Green Batik

Goals

Driving the transformation towards sustainable batik production and trade are the 12 green batik goals​.

Environment

Goals addressing ecological impact, water quality, and sustainable resource use in batik production.

  • Sustainable Sourcing
  • Sustainable Water & Energy
  • Clean River & Environment

Social

Goals ensuring fair labour, safe workplaces, cultural heritage, and community awareness.

  • Prospect for Youth
  • Decent Work for Women
  • Safe Working Condition

Economy

Goals strengthening business management, entrepreneurship, and Pekalongan’s market identity.

  • Sound Business Management
  • Strong Entrepreneurship
  • Unique Identity

Governance

Goals enabling supportive government policy for sustainable batik trade and production.

  • Green Policies
Our Framework

The 12 Green Batik Goals

Developed through years of field work in Pekalongan, these 12 goals serve as the guiding compass for a coherent, community-led transformation.

Promote sourcing of raw materials, such as fabrics and dyes, that have been produced in a environmentally sustainable way and respecting fair and safe working conditions of people.
Actively engage young people with the green transformation of the batik sector and create attractive education and career opportunities for them.
Ensure women batik workers have fairly paid jobs and equal opportunities for career and personal development.
Water and energy used for batik production is sustainably sourced and safe for batik workers.
Batik production is free from waste and pollution that damages people and the environment.
Batik production workshops, working processes, tools and materials are safe for workers.
Original hand-made batik artistry and craftsmanship is promoted and celebrated as Indonesia’s culture heritage, being protected against plagiarism and valued over printing.
Buyers of batik are educated to recognise and value sustainably produced, original batik.
Batik producers run their workshops as professional, modern businesses that comply with applicable policies and legislation.
Batik producers create a profitable business for their products.
Pekalongan gains a strong and unique identity in domestic and international markets that contributes to better prices for batik producers.
The Indonesian government implements policies that support and promote sustainable, green batik production and trade.
Take Action

Support the Green Batik Vision

These 12 goals are only achievable through collective effort. Join a growing network of communities, organisations, and institutions working to transform Pekalongan’s batik industry from the inside out.