Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO)Certification to Ensure Traceability of Indonesian Palm Oil Product
Sadino (a*), Aris Machmud (b), Suartini (c), Fokky Fuad (d)

a, b, c, d) Law Faculty, Universitas Al-Azhar Indonesia
*) sadinob[at]gmail.com

Abstract

The Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification aims to help achieve national economic development based on sustainable and environmentally friendly principles. The main issues addressed in this paper are: First, how is ISPO regulated in Indonesia, and what legal protections does it have for its legitimacy? Second: Does obtaining ISPO certification ensure the traceability of the palm oil product supply chain in Indonesia and its acceptance in the international trade system? Research on the ISPO instrument uses a normative legal approach. Normative legal research is understood as a theoretical or dogmatic legal inquiry. Due to the complexity of the laws involved, regulatory studies, supported by empirical research involving palm oil stakeholders, are also conducted. The research results show that, first, based on the legal aspects of certification, regulated by Presidential Regulation No. 44 of 2020 concerning the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil Plantation Certification System, all business entities and smallholders must pass the ISPO certification test to obtain legal protection and international recognition. Certification holders can be said to have implemented good plantation governance, maintaining resource sustainability, and environmental and social sustainability. Second, Second, ISPO certification can provide traceability of the palm oil product supply chain in Indonesia- however, the global market has not yet accepted it. Therefore, it requires a commitment from the state to convince the global market of the benefits of ISPO, so that it can be accepted by the international trading system.

Keywords: Global Competitiveness,ISPO Certificate,Sustainability

Topic: Law and Ethics in Terms of Islamic Perspective