BPKN believes the mandatory BPA labeling policy for polycarbonate gallon packaging is not about business competition. The policy, outlined in Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) Regulation Number 6 of 2024
Category: Sustainability
Sustainable rattan, protecting habitat and improving the welfare of Kalimantan farmers
Rattan grows in need of trees as support. Sustainable rattan provides incentives for communities to conserve and restore forests.
Civil society groups oppose the Indonesian carbon exchange
CSOs warn of the potential dangers in carbon trading and urge the government to choose other instruments to address climate crisis.
Green investment commitment at World Coconut Day in Gorontalo
Collaboration to realize green investment in coconut commodities can promote sustainable development.
Semarang needs to boost waste banks and communities to reach its waste targets
Semarang official says mentoring of waste banks and empowering communities are key to the success of its waste management program.
Albina Abong in Maumere empowers her community to tackle plastic waste
Undeterred by her disability, Abong collects and turns plastic waste into useful goods. She also empowers others with disabilities in Maumere to do the same.
A waste center in Semarang optimizes maggots in its waste reduction efforts
A study says maggots can decompose organic waste up to 80% of its weight. The center uses maggots to reduce waste while generating revenue.
Sustainable thrift shops may solve fashion waste
Sustainability thrift shops such as LamaLama Indonesia may become an alternative solution to Indonesia’s fashion waste problem.
Nusantara Fund aims to strengthen indigenous peoples and local communities
Grants are expected to be funneled directly to indigenous peoples and local communities and impact 30 million people in Indonesia.
Indonesia looks to electric vehicles to tackle air pollution, reach zero emisions
The government’s program to develop an electric vehicle ecosystem to achieve zero emissions needs to consider the impact on environmental sustainability.