Supplier's Name | Dua Perkasa Lestari |
Date Received | August 2020 |
Description | Alleged deforestation and community land grab |
24 Aug 2020 | PHG received information from RAN's report titled “Major Brands and Banks Complicit in the Production of Conflict Palm Oil on Stolen Community Lands in Indonesia” that our indirect supplier PT. Dua Perkasa Lestari is alleged to have conducted deforestation and community land grab |
24 Aug 2020 | PHG do not have direct relationship with PT. Dua Perkasa Lestari and reached out to PT. Beurata Subur Persada as our direct supplier sourcing from DPL for clarification |
26 Aug 2020 | As PHG is currently not sourcing from BSP, BSP declined to provide clarification. We will engage BSP on DPL issue when BSP reenter our supply chain |
1 Nov 2020 | BSP reenter PHG supply chain and is facilitating our engagement with DPL |
5 Apr 2022 | Through Kuala Lumpur Kepong, PHG received a report from Earthqualizer indicating PT. Dua Perkasa Lestari (DPL) was found to have allegedly develop 4 hectares of peatland in February 2022 PHG immediately seek clarification regarding the allegation with PT Beurata Subur Persada (BSP) |
6 Apr 2022 | After engaging with PT. BSP, PT. BSP forwarded PT. DPL permits from Aceh government regarding the maximization of HGU land and the RKPPLP (Rencana Kerja Pembukaan dan/atau Pengolahan Lahan Perkebunan - Work Plan for Plantation Land Clearing and/or Processing) of the said land to be developed PHG informed PT. BSP that even though PT. DPL has full legal right to open the land, since it is allegedly opened on peat, it infringed on PHG sustainability policy as well as PHG supplier code PHG requested PT. DPL to clarify on the peat development allegation |
20 Apr 2022 | PT. DPL suggested PHG to send a team to visit PT. DPL to discuss the allegation. PHG requested a zoom meeting instead No agreement on the mode of communication reached. Further communication with PT. DPL was unsuccessful |
22 Sept 2022 | After a long deliberation, PHG deemed PT DPL to be non compliant and therefore suspended from PHG's supply chain. PHG requested PT. BSP to immediately stop sourcing from PT DPL, since it is not aligned with PHG’s Sustainability Policy PT. BSP has complied with PHG's request and has stopped sourcing from PT. DPL effective immediately |