Eco-standards coming soon<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Council for National
\nStandardization is planning to issue next year specific
\nguidelines for environmental-conscious companies wishing to
\nimplement the recently introduced environmental management
\nstandards.<\/p>\n
\"The council is currently studying ISO 14000. Hopefully
\nIndonesia can begin to use them early next year,\" said council
\nsecretary Herudi Kartowisastro between breaks at a seminar on
\nEnvironmental Management System held by the Indonesian Institute
\nof Sciences (LIPI) yesterday.<\/p>\n
On Sept. 1, the International Organization for Standardization
\nissued ISO 14000, an international accreditation system, which
\nacknowledges that recipient companies have employed
\nenvironmentally-friendly management policies.<\/p>\n
The series was introduced in the wake of the increasing
\nimportance given to environmental considerations in international
\ntrade.<\/p>\n
\"The adoption of it, therefore, is voluntary. It shows the
\ncompany's good-will toward the environment and their customers,\"
\nHerudi said.<\/p>\n
Indonesia has taken to ISO 14000 much faster than it did ISO
\n9000. It adopted the ISO 9000 standard for good quality
\nmanagement in 1992, five years after it was introduced, he said.<\/p>\n
No sanctions will be imposed on companies that do not adopt
\nISO 14000.<\/p>\n
At least six performance categories are stipulated in ISO
\n14000, including environmental management systems, auditing, eco-
\nlabeling, and performance evaluation.<\/p>\n
According to Herudi, ISO 14000 is being modified to encourage
\nsmall and medium-scale enterprises to adopt the guidelines.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian version of ISO 14000 will be called the
\nIndonesian National Standard (SNI) series 14000. It will contain
\nspecific guidelines, accreditation systems and review
\nmethodologies.<\/p>\n
P.L. Coutrier, who heads the section on environmental impact
\nassessment (Amdal) at the Environmental Impact Management Agency
\nDeputy (Bapedal), refused to acknowledge claims of some companies
\nwhich say they have already complied with and earned
\naccreditation for ISO 14000.<\/p>\n
\"We refuse to acknowledge them because we have not even
\ndeveloped a national system to asses and evaluate the standard,\"
\nCoutrier said. (14)<\/p>",
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