NvPelalawan – It is very regrettable that one of the companies in Pelalawan district is impressed by the neglect of forest destruction by irresponsible elements. it is clear that the forest in the Kundur watershed is only about 50 meters from the forest in the conservation area of the oil palm plantation company. Monday (10/07/2023)
If we all understand, in 2012, this company was the first largest group in Indonesia to achieve 100% certification according to the RSPO Principles & Criteria (P&C) for all its palm oil plantations and mills.
Currently the company has 18 mills, 15 of which are integrated with certified plantations. As of June 2021, 15 integrated palm oil mills have been RSPO certified. And it could be, most likely this company has also expanded its business. We can see this from some of the information from the company.
It’s no secret anymore, this company has contributed a lot through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs, such as assistance for education, infrastructure, community social activities and so on.
In fact, this company has received rewards 3 times in a row from the regional government (Pemda) of Pelalawan, especially in terms of compliance. This also makes the company the best impressed in Pelalawan, Riau in particular.
That’s not all, the company as the recipient of the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificate certainly made most of the public that the company running a product derived from CPO is an environmentally friendly company.
The company is also a certificate holder of the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) is an international certification program for sustainable biomass and bioenergy production, established under the European Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED) 2009.
Certification requirements include criteria for saving GHG emissions, sustainable land use, protection of the natural biosphere and social sustainability.
That’s not all, the company has achieved 100% International Sustainable and Carbon Certification (ISCC) certification for all of its upstream operations and processing plants.
In addition, this company is also one of the companies that strives to meet the most stringent sustainability standards.
The aim is to ensure that the directly owned and managed operations comply with leading certification schemes and benchmarks.
The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) certificate is a voluntary initiative jointly developed by companies and NGOs. POIG aims to facilitate innovation that encourages the adoption of responsible palm oil production practices.
POIG has developed credible and verifiable benchmarks developed with reference to the RSPO.
This company is the first large Southeast Asian palm oil company to become a member of the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) in 2015. And it has also gone through independent verification as a requirement for compliance with the POIG Charter and its indicators in February 2019.
Of course, the company is proud to be the first company in Southeast Asia to supply POIG verified oil.
Of the few articles and narratives quoted by the media crew, of course there are reasons that are big questions for all of us.
The question is whether the company as the largest certificate holder in Asia deliberately ignores or closes its eyes and ears to the management of land that is in accordance with the company’s conservation area or conservation area (Green Belt) by certain elements.
The company’s conservation areaonly tens of meters away from the Kundur Watershed (DAS).
Between the conservation area and the watershed used to be forest, but there are some people who admit that the land is community land, he said.
And some time ago, this media crew had said that the land being worked on by the community was still in the watershed area which the forest had to be guarded and preserved.
Regarding land that is commensurate with the company’s conservation area, does the company immediately close its eyes and
