TuK Indonesia

What TuK Indonesia does

TuK Indonesia (Perkumpulan Transformasi untuk Keadilan Indonesia, also styled Transformation for Justice Indonesia) is a Jakarta-based civil society organization founded on 10 May 2013 that conducts research, advocacy, legal campaigns, and coalition-building to hold Indonesian financial institutions accountable for financing environmental destruction, deforestation, and human rights violations in the palm oil, forestry, and mining sectors. The organization targets the financial sector as the root cause of social-ecological harm, working alongside CSO coalitions (Forests and Finance, ResponsiBank Indonesia, WALHI, ICEL, PRAKARSA), academia (IPB University, BEM FH UI), regulators (OJK, DPR RI), and affected communities (farmers, indigenous peoples, and local populations).

Its core products and technology consist of digital transparency and monitoring platforms — greenwashindex.tuk.or.id (an Exclusion List assessment platform covering 185 palm oil companies, of which 46 passed and 140 were flagged non-compliant), firesandfinance.tuk.or.id (a database linking financial investments to forest and peat fires in Indonesia), and the international Forests and Finance coalition platform — together with research publications (Taipan Kelapa Sawit report covering 25 tycoons controlling 3.9 million hectares and ~US$100 billion in revenue; Mining & Money report), governance instruments (Exclusion List for palm oil co-developed with IPB University), advocacy campaigns (Desak Mandiri lawsuit against Bank Mandiri; #StopDanaMonster petition with nearly 1,000 signatures), public events (Festival FinanSIAL), and multimedia outputs (the film 'My Chocolate is Killing People').

TuK Indonesia operates as a grant-funded Perkumpulan (association) under Indonesian law; it does not generate commercial revenue and offers all programs, publications, and platforms free of charge. Its leadership comprises an Executive Director (Linda Rosalina, re-elected for 2026-2030), a three-member Supervisory Board, and three department heads (Finance and Programs, Institutional, Advocacy and Public Education), supported by approximately 10 staff. Geographic reach spans Indonesia with international coalition activity.

Name

TuK Indonesia

Legal name

Perkumpulan Transformasi untuk Keadilan Indonesia

Website

https://tuk.or.id

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TuK Indonesia is a Jakarta-based civil society organization conducting research, advocacy, and legal campaigns to hold Indonesian financial institutions accountable for financing environmental destruction, deforestation, and human rights violations in palm oil, mining, and forestry sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Society Advocacy and Research

akta.pro primary industry

Anti-Corruption, Integrity & Transparency (BPADAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (BPAHAFAL)

Keywords

• Sustainable finance advocacy
• Financial accountability research
• Palm oil sector investigation
• Environmental and human rights advocacy
• Deforestation and mining finance

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta Selatan

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Donations: TuK Indonesia operates as a nonprofit association (Perkumpulan) reliant on grant funding, institutional support, and donations from partners aligned with its mission of financial sector accountability, human rights, and environmental protection. The organization does not generate commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TuK Indonesia is a civil society organization that conducts research, advocacy, and public campaigns to hold the Indonesian financial sector accountable for financing environmentally destructive and human rights-violating industries. It produces investigative reports (Taipan Kelapa Sawit, Mining & Money), operates transparency platforms (Greenwash Index, Fires and Finance), files strategic lawsuits against financial institutions (Desak Mandiri campaign against Bank Mandiri), and builds coalitions across domestic and international CSOs. Its Exclusion List framework, co-developed with IPB University, helps financial institutions identify and avoid high-risk financing in the palm oil sector.

Product overview

TuK Indonesia (Transformasi untuk Keadilan Indonesia) is a civil society organization focused on research, advocacy, and campaign activities rather than a commercial product company. Its offerings consist of analytical platforms (Forests and Finance, Fires and Finance), governance instruments (Exclusion List, Greenwash Index), research publications (Taipan Reports), public events (Festival FinanSIAL), and advocacy campaigns (Desak Mandiri). These tools work together to drive accountability in the financial sector regarding environmental degradation and human rights violations in Indonesia's extractive and agricultural industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exclusion List Sektor Perkebunan Sawit Governance instrument co-developed with IPB University to help financial institutions identify and avoid high-risk financing in the palm oil sector. The Exclusion List assesses 185 palm oil companies on administrative and ESG compliance — 46 passed while 140 were flagged as non-compliant. It strengthens transparency, accountability, and integrity of the sustainable finance ecosystem.
• Forests and Finance Coalition Platform International coalition platform collaborating with multiple organizations to highlight the critical relationship between the financial sector and tropical forest deforestation. Provides data and technology tools to demand financial institution accountability for environmental degradation and champion ethical investment practices.
• Fires and Finance Database Resource site connecting financial investments to widespread forest and land fires in Indonesia. Unveils financial networks supporting companies linked to deforestation and land degradation, serving as a starting point for further investigation into financial sector practices.
• Taipan Kelapa Sawit Report Investigative research publication tracking 25 palm oil tycoons who control over 3.9 million hectares (26% of Indonesia's total palm oil plantation area) and nearly US$100 billion in revenue. Reveals how major industry players consolidate control over agricultural land and contribute to economic inequality, informing discussions on land rights, sustainable business, and financial sector accountability.
• Desak Mandiri Campaign Advocacy campaign demanding Bank Mandiri accountability for sustainable and responsible financing commitments. Includes a civil lawsuit at the South Jakarta District Court demanding the bank cease financing to companies involved in environmental destruction and local community rights violations, such as PT Agro Nusa Abadi (Astra Agro Lestari subsidiary), with subsequent cassation appeal.
• Festival FinanSIAL Annual public festival connecting the finance industry, consumption, and social impact. Creates a forum for discussion, learning, and networking toward a more responsible financial system. Co-organized with partners such as the Indonesia Nature Film Society (Vol. 2 held 18 November 2024).
• Greenwash Index Platform Publicly accessible transparency platform providing updated assessments and rankings of palm oil companies' administrative and ESG compliance. Tracks which companies pass or fail administrative requirements, serving as a transparency tool for financial institutions and the public to identify greenwashing practices.
• My Chocolate is Killing People (Film) Documentary film unveiled in November 2024 that exposes the bitter reality behind chocolate consumption, showing how palm oil plantation expansion in Indonesia triggers conflicts, rights violations, and environmental destruction. The film urges critical scrutiny of seemingly sustainable products and demands accountability from companies and banks involved.

Quantifiable outcome

• Assessed 185 palm oil companies through the Exclusion List framework; 46 passed administrative review while 140 were flagged as non-compliant
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pusat Studi Agraria – Lembaga Riset Internasional Pembangunan Sosial, Ekonomi dan Kawasan IPB University (LRI IPB University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025TuK Indonesia and IPB University's Center for Agrarian Studies (LRI) co-developed the Exclusion List framework for the palm oil sector, combining academic rigor with civil society advocacy. They jointly launched the Exclusion List assessment on 19 November 2025 and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 23 July 2025 to strengthen scientific collaboration for sustainable finance and ESG issues. The partnership aims to create governance instruments that help financial institutions identify and avoid high-risk financing in palm oil.
• Forests and Finance CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuK Indonesia is part of the international Forests and Finance coalition, collaborating with other organizations to use data platforms and technology to highlight the critical relationship between financial institutions and tropical deforestation. The shared mission is to hold financial institutions accountable for their roles in environmental degradation and champion ethical investment practices. TuK Indonesia operates the Fires and Finance sub-platform (firesandfinance.tuk.or.id) as part of this coalition.
• Koalisi ResponsiBank IndonesiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuK Indonesia participates in the ResponsiBank Indonesia coalition, a civil society coalition working to promote responsible financing policies and practices. The coalition releases annual bank ranking reports assessing banking performance on sustainable finance implementation. TuK Indonesia contributes research and expertise on palm oil sector financing and financial sector accountability.
• WALHI (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuK Indonesia collaborates extensively with WALHI on joint reports, advocacy campaigns, press releases, and field investigations. Notable joint initiatives include the Palm Oil Tax Contribution report with WALHI Jambi (August 2021), the Evaluation and Revocation of Permits report (June 2023), and joint press statements on financial sector accountability. WALHI Kalimantan Barat also collaborates on peatland fire and deforestation issues.
• BEM FH UI (Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa Fakultas Hukum Universitas Indonesia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuK Indonesia co-organized the Desak Mandiri Verdict Examination (Eksaminasi Putusan) with BEM FH UI on 16 September 2025. Five academic examiners from various universities critically analyzed the South Jakarta District Court ruling on the Desak Mandiri lawsuit against Bank Mandiri, with students engaging in discussions on bank accountability.
• Indonesia Nature Film SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuK Indonesia co-organized the FinanSIAL Fest Vol.2 on 18 November 2024 with Indonesia Nature Film Society to connect the financial industry, consumption, and social impact through film and discussion events.
• Change.orgminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTuK Indonesia launched the #StopDanaMonster petition on Change.org, a digital petition platform, to demand Bank Danamon stop financing environmentally destructive companies. Nearly 1,000 people signed the petition, demonstrating community mobilization through digital platforms.
• 15 Civil Society Organizations in Tim Advokasi Solidaritas untuk BangkalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuK Indonesia was part of a coalition of 15 CSOs including AMAN, PPMAN, KONTRAS, WALHI, YLBHI, PWAMANKALTENG, WALHIKALTENG, PROGRESS, YBBI, and SON that formed the Solidarity Advocacy Team for Bangkal Village. The team released an investigation report on violence and alleged human rights violations against residents of Bangkal Village, Seruyan, following a shooting incident on 7 October 2023.
• ICEL (Indonesian Center for Environmental Law)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuK Indonesia and ICEL have jointly issued press releases and policy advocacy, including demands for DPR to publish the new Financial Sector Strengthening and Development Law (UU P2SK) documents and advocating for financial institution accountability on peatland and forest destruction. ICEL contributed legal expertise on tort doctrine and financial institution liability.
• PRAKARSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuK Indonesia collaborates with PRAKARSA on sustainable finance policy advocacy and bank ranking assessments through the ResponsiBank Indonesia coalition. Both organizations joined ICEL and WALHI in demanding transparency on the new Financial Sector Law (UU P2SK) and participated in OJK consultations on sustainable finance POJK revisions.
• PWYP Indonesia (Publish What You Pay)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuK Indonesia collaborated with PWYP Indonesia, Woods and Wayside International (WWI), and Transparansi Internasional Indonesia (TII) on a beneficial ownership policy analysis in the pulp sector, assessing compliance with beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
• Transparansi Internasional Indonesia (TII)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuK Indonesia collaborated with TII on beneficial ownership analysis in the pulp sector, examining corporate beneficial ownership reporting compliance and transparency gaps in Indonesia's natural resource sectors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Mongabay Indonesia: Environmental journalism platform covering Indonesian deforestation, palm oil finance, and human rights. Complementary in audience reach and investigative depth; Mongabay frequently cites and amplifies TuK's research outputs.
• Forest Peoples Programme: International CSO supporting indigenous and forest-dependent community rights. Comparable constituency (affected communities in palm oil landscapes) and complementary legal-advocacy approach to TuK's community support work.

Direct peers

• Rainforest Action Network: International CSO running financial-sector campaigns on deforestation and fossil fuels. Strong peer for TuK's bank-accountability methodology and coalition-style pressure on financial institutions globally.
• Forests and Finance Coalition: International coalition of which TuK Indonesia is the Indonesian member. Operates shared data platforms exposing bank financing of deforestation; directly comparable in mission, methodology, and target institutions to TuK's Fires and Finance work.
• PWYP Indonesia (Publish What You Pay): Coalition partner inside ResponsiBank Indonesia. PWYP works on extractive-industry transparency and beneficial ownership disclosure, sharing TuK's interest in financial flows tied to natural resources and overlapping advocacy audiences.
• BankTrack: International civil society tracking bank involvement in environmental and human rights abuses. Closest international peer — same financial-sector accountability thesis, same target audience (commercial banks), same advocacy tools (public databases, rankings, campaigns).
• WALHI (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia): Indonesia's largest environmental CSO and a core TuK coalition partner. WALHI operates in the same domestic advocacy space on palm oil, deforestation, and human rights, with overlapping campaigns, joint reports, and shared affected-community constituencies.
• PRAKARSA: Indonesian CSO focused on economic justice, sustainable finance policy, and ResponsiBank coalition member. Collaborates directly with TuK on POJK advocacy and bank ranking reports, with overlapping policy-reform mandate.
• ICEL (Indonesian Center for Environmental Law): Legal-advocacy CSO focused on environmental law and corporate accountability in Indonesia. ICEL co-issues press releases with TuK, contributes legal expertise on tort doctrine and bank liability, and shares TuK's financial-sector accountability mission.
• Greenpeace Indonesia: Major environmental CSO operating in Indonesia on deforestation, palm oil, and climate accountability. Comparable advocacy channels, public mobilization tactics, and coalition behaviors, though Greenpeace focuses on corporate (not bank) accountability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@tukindonesia3138
• Instagraminstagram.com/tukindonesia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tuk-indonesia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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