Sustainability Governance Structure
At DSN Group (DSNG), the Sustainability responsibility is specifically led by the Chief Sustainability Officer of the Company who reports to the DSN Group CEO. The Chief Sustainability Officer leads the Compliance and Management Systems, Health & Safety, Operations Audit, Sustainability Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility functions.
The Board of Directors of DSN Group is accountable to ensuring DSN Group’s sustainability strategy and performance is relevant to address the environmental, social and governance agenda in the industry it operates in. The development and implementation of our sustainability policies is sponsored by our President Director with the assistance of the Chief Sustainability Officer.
The Chief Sustainability Officer and the Sustainability Department is supported by an ESG Committee comprising key representatives from each of the main operating divisions and the corporate functions from DSN Group’s headquarters. This Committee’s task is to execute, monitor and report our Sustainability initiatives, as well as to embrace the concept of sustainable improvement throughout our operations, supply chain and the communities around our operations.
DSN Group Sustainability Structure
Sustainability Advisory Board
The Board of Directors of DSN Group approved the establishment of its Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB) in December 2020. The SAB will offer the Board guidance and recommendations towards achieving DSN Group’s aspirations to become a leader in good corporate governance and sustainable business practices. Some members of the SAB are also members of the DSNG Board of Directors.
Find out more about our Sustainability Advisory Board Members:
Darrel Webber is the former CEO of RSPO, a global multi stakeholder initiative, transitioning a global agricultural commodity towards sustainable production and consumption. He is currently the Managing Director – Global Forest Strategy for the Earth Innovation Institute. In his role he is leading a new initiative to promote sustainable jurisdictions across 10 countries.
Darrel has served in Shell, New Britain Palm Oil and WWF before. He is on the Board of ISEAL Alliance and a Trustee for the South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP).
Michael Schlup is a Partner and Managing Director at Sail Ventures, the Dutch investment advisory boutique for the &Green Fund (www.andgreen.fund). He is the founder and long-term director of the Gold Standard, a carbon project certification scheme established under the auspices of WWF. He worked in sustainable energy finance at the UNEP Collaborating Centre BASE. He is also a trained geographer and has a degree in Environmental Management and Policy.
Timotheus Arifin C, serves as Director of DSNG since 2011. He also serves as Commissioner of PT Putra Utama Lestari, PT Dharma Intisawit Lestari, PT Kencana Alam Permai, PT Agro Andalan, PT Gemilang Utama Nusantara, PT Bima Palma Nugraha and PT Bima Agri Sawit. He also serves as President Director of PT Karya Prima Agro Sejahtera, PT Dewata Sawit Nusantara, PT Pilar Wanapersada, PT Swakarsa Sinarsentosa, PT Dharma Agrotama Nusantara, and PT Dharma Intisawit Nugraha. Before joining DSN, he served as Manager of Business Development, then as Vice President Director of PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya Tbk from 1982 until 2002, and Head of MDF Project then President Director of PT Nityasa Mandiri from 1993 until 2000.
Denys Collin Munang – Member
Denys Collin Munang is the Chief Sustainability Officer of DSNG. He started his career with Omya AG, a Swiss Company and over 14 years there held various senior executive positions, ending as the Director of Strategic Projects for Omya Asia Pacific. At Felda Global Ventures Holding Berhad he was Chief International Business Officer and at Eagle High Plantations Tbk he was the Director of Sustainability & Business Development. Denys has also served as an alternate in the Board of Governors of the Roundtable Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Mandated Borneo Conservation Trust.
Gita Syahrani – Member
Gita Syahrani is an advocate and convener for collective action on sustainability with experience in the public and private sectors, civil society, and movement-building. She currently heads the Executive Board of the Earth-Centered Economic Coalition (Koalisi Ekonomi Membumi). Senior roles at organizations such as Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari and the World Resources Institute saw her shaping strategic partnerships. From 2012–2015, Gita worked to design, negotiate, and finalize Indonesia’s planning and funding documents in accordance with its national REDD+ strategy. In 2020, she was the first Indonesian Henry Arnhold Fellow of the Mulago Foundation, which recognizes and supports leaders with scalable conservation solutions. In 2023, she achieved Climate Breakthrough Awardee and Ashoka Fellow.