenda of MEF through Control Advisory Council on Climate Change, in order to equalize the level of understanding and vision of all parties in Indonesia in addressing climate change issues.
The theme of the discussion was "UI GreenMetric Programs to invite campuses as Agents of Sustainability and Climate Change Mitigation". This discussion was attended by the Minister, and the top rank office of the MEF Expert Member of Economics sector and Ministry Senior Advisor Ir. Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, and UI GreenMetric team, Prof. Dr. Riri Fitri Sari, Mr. Junaidi, S.S.M.A. and Dr. Nyoman Suwartha. Minister of MEF, Dr. Siti Nurbaya Bakar, expected that the UI GreenMetric programs can be an input for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia in policy formulation and implementation in the sector of green building and more public involvement. The concept of green campus also can be a model as standard application of the concept of green standard of living in all aspects.