The Importance of Green Halal Industry in Sustainable Sharia Economics Development in Indonesia

Abstract

Indonesia is the only country in the world that requires halal certification for every product circulating in Indonesian territory. This obligation is regulated in Law Number 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance and Government Regulation Number 39 of 2021 concerning Halal Product Assurance Implementation. However, the regulation does not include environmental proper as a requirement to obtain halal certification. This is contrary to the concept of halal itself which is transcendental. This study aims to provide a foundation for the importance of environmental proper in the development of an environmentally friendly halal industry. The method used is a literature study and field research through examining reference sources on the halal industry and looking at empirical facts from halal industry players. This study shows that the practice of the halal industry in Indonesia tends to be regulative commercially oriented without balancing it while protecting the environmental sustainability. Green halal industry as a concept emerged from transcendental Quranic theology that can support economic sustainability and is truly a guide for industry players and policy makers in the development of the halal industry. The halal industry is an industry that is part of the sharia economic industry that operates in the real sector and is in direct contact with the economic life of the community.