Indonesia
INDONESIA-4 MAY 2006, CONFERENCE ROOM #2 PM
INDUSTRY AND POVERTY
STATEMENT BY
MR. DANA A. KARTAKUSUMA
ASSISTANT MINISTER, TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
MINISRTY OF ENVIRONMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENY
4 MAY 2006, 03.00 pm ? 06.00 pm, Conference Room 2
Indonesia has been promoting sustainable production pattern. To business
entity, the command and control approach combined with economic
instruments could prove to be effective. In cooperation with the Indonesian
Central Bank, for instance, the Government creates synergy in pushing
sustainable production as well as increase compliance from the part of debtors
to the banking system. The supply system is therefore more or less
controllable. The Industrial Rating system introduced as the ?Proper?
Programme has become so popular that medium to big industries voluntarily
suscribed to be included in the programme. Good achievement in environment
became then a method of good public campaign, and thus, good publicity to
increase their sales and thus revenues.
At the demand side, on the other hand, things become a little bit more
complicated. Indonesia is now faced by a serious problem in domestic waste
treatment, particularly in big cities where land is getting scarce and a luxury.
This is a reflection of unsound and unsustainable consumption pattern.
Campaigns have been made but it is rather obvious that level of education
become an important factor. It is important to educate people and obviously
sustainable consumption pattern need to become a way of life, become a
culture, become the behaviour and attitude of people. This is the biggest
obstacle for the efforts.
Various efforts have been made by the Government including the so popular
programme called ?Adipura? or Clean City, but so far it only affects, the
performance or the attitude of the local governments, the municipalities. The
Government has therefore launched a number of educational programmes
touching upon education at the earliest possible¸ and also through
collaboration with various group of the society, included group of celebrities,
writers, cultural groups, prominent poets, musicians, and movie stars. This
effort has just been started recently and need a while before assessing its
effectiveness. The ?celebrities? will be the agent of cultural change into a
more sustainable society in ?Indonesian way?, involving various group of the
society, including even a young scholar popular singer, having a big group of
fans behind her. They are grouped into specific issues of their interests, like
conservation of biodiversity, domestic wastes, hazardous substances,
environment education, etc. One thing for sure, sustainable consumption and
environment friendly products becomes attractive and entertaining. It is
therefore expected that through this efforts, awareness of green consumption
will grow, which in turn will also become a push factor to greener production
from the part of the industry.
Thank you.
INDUSTRY AND POVERTY
STATEMENT BY
MR. DANA A. KARTAKUSUMA
ASSISTANT MINISTER, TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
MINISRTY OF ENVIRONMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENY
4 MAY 2006, 03.00 pm ? 06.00 pm, Conference Room 2
Indonesia has been promoting sustainable production pattern. To business
entity, the command and control approach combined with economic
instruments could prove to be effective. In cooperation with the Indonesian
Central Bank, for instance, the Government creates synergy in pushing
sustainable production as well as increase compliance from the part of debtors
to the banking system. The supply system is therefore more or less
controllable. The Industrial Rating system introduced as the ?Proper?
Programme has become so popular that medium to big industries voluntarily
suscribed to be included in the programme. Good achievement in environment
became then a method of good public campaign, and thus, good publicity to
increase their sales and thus revenues.
At the demand side, on the other hand, things become a little bit more
complicated. Indonesia is now faced by a serious problem in domestic waste
treatment, particularly in big cities where land is getting scarce and a luxury.
This is a reflection of unsound and unsustainable consumption pattern.
Campaigns have been made but it is rather obvious that level of education
become an important factor. It is important to educate people and obviously
sustainable consumption pattern need to become a way of life, become a
culture, become the behaviour and attitude of people. This is the biggest
obstacle for the efforts.
Various efforts have been made by the Government including the so popular
programme called ?Adipura? or Clean City, but so far it only affects, the
performance or the attitude of the local governments, the municipalities. The
Government has therefore launched a number of educational programmes
touching upon education at the earliest possible¸ and also through
collaboration with various group of the society, included group of celebrities,
writers, cultural groups, prominent poets, musicians, and movie stars. This
effort has just been started recently and need a while before assessing its
effectiveness. The ?celebrities? will be the agent of cultural change into a
more sustainable society in ?Indonesian way?, involving various group of the
society, including even a young scholar popular singer, having a big group of
fans behind her. They are grouped into specific issues of their interests, like
conservation of biodiversity, domestic wastes, hazardous substances,
environment education, etc. One thing for sure, sustainable consumption and
environment friendly products becomes attractive and entertaining. It is
therefore expected that through this efforts, awareness of green consumption
will grow, which in turn will also become a push factor to greener production
from the part of the industry.
Thank you.
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