{"id":1099,"date":"2018-07-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/master.k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/southeastasia\/press\/1099\/wilmar-executives-resign-as-fallout-from-deforestation-scandal-spreads\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:54:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:54:58","slug":"wilmar-executives-resign-as-fallout-from-deforestation-scandal-spreads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/southeastasia\/press\/1099\/wilmar-executives-resign-as-fallout-from-deforestation-scandal-spreads\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilmar executives resign as fallout from deforestation scandal spreads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"leader\">Jakarta-\u00a0Martua Sitorus, the co-founder of the world\u2019s largest palm oil trader, Wilmar International,<a href=\"http:\/\/infopub.sgx.com\/FileOpen\/WIL%20announcement_Resignation%20of%20Non-Independent%20Non-Executive%20Director%20and%20Country%20Head%20of%20Indonesia_03.07.18.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=512992\"> has resigned one week after Greenpeace exposed his links to Gama Plantation<\/a>, a related palm oil business responsible for massive deforestation in Indonesia. His brother-in-law, Hendri Saksti, Wilmar\u2019s Country Head for Indonesia and a manager of Gama companies, has also resigned. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/17248\/worlds-largest-palm-oil-trader-linked-to-rainforest-destruction-twice-the-size-of-paris\/\">Greenpeace International investigation<\/a> revealed that Gama, a palm oil business run by Sitorus, Saksti and members of their family, has destroyed an area of forest twice the size of Paris since 2013, when Wilmar committed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southeastasia-stateless\/2019\/04\/8b829c60-8b829c60-no-deforestation-no-peat-no-exploitation-policy.pdf\">to end its links to deforestation<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Responding to the news, Kiki Taufik, Global Head of Greenpeace\u2019s Indonesia forests campaign said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis shows that Wilmar is determined to blame someone else for its failings. This is not just about Gama or Martua Sitorus. It\u2019s about Wilmar\u2019s refusal to do what it takes to keep forest destroyers out of its supply chain. If Wilmar is serious about reform, the first step is to prove its palm oil suppliers are clean by making them publish maps of all their concessions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greenpeace is calling on brands and traders to suspend business with Wilmar until it has addressed the violations of its \u2018no deforestation, no peat, no exploitation\u2019 policy, starting by publishing concession maps for all producer groups within its supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sol Gosetti, International Communications Coordinator, Indonesia Forest, <a href=\"mailto:sol.gosetti@greenpeace.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sol.gosetti@greenpeace.org<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- document.write(dc('Eoi_1', 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Oceans\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">The threats facing our oceans are getting more urgent, find out how you can make a difference<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/southeastasia\/petitions\/protect-the-oceans\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Get Involved\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martua Sitorus, the co-founder of the world\u2019s largest palm oil trader, Wilmar International, has resigned one week after Greenpeace exposed his links to Gama 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