Five palm oil mills at Cargill’s PT Hindoli (Hindoli) and PT Harapan Sawit Lestari (HSL) oil palm plantations in Indonesia were recently recognized for achievements in environmental management by the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry and Ministry of Industry.
Cargill’s Tanjung Dalam mill (Hindoli) and Paku Juang and River View mills (HSL) received Blue awards, while its Sungai Lilin mill (Hindoli) and Manis Mata mill (HSL) received Green awards in Indonesia’s Program for Pollution Control, Evaluation and Rating (PROPER) 2016 in the Agroindustry category.
The awards were presented to Cargill at a ceremony held at the office of the VP of the Republic of Indonesia, H. Muhammad Jusuk Kalla, on December 7, 2016.
Cargill’s environmental best practices were further lauded by Industry Minister Airlangga Hartato at the Green Industry Awards 2016 on December 20, 2016.
Hindoli’s Sungai Lilin and Tanjung Dalam mills received the highest award, Level V, for their sustainable production processes.
Three mills – Sungai Lilin, Manis Mata and Tanjung Dalam – run on 100% renewable energy sourced from the conversion of palm kernel shells and fiber into electricity by the mills’ biomass boilers.
This clean energy source extends beyond the mills’ operations; powering close to 700 Cargill employee homes around the mills.
In addition to the recognition for Cargill’s sustainable oil palm plantation business this year, nine other Cargill subsidiaries in Indonesia (feed mills, starches and sweeteners plants and a copra crushing plant) also received the Blue PROPER rating.
Cargill’s copra crushing plant in Amurang, North Sulawesi, also received the Green Industry Award (Level IV), which is the second highest achievement in the awards program.
PROPER is an annual program by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to encourage the compliance of companies in environmental management and drive companies that have good environmental performance to adopt cleaner practices.
The PROPER assessment system is divided into five categories – Gold, Green, Blue, Red and Black, with the Gold rating being the highest level that a company can achieve.
The Green Industry Award is an appreciation for industrial companies for their participation in preserving the environment through the responsible use of water, increasing energy efficiency, and the implementation of sustainable production processes.
The Level V award is the highest achievement that a company can achieve.
