InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -Director of Conservation, WWF-Indonesia, Arnold Sitompul said, the participants joining the competition showed the big anthusiasm to take parts to be campaign leader in sustainability.

He confessed, it was difficult to select the finalists to be the ‘Youth Leader in Sustainability’ for they have good concept of sustainability. This makes the 7 finalists be more selective to get. “But there are some others, such as, from the originality, creativity, and the application in the field,” Sitompul said.

GM Corporate Communication of The Body Shop®, Rika Anggraini said, the selection of the seven finalists in ‘Youth Leader in Sustainability’ competition has proved that the millenium generations are not the generations which do not care about the environment. The contestants have creative ways to campaign. “This is a rare opportunity. This competition could be the modal for them in the future,” Rika said.

Meanwhile, Department Head Quality Management of Sinar Meadow International – Indonesia, Payaman Pandiangan said, from the presentation which the finalists told, they had good level of creativity by telling about the effective environmental protection and their anthusiasm to implement it in the field. “The seven finalists are the big assests for RSPO,” he said.

Payaman continued, the sustainability concepts were presented but not to one segment only but also to represent the environment, social, education. The sustainability concept offered could be implemented in the daily life by the youth.

After judging the seven finalists, the juries finally decided three winners, they are, Andrian Pramana from‘Universitas Komputer Indonesia’; Dwi Saputri from ‘Universitas Gadjah Mada’; and Nizar Nur Wicaksono from‘Universitas Gadjah Mada’.

Director of RSPO Indonesia, Tiur Rumondang said, the three winners in ‘Youth Leader in Sustainability’ competition  would have chance to do apprenticeship and involve in sustainability campaign for about six months in RSPO, WWF-Indonesia, The Body Shop®, and Sinar Meadow. “And would steep about the concept of sustainability in palm oil plantation,” she said.

(T2)