REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Some 35 other palm oil companies received the Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificates on Wednesday.

With this inclusion, the total number of palm oil companies having received ISPO certificates now reaches 184.

"ISPO is a standard we have agreed upon to ensure greater credibility, respect, and international acceptance," Senior Economic Affairs Minister Darmin Nasution stated while handing over the certificates to the 35 companies.

The coordinating minister for economic affairs said he had accepted a proposal to upgrade the legality of the certificate to strengthen the policy, and it would be better if it were to be supported by an institution.