Astra Agro fully supports the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) scheme issued by the Indonesian Government through the Ministry of Agriculture Regulation Nomor 19/Permentan/OT.140/3/2011 and has been updated with Ministry of Agriculture Regulation Nomor 11/Permentan/OT.140/3/2015 regarding Indonesia’s Sustainable Palm Oil Certification System.
ISPO requires Oil Palm Plantations to implement the protection of forests, conservation areas, and peatlands, prevention of forest and land fires, mitigation of greenhouse gases, and a responsibility to workers and surrounding communities as stipulated in their principles, criteria, and indicators.
Astra Agro became one of the first companies to obtain ISPO certification in 2012, through its subsidiary in the Jambi region.
By 2019, 38 subsidiaries have been certified by ISPO.