By Happy Tarumadevyanto – Stakeholder Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation and Certification Specialist
Sustainable management is an important thing that needs our careful attention to implement. The discussion about sustainability is increasingly important in its implementation since the scarcity of natural resources is on alert on our planet. In some sectors, the availability of raw materials from nature is running low. Especially non-renewable raw materials, solutions need to be found in order to be efficient and efficient. This means that human beings make wise use of non-renewable natural resources.
Renewable Resources, although they appear renewable, the renewable resources need to be carefully managed still and optimal utilization efforts. The management of renewable natural resources also faces extraordinary challenges in this century. When the pressure of the human population is getting higher, a lot of lands is used for settlement and industry. The higher production capacity has reduced the absorption area for human life purposes.
Any business that exists on land, sea, and air would use the land for its business activities. Oil and gas activities, for example, will need land for the installation of equipment from upstream and downstream which requires land to stand on, Likewise, forestry and plantation activities require land to grow and develop.
The Increasing human population has affected the availability of clothing, food, shelter. Especially food, the process of providing food sources takes place intensively. Limited land has caused the land areas to decrease.
It is important that the limited sources of livelihood be managed in a sustainable manner. The concept of sustainable management encourages the participation of all aspects of life that play a direct or indirect role and contribute to life. As part of the world’s population, the responsibility for environmental sustainability rests with all of us. These responsibilities include maintaining a balancing act between social, economic, and environmental aspects as well as production.
In particular, the principles of sustainability are applied as often as possible so that it can be done continuously by referring to daily behavior. The principles of sustainability involve a lot of daily habits. The implementation of the principle of sustainability concerns habits that should be ingrained and become something that is inherent in the individual. Human behavior that supports the sustainability process is usually reinforced by encouragement from outside themselves [outsider’s pressure] so that they must implement this behavior.
Implementation of Sustainability in an Entity [Enterprise or Management Unit]
The principle of sustainability requires special efforts so that it can be applied consequently. This principle at the beginning of its application requires adaptation from each individual so that they can work hand in hand to realize the concept of sustainability consequently.
One of the principles of sustainability is a commitment to business and the surrounding social environment. This application somehow will take a long journey because the social element is the most challenging point in this application. For example, the welfare of local communities around the operational area has various interpretations. Community satisfaction and a sense of belonging to the company’s activities depend on how the company embraces the components of society in order to increase a sense of ownership. This concerns the behavior of sustainability actors [implementor] so that they can improve their habits in being committed to implementing social aspects.
Community Rights, Free Prior Informed Consent
In natural resource management, if in an area there are already indigenous peoples or local communities who have lived in the area, it is necessary to make efforts to understand the surrounding communities or their social conditions.
Sustainability Involves consistent and strong commitment
Sustainability consistently and influence the people as wider as possible with our care. In essence, the positive influence which is the impact of the operation of business activity will increase the responsibility for managing its territory properly. Therefore, having a good impact and improving the condition of the environment is one of the missions of this environmental and social responsibility.
The principle of sustainability teaches us to always maintain the balance of nature and the creatures around us.
Some examples of activities related to sustainability include:
- Managing waste responsibly, by mobilizing the community around the operational area of a particular business, will greatly help the surrounding environment to maintain its healthy environment.
- Provide opportunities for local communities around the operational area to carry out business activities that can increase their household income. Usually, in the operating area of a concession, the company provides technical assistance and training so that local communities can increase their business capacity. The opportunity to manage good relations with local communities will increase community ownership of projects built and developed in their areas. Apart from providing business opportunities, it also contributes to Regional Revenue which indirectly provides prosperity for the local community.
In our daily lives, any belief teaches us to care for each other about our environment and our social situation. The imbalance measurement that occurs will only cause damage and disaster to what we have done to nature. In the framework of responsible management, if an activity is carried out at any scale it will be necessary to build business ethics. This ethic considers social aspects because it needs careful attention so that businesses can operate better.
It is important for us to start considering sustainability by encouraging harmonious interaction between human activities in the natural resources environment.
Throughout our life, management based on environmental, social and production aspects have always been considered for balancing our life.