Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Sambut Baik Sertifikasi ISPO
Palm Oil Entrepreneurs Welcomed the Certification ISPO
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Jakarta (B2B) - Pelaku usaha kelapa sawit menyambut baik penyerahan perdana sertifikasi Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO). Hal itu membuktikan bahwa industri kelapa sawit Indonesia telah diakui ramah lingkungan dan memenuhi syarat-syarat sebagai sebuah usaha yang berkelanjutan.
"Sertifikasi ISPO ini sekaligus menepis tudingan bahwa industri kelapa sawit Indonesia tidak ramah lingkungan," kata Sekretaris Jenderal Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (Gapki) Joko Supriyono di sela penyerahan Sertifikat ISPO oleh Menteri Pertanian Suswono kepada 10 perusahaan yang telah memenuhi standar sertifikasi ISPO di Jakarta, Jumat (8/3).
Joko Supriyono mengharapkan, dengan Sertifikat ISPO ini daya saing industri kelapa sawit Indonesia semakin meningkat terutama di pasar dunia.
Direktur Jenderal Perkebunan Kementerian Pertanian, Gamal Nasir mengatakan Sertifikasi ISPO ini diberikan kepada perusahaan yang telah memenuhi persyaratan ISPO. Sistem yang diberlakukan pemerintah RI terhadap pengelolaan perkebunan kelapa sawit yang berkelanjutan.
"ISPO ini ditetapkan melalui Peraturan Menteri Pertanian Nomor 19/Permentan/OT.140/2/2011 tanggal 29 Maret 2011 tentang Pedoman Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit Berkelanjutan Indonesia. Pelaksanaannya bersifat wajib atau mandatory," ungkap Gamal Nasir di tempat yang sama.
Tujuannya, kata Dirjen Perkebunan, untuk meningkatkan kesadaran tentang pentingnya memproduksi minyak kelapa sawit lestari, meningkatkan daya saing minyak sawit Indonesia di pasar internasional, mendukung pengurangan emisi gas rumah kaca dan mendukung komitmen multilateral Indonesia di COP Copenhagen dan Lol Indonesia-Norwegia.
Jakarta (B2B) - Entrepreneurs welcome the submission of palm oil certified prime Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO). It was proved that the Indonesian palm oil industry has been recognized environmentally friendly and fulfill the requirements as a sustainable business.
"ISPO certification is dismissed accusations that the Indonesian palm oil industry is not environmentally friendly," said Secretary General of the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) Joko Supriyono, through submission of Certificate by the Minister of Agriculture Suswono ISPO to the 10 companies that have followed the ISPO certification standards in Jakarta, Friday (8/3).
Joko Supriyono expect, by ISPO certificate is the competitiveness of the Indonesian palm oil industry has increased, especially in the world market.
Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture Plantation, Gamal Nasir said the ISPO certification is awarded to companies that has fulfilled the requirements of ISPO. System imposed by the government of Indonesia to the management of sustainable palm oil.
"ISPO is determined by the Minister of Agriculture No. 19/Permentan/OT.140/2/2011 dated March 29, 2011 on Guidelines for Sustainable Palm Oil Indonesia. Implementation compulsory or mandatory," said Gamal Nasir in the same place.
The goal, says Director General of Plantation, to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable palm oil production, increase the competitiveness of the Indonesian palm oil in the international market, support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and support the multilateral commitments of Indonesia in Copenhagen COP and Lol Indonesia-Norway.
