PT Damai Agro Sejahtera (DAS)

5 Aug 2025

Permata Group received Mighty Earth Rapid Response Report No. 50 regarding alleged peatland development at PT Damai Agro Sejahtera (DAS). PT DAS is not part of Permata Group’s supply chain. However, we promptly engaged with its parent company, Bumitama Agri Group. Our commercial relationship with Bumitama is limited to one of its mills located in Sumatra.

6 Aug 2025

Permata Group formally requested clarification from Bumitama Agri Group regarding the issues raised in the report.

11 Aug 2025

Bumitama Agri Group responded by email, clarifying the new planting in PT DAS and sharing a link to its website statement. The company stated that following the acquisition of PT DAS in 2016, Bumitama implemented a stop-work order to conduct various assessments, including a peat soil delineation. A full peat survey was conducted in December 2021 by a certified team, which confirmed that no peat was present in the proposed new planting areas (disputed area). The soil was identified as mineral, primarily sandy and clay types. To address the recent concerns, additional soil sampling was performed in August 2025, again confirming the absence of peat. The press release clarifies that the water management channels in the PT DAS area were built to mitigate flooding from the Pawan River, not to drain peat. These channels also serve as a physical buffer to protect conservation zones from encroachment.

3 Sep 2025

Mighty Earth issued a report in response to a press release from Bumitama regarding allegations of peatland development by its subsidiary, PT Damai Agro Sejahtera (PT DAS). Permata Group has requested Bumitama to respond.

8 Sep 2025

Permata Group engaged with Bumitama Agri Group for their response to the report.

9 Sep 2025

Bumitama Agri Group is providing a clarification following a report released by Mighty Earth on September 3, 2025, concerning a canal at PT Damai Agro Sejahtera (DAS).