The Role of Malaysian Palm Oil Industry in the Malaysian Sustainable Economic Development (Peranan Industri Minyak Sawit Malaysia dalam Pembangunan Ekonomi Lestari di Malaysia)

MOHAMMED EBRAHIM HUSSEIN, CHAMHURI SIWAR, KHAIRUL NAIM ADHAM

Abstract


ABSTRACT: In traditional business philosophy, companies are largely motivated by three determinants in order to maintain their competitiveness: product quality, cost and product delivery. The efficiency dimension of the company is determined by producing a product maintaining its quality, with less cost and distributing it using efficient delivery system. Regardless of social and environmental issues, companies were used to focus on financial and economic aspects of the business in order to determine the growth of their profitability and market share. However, in the last few decades, especially as of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) or the Earth Summit in 1992, business companies began to incorporate environmental issues as one of determinant factors for their profitability and market share. This study assesses the role of Malaysian palm oil industry in the Malaysian sustainable economic development. Utilizing secondary data, the paper uses the concept of national income accounting approach to show the contribution of Malaysian palm oil industry in the aggregate economy. The study shows that the Malaysian palm oil industry is playing a significant role in sustaining Malaysian economic development via high production and cleaner environment.

Keywords: Green economy; sustainable development; sustainable oil palm; palm oil industry

 

ABSTRAK: Dalam falsafah perniagaan tradisional, sebahagian besar syarikat-syarikat di dorong oleh tiga penentu bagi mengekalkan daya saing mereka. Antaranya adalah kualiti produk, kos dan penghantaran produk. Dimensi kecekapan syarikat ditentukan dengan menghasilkan produk yang mengekalkan kualiti, kos yang kurang dan penghantaran produk. Dengan tidak mengambil kira isu-isu alam sekitar, syarikat-syarikat tersebut terus sahaja memberi tumpuan kepada aspek-aspek kewangan dan ekonomi perniagaan mereka untuk pertumbuhan keuntungan dalam pasaran. Walau bagaimanapun, dalam beberapa dekad yang lalu, di persidangan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu mengenai Alam Sekitar dan Pembangunan (UNCED) atau Sidang Kemuncak Bumi pada tahun 1992, syarikat-syarikat perniagaan mula melihat isuisu alam sekitar sebagai salah satu faktor penentu untuk keuntungan mereka. Ia juga termasuk kajian pasaran dalam menilai peranan industri minyak sawit Malaysia untuk pembangunan ekonomi yang mampan di Malaysia. Dengan menggunakan data sekunder, makalah ini menggunakan konsep pendekatan perakaunan pendapatan negara untuk menunjukkan sumbangan industri minyak sawit Malaysia dalam agregat ekonomi. Kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa industri minyak sawit Malaysia memainkan peranan penting dalam mengekalkan pembangunan ekonomi Malaysia melalui pengeluaran yang tinggi dan persekitaran yang bersih.

Kata kunci: Ekonomi hijau; pembangunan mampan; pengurusan kelapa sawit; industri kelapa sawit


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