Letter to Wind Companies: Drop Korindo

Mighty Earth and an international coalition of civil society organizations have called on wind energy companies—including Siemens, Nordex, Suzlon, Iberdrola, and Gamesa—to stop sourcing wind towers from Korindo's subsidiary, KOUSA. The organization argues that the climate benefits of the wind energy generated by these towers are negated by the environmental damage caused by Korindo's deforestation and burning practices. In response, Gamesa, Siemens, and Nordex stated they are investigating the matter, while Clipper and Vestas confirmed they are not customers of Korindo.

• Mighty Earth argues that sourcing wind towers from Korindo's subsidiary, KOUSA, finances deforestation, which offsets the climate benefits of the resulting wind energy.
• Several wind companies have responded to the request to drop Korindo: Gamesa, Siemens, and Nordex are reviewing the situation, while Clipper and Vestas stated they do not do business with the company.

APA

Jones, S. (2016). Letter to Wind Companies: Drop Korindo. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/letter-to-wind-companies/

Chicago

Jones, Sydney. Letter to Wind Companies: Drop Korindo. Mighty Earth, 2016. https://mightyearth.org/article/letter-to-wind-companies/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Jones |first1=Sydney |title=Letter to Wind Companies: Drop Korindo |publisher=Mighty Earth |date=26 October 2016 |url=https://mightyearth.org/article/letter-to-wind-companies/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{jones2016letter, author = {Jones, Sydney}, title = {{Letter to Wind Companies: Drop Korindo}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2016}, month = oct, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/letter-to-wind-companies/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }