"For industry players, green productivity is a paradigm that must be applied when running a business," she remarked while opening the Green Productivity National Seminar 2024 in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Fauziyah noted that the world had begun witnessing a shift in the manpower trend, marked by the integration of the green productivity concept into various sectors to create "green jobs" that also require workers' support.
She then highlighted the government's various measures to promote the concept in Indonesia, including by putting forward the sustainable development aspect in the 2020-2024 National Medium-term Development Plan (RPJMN).
Furthermore, she affirmed that the Ministry of Manpower would continue to devise and implement programs that can support the acceleration of green productivity by working together with business entities, the industrial sector, and the education sector.
In this regard, the minister dubbed the national seminar as one of the initiatives taken by her office to boost awareness and understanding of the importance of ensuring that economic growth does not come at the cost of environmental sustainability.
Fauziyah, however, acknowledged that the transition to green productivity requires considerable efforts and investments, including those related to research, technology procurement, industrial waste management, and human resource development.
She believes that to fully embrace green productivity and aim for more eco-friendly industrial processes, business entities might also have to face a short-term revenue decline.
"However, in the long term, we can expect the green productivity concept to facilitate us to minimize detrimental impacts (of business activities) on the environment, ultimately leading to cost and production efficiency," she stated.
Related news: Manpower Ministry ready to back creation of green jobs in Indonesia
Related news: Green investments create seven to 10 more job opportunities: BI
Translator: Prisca T, Tegar Nurfitra
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
Copyright © ANTARA 2024
