'Conflict or Consent?' Chapter 3: PT Mustika Sembuluh and the Dayak Temuan of Central Kalimantan

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Introduction

PT Mustika Sembuluh is one of seven subsidiary companies owned by WilmarInternational (member of the RSPO since 2005) in Central Kalimantan. PT Mustika Sembuluh was awarded RSPO certification on 11th August 2010 after a certification assessment by PT TUV Rheinland on 19th – 23rd October 2009 of its mill and three estates, with

verification of closure of the major nonconformances identified carried out on 12th – 13th December 2009. PT MS is among the first of Wilmar’s holdings in Indonesia to have been assessed against the RSPO standards and also the first plantation company in Kalimantan to receive RSPO certification, according to the Wilmar CSR Tribune.