A recent media report alleges that the Indonesian Government has received requests from Harita Group as well as from Tsingshan Group, GEM Co. Ltd., and partners to allow the disposal of mining waste into the ocean floor despite the possibility of damage to the local ecosystem.

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre invited the companies mentioned in the report to respond to the concerns raised in the report. Harita's response is linked below. Tsingshan and GEM did not respond.