Singapore, 08 June 2026 – Musim Mas, a leading integrated oleochemical group, has been awarded an ‘A’ in the Supplier Engagement Assessment (SEA) for the second time since 2024 by the global environmental non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
Complementing the Group’s recent double ‘A’ status in the annual CDP disclosure cycle, this recognition focuses specifically on how companies engage their suppliers on climate-related issues across their supply chains.
What is the CDP SEA A List?
The SEA, derived from CDP’s climate change disclosure, evaluates companies across areas such as governance, targets, Scope 3 emissions, and risk management. Being on this leaderboard reflects the Company’s continued efforts to address value chain emissions and its strong commitment to transparency with stakeholders.
Engaging value chain actors is critical for Musim Mas, as nearly 90% of its total absolute emissions lie in the Group’s value chain (Scope 3 emissions). Recognizing this, the Group has prioritized efforts to better understand and measure these emissions, while strengthening engagement with its suppliers to support more targeted approaches to addressing them as part of its broader pathway towards net-zero emissions by 2050 under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
A Structured Approach to Managing Value Chain Emissions
Building a strong supplier engagement approach requires a systematic and sustained effort. As a starting point, mapping out the Group’s value chain is a crucial step.
Since 2019, Musim Mas has conducted Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) evaluations for upstream products. By 2023, these assessments also included downstream products. These evaluations allow the Group to better identify the key emission hotspots and design more targeted mitigation measures.
In 2024, GHG-related data collection was added to the Musim Mas supplier self-assessment tool. This is complemented with multiple supplier workshops on emissions management socialisation to reinforce the value chain engagement strategy, enabling suppliers to better understand their emissions.
In 2025, the Group disclosed, for the first time, suppliers’ GHG emissions from land-use change which is the largest contributor to Musim Mas’ scope 3 emissions. Collectively, these efforts reflect the Group’s structured and data-driven approach to managing value chain emissions, supporting its broader pathway towards its SBTi net-zero commitment.
“Musim Mas recognises the critical role that suppliers play in decarbonization across our value chain. This SEA achievement underscores our ambition to accelerate decarbonisation across our Scope 3 emissions. Together with our partners and suppliers, we remain committed to creating lasting impact and building a thriving and ever-resilient business.”, Matthias Diemer, Musim Mas Director of Climate Action and Supply Chain Sustainability.
Looking ahead, the Group remains focused on progressing towards its near and long-term emissions reduction targets under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), with supplier engagement continuing to play a key role in addressing value chain emissions.
The full list of companies that made this year’s CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment A List is available here: Supplier Engagement Assessment – CDP.
About Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
CDP is a global non-profit that has developed one of the most rigorous independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change. Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 24,800 companies and almost 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world’s institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions. Aligned with the ISSB’s climate standard, IFRS S2, as its foundational baseline, CDP integrates best-practice reporting standards and frameworks in one place. Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are truly balanced. Visit this link to find out more about the CDP Corporate A List.
About Musim Mas
Musim Mas Group is an integrated palm oil group operating in 14 countries and one of the largest palm oil producers in the world. From plantations to mills, refineries, kernel-crushing, oleochemicals, specialty fats, and functional products, Musim Mas manufactures palm oil products and value-added derivatives. The Group develops innovative value-added solutions for its customers, supported by Research and Development (R&D) centers in Singapore and Indonesia. Inter-Continental Oils and Fats (ICOF), a member of Musim Mas Group, undertakes its international marketing activities.
The Group was the first company with significant operations in Indonesia to join the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in 2004. In October 2024, Musim Mas announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has officially validated the Group’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. Musim Mas also manages the most extensive independent smallholder program in Indonesia, enhancing the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and improving sustainability in the sector.
