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March – May 2016 We have engaged extensively with Korindo Group since the first quarter of 2016 through its trader.

We informed Korindo, via its trader about the hotspots found in Korindo’s concessions which occurred in 2015. We had a dialogue with Korindo about our NDPE policy and sought Korindo’s views on sustainability.
June – August 2016 We had a meeting with Korindo’s Director to understand the context of the fire incidents, the preventive action, its plans and a commitment to stop development in Papua. We encouraged Korindo to develop a comprehensive NDPE Policy and communicate its commitment publicly. While preparing the policy and undergoing consultation with the stakeholders, Korindo should stop work.

We adopted “controlled purchase” as part of our process of engagement.

09 August 2016:

Korindo announced a moratorium on development for Tunas Sawa Erma (a subsidiary company of Korindo) on 1 August 2016. It will implement the moratorium in three concessions – Tunas Sawa Erma A, Tunas Sawa Erma B and Tunas Sawa Erma E for a three-month period.
September 2016 Mighty Earth’s report titled “Burning Paradise – The Oil Palm Practices of Korindo in Papua and North Maluku” found that Korindo practiced:

  • Deforestation: The company cleared the tropical lowland forest and made little effort to identify and preserve conservation areas within its concession;
  • Evidence of use of fire for land clearance;
  • Disregarded local community rights to provide or withhold FPIC for new development
September – December 2016 We followed up with Korindo on its milestones and action plan, upon the announcement of the moratorium of Tunas Sawa Erma. We also discussed the process of extending the sustainability commitment to the other subsidiaries in the group.

November 2016:

Korindo published their Sustainability Policy in October 2016. It extended the moratorium to Tunas Sawa Erma, Berkat Cipta Abadi, Dongin Prabhawa on 10 November 2016, Papua Agro Lestari and Gelora Mandiri Membangun on 1 December 2016.

December 2016:

Korindo published the summary of HCV and HCS assessments for all six concessions.

Our last purchase date was in end 2016.
February 2017 We sought verification from Korindo on the recent report from stakeholders, who indicated that Korindo did not follow its moratorium on new land development for all its Palm Oil operations. We will continue to engage, encourage, monitor, and follow up on the discussion with Korindo to assess progress towards the implementation of its sustainability policy.

We have no business relationship with Korindo. Nonetheless, we will continue our dialogue with Korindo to assess for any follow-up and progress on the implementation of Korindo’s sustainability policy.
May 2017 According to the non-profit group, Mighty, Korindo is officially being investigated by the Forestry Stewardship Council.
April 2018 We met up with a management personnel from Korindo to discuss the possible ways forward to implement sustainable practices on the ground.
April 2021 Korindo group announces a separation of PT Tunas Sawa Erma (PT TSE), PT Berkat Cipta Abadi (PT BCA), and PT Dongin Prabhawa (PT DP) from Korindo Group’s management. The companies will be managed independently as Tunas Sawa Erma (TSE) Group.
November 2022 Discussions between Musim Mas and TSE group explored efforts that have been carried out by TSE Group to improve its sustainability practices, address the grievance cases related to TSE Group, and the possibility of TSE Group to undergo Musim Mas’ re-entry process.

Based on the discussions, the following were the key steps taken by TSE Group:

1.      TSE Group declared a SWO/Moratorium for new clearing on 10 November 2016 until the HCV and HCS studies are complete.

2.      On 12 November 2021, TSE Group published its updated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments incorporating commitments of moratorium, recovery plan and NDPE Policy.

3.      TSE Group appointed Yayasan Hylobates Awara (Yahywa) as an independent institution to conduct a liability assessment in its concession in South Papua Province and North Maluku Province.
May 2023 As part of its transparency commitment, TSE Group is disclosing legacy cases—those originating before its separation from Korindo—by coordinating their publication through the Korindo Grievance Page.

Regarding Mighty Earth’s report titled “Burning Paradise – The Oil Palm Practices of Korindo in Papua and North Maluku”, Korindo has addressed the report and the outcome can be accessed here.
October 2024 The communication process with TSE Group is ongoing. The milestones of our engagement with TSE Group are as follow:

  1. Yayasan Hylobates Awara (Yahywa) has completed the liability assessment in TSE Group concessions in South Papua Province and North Maluku Province. The full report can be accessed here.
  2. TSE Group has published its Recovery Plan, covering both inside and outside concession.
  3. TSE Group is committed to providing Musim Mas with regular updates on the implementation of the Recovery Plan or whenever notable developments arise.
  4. TSE Group has continued to publish Sustainability Report since 2021.

Musim Mas continues to monitor the progress.
March 2025 All TSE Group subsidiaries have completed all HCV-HCS integrated assessment and attained ‘Satisfactory’ status.
October 2025 Considering that TSE Group has fulfilled all necessary requirements and compliance obligations relevant with Musim Mas’ re-entry criteria, we decided that TSE Group can re-enter Musim Mas’ supply chain.