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Palm oil: ESG policy transparency assessments

  • Latest update: November 2023
  • Next scheduled: November 2024

SPOTT assesses 100 palm oil producers, processors and traders on their public disclosure regarding their organisation, policies and practices related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Each company receives a percentage score to benchmark their progress over time. See further explanation of assessment scores here.

Company policies and commitments may not translate into effective implementation on the ground. The media monitor on each company page may provide some contextual information; however, independent due diligence activities should include measures to assess levels of implementation.

Select a company in the table below to view its full assessment, along with a press release and summary of key figures and findings across the latest assessments.
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Total number of media articles, campaigns and reports collected by SPOTT relating to each company and its subsidiaries. Note that this total may also include some company responses to media stories, which we also capture where available. Note also that larger companies may be more likely to be the focus of media attention.
Grower score
Score for indicators relevant to growers. Indicators can be relevant to one or multiple supply chain segments.
Crusher score
Score for indicators relevant to crushers. Indicators can be relevant to one or multiple supply chain segments.
Refiner score
Score for indicators relevant to refiners. Indicators can be relevant to one or multiple supply chain segments. 
Trader score
Score for indicators relevant to traders. Indicators can be relevant to one or multiple supply chain segments.
Environmental
Score for indicators related to environmental issues. Some indicators apply to more than one environmental, social or governance issue.
Governance
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Daabon Group 1 95.1%
+7.6 174
Colombia 13.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 7 96.1%
94.5%
94.5%
94.4%
90.2%
United Plantations Bhd 2 94.7%
+2.0 176
Malaysia 58.0 KHa 1340000000.00 $1,340.0M 6 94.5%
94%
93.5%
87.2%
Apical Group 3 94.5%
+2.8 116
Singapore N/A 0.00 Private co. 21
94.6%
94.2%
95%
92.4%
90.2%
Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd 4 92.9%
+3.1 182
Malaysia 669.0 KHa 6709200000.00 $6,709.2M 82 94.5%
91.4%
91.4%
92.3%
92.4%
86.6%
Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk PT 5 92.8%
+1.7 167
Indonesia 154.7 KHa 154100000.00 $154.1M 23 93.3%
95.2%
90.2%
87.6%
Wilmar International Ltd 6 92.3%
-0.9 184
Singapore 354.3 KHa 18512700000.00 $18,512.7M 171 93.1%
92.1%
91.8%
93.2%
90.3%
88.0%
Musim Mas Holdings Pte Ltd 7 91.4%
+0.7 184
Singapore 199.4 KHa 0.00 Private co. 70 91.5%
89.1%
88.5%
88.6%
90.0%
89.9%
Agropalma Group 8 91.3%
+0.4 181
Brazil 117.9 KHa 0.00 Private co. 25 96.6%
88.1%
87.4%
89.0%
80.9%
Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd 9 90.8%
+4.9 184
Singapore 100.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 33 90.9%
92.3%
92%
91.6%
88.3%
82.5%
Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk 10 89.9%
+3.6 166
Indonesia 138.9 KHa 411900000.00 $411.9M 7 90.5%
92.4%
86.7%
81.4%
SIPEF 11 88.4%
+1.6 166
Belgium 99.7 KHa 635800000.00 $635.8M 14 88.5%
88.2%
87.0%
86.6%
R.E.A. Holdings plc 12 88.2%
+1.2 165
United Kingdom 75.6 KHa 58500000.00 $58.5M 2 89%
88.6%
84.3%
72.9%
M.P. Evans Group plc 13 86.2%
+6.0 163
United Kingdom 74.0 KHa 547400000.00 $547.4M 4 87%
83.3%
75.0%
IOI Corporation Bhd 14 84.9%
+5.2 183
Malaysia 207.1 KHa 5441900000.00 $5,441.9M 68 86.3%
82.3%
81.9%
82%
82.3%
80.8%
AgroAmerica 15 84.7%
-4.3 175
Guatemala 26.2 KHa 0.00 Private co. 5 87.3%
82.6%
81.7%
81.5%
81.4%
81.0%
NaturAceites S.A. 16 83.2%
+11.8 173
Guatemala 12.9 KHa 0.00 Private co. 5 83.5%
80.9%
79.7%
82.1%
80.6%
78.5%
Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Bhd 17 82.5%
+0.7 149
Malaysia 38.9 KHa 361800000.00 $361.8M 3 81.5%
79.4%
73.3%
Triputra Agro Persada Group PT 18 81.9%
+5.0 166
Indonesia 154.2 KHa 854900000.00 $854.9M 25 83.3%
84.6%
77.1%
67.3%
Golden Agri Resources Ltd =19 81.2%
+1.2 182
Singapore 617.7 KHa 2634000000.00 $2,634.0M 99 82.5%
82%
81.3%
83.6%
77.8%
82.0%
Johor Plantations Group Bhd (previously Kulim (Malysia) Bhd) =19 81.2%
+8.0 157
Malaysia 74.8 KHa 0.00 Private co. 1 80.1%
79.9%
75.3%
Bumitama Agri Ltd 21 81.1%
+2.2 163
Singapore 238.0 KHa 777200000.00 $777.2M 41 81.9%
78.7%
67.9%
Commodities House Investments Ltd (HSA Group) 22 79.9%
+15.4 108
United Arab Emirates N/A 0.00 Private co. 29
79%
81.4%
75.2%
79.7%
Grupo Hame 23 79.1%
+3.4 169
Guatemala 41.4 KHa 0.00 Private co. 0 84%
72.3%
71.2%
76.4%
75.3%
68.1%
Genting Plantations Bhd 24 77.9%
-1.1 183
Malaysia 243.2 KHa 1272400000.00 $1,272.4M 28 79%
76.7%
74.0%
70.6%
Asian Agri Group 25 76.7%
+0.5 168
Indonesia 161.9 KHa 0.00 Private co. 40 79.4%
69.4%
72.8%
72.0%
FGV Holdings Bhd
26 76.3%
+4.8 181
Malaysia 461.5 KHa 1047500000.00 $1,047.5M 54 77.6%
75.6%
75.8%
74.6%
72.6%
66.5%
Eagle High Plantations Tbk PT 27 75.4%
+3.8 163
Indonesia 178.0 KHa 139800000.00 $139.8M 22 75.8%
70.8%
59.9%
Olam International =28 74.5%
+2.2 178
Singapore 202.7 KHa 0.00 Private co. 47 81.3%
72.1%
70.1%
72.9%
68.9%
64.3%
Cargill Inc =28 74.5%
+6.7 183
United States 128.8 KHa 0.00 Private co. 74 79.7%
72.5%
70.5%
76%
70.6%
76.2%
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd 30 74.4%
+0.6 184
Malaysia 355.5 KHa 4948400000.00 $4,948.4M 52 77.2%
70.5%
68.2%
68.6%
69.4%
71.2%
First Resources Ltd =31 71.6%
+3.7 183
Singapore 245.8 KHa 1956000000.00 $1,956.0M 42 74.1%
67.8%
67.5%
65%
67.7%
62.3%
Socfin Group =31 71.6%
-0.6 171
Luxembourg 186.5 KHa 306400000.00 $306.4M 67 74.9%
67.3%
65.6%
67.5%
58.3%
Sampoerna Agro Tbk PT 33 70.8%
+4.7 163
Indonesia 183.0 KHa 251300000.00 $251.3M 11 71%
64.5%
62.4%
Permata Hijau Group 34 69.1%
+1.7 177
Indonesia 24.5 KHa 0.00 Private co. 13 72.8%
69.2%
67.5%
68.7%
62.7%
47.6%
Mewah International Inc 35 68.3%
+0.6 176
Singapore 2.0 KHa 360900000.00 $360.9M 4 68.7%
75.5%
77.7%
65.7%
69.4%
Louis Dreyfus Company 36 67%
+4.0 108
Netherlands N/A 0.00 Private co. 15
67.8%
69.2%
64.3%
66.8%
POSCO International 37 66.8%
+6.0 160
Korea, Republic of 34.2 KHa 2108400000.00 $2,108.4M 35 69.9%
60.5%
67.8%
AAK AB 38 66.3%
+7.7 109
Sweden N/A 4299400000.00 $4,299.4M 23
67%
68.6%
60.5%
76.9%
Bunge Ltd 39 65.5%
-0.3 110
United States N/A 15051900000.00 $15,051.9M 32
65.8%
71%
59.1%
77.0%
Boustead Plantations Bhd 40 65.2%
+4.1 151
Malaysia 97.4 KHa 345900000.00 $345.9M 3 65%
60.8%
61.5%
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) 41 63.7%
-1.3 109
United States N/A 52164800000.00 $52,164.8M 51
64.3%
64.8%
54.4%
70.0%
Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk PT 42 62.7%
-0.1 176
Indonesia 57.8 KHa 903000000.00 $903.0M 13 72.4%
58.5%
54.8%
54.7%
43.2%
Itochu Corporation 43 62.2%
+1.2 80
Japan N/A 47612200000.00 $47,612.2M 5
62.2%
50.6%
58.2%
TSH Resources Bhd 44 58.6%
+0.3 169
Malaysia 83.2 KHa 312200000.00 $312.2M 8 65.7%
59.5%
57.3%
49.8%
43.6%
Glenealy Plantations Sdn Bhd 45 54.6%
162
Malaysia 74.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 8 53.6%
44.9%
42.1%
Nisshin OilliO 46 54%
+12.0 110
Japan N/A 786200000.00 $786.2M 1
54.6%
57.7%
47.4%
56.9%
Fuji Oil Group 47 53.3%
+4.1 110
Japan N/A 1258200000.00 $1,258.2M 3
54%
45.8%
61.0%
Anglo-Eastern Plantations plc 48 51.6%
-6.1 165
United Kingdom Not disclosed 384700000.00 $384.7M 14 53.2%
45.7%
44.4%
Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT 49 50.5%
+3.9 177
Indonesia 287.0 KHa 1036000000.00 $1,036.0M 47 49.3%
53.1%
53.6%
48.8%
49.7%
Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd 50 49.5%
+2.4 178
Malaysia 123.0 KHa 503400000.00 $503.4M 10 51.5%
49.8%
48.8%
50.8%
44.2%
47.6%
Danec S.A. 51 48.8%
+3.6 178
Ecuador 30.2 KHa 0.00 Private co. 4 57.2%
38.9%
35.6%
35.1%
42.8%
28.4%
Grupo Jaremar 52 47.6%
+0.1 178
Honduras 14.7 KHa 0.00 Private co. 2 55%
36.8%
33.4%
33.1%
41.5%
28.3%
Viterra 53 47.2%
+4.2 80
Netherlands N/A 0.00 Private co. 0
47.2%
32.5%
56.6%
Carotino Group 54 46.5%
+0.7 177
Malaysia 41.7 KHa 0.00 Private co. 1 52.8%
29.4%
29.5%
41.5%
32.5%
Indofood Agri Resources Ltd
55 46.2%
-6.7 182
Singapore Not disclosed 310300000.00 $310.3M 58 49.4%
51.6%
51.7%
39.4%
34.3%
IFFCO 56 45.7%
+1.9 107
United Arab Emirates N/A 0.00 Private co. 2
45%
51.3%
42.7%
51.5%
TSE Group (formerly Korindo Group) 57 45.1%
+10.6 160
Indonesia 113.1 KHa 0.00 Private co. 66 46.2%
42.6%
33.6%
Bakrie Sumatera Plantations Tbk PT 58 43.2%
+4.4 182
Indonesia 58.7 KHa 22800000.00 $22.8M 5 46.9%
41.3%
40.2%
40.7%
39.6%
43.1%
Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc (GVL) 59 43.1%
+3.2 113
Liberia 40.7 KHa 0.00 Private co. 37 44.6%
40.7%
34.8%
Palmas Group 60 42.6%
+4.6 177
Peru 33.8 KHa 0.00 Private co. 13 48.5%
37.8%
36.7%
40.2%
35.8%
KPN Plantation (previously GAMA Plantation) 61 41.5%
+4.1 178
Indonesia 248.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 71 43.8%
37.7%
41.3%
27.5%
Palmaceite S.A. 62 41.3%
-4.9 153
Colombia 15.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 1 41%
42.5%
38.5%
C.I. Biocosta S.A. 63 35.3%
-14.6 85
Colombia N/A 0.00 Private co. 1
35.3%
32.6%
10.8%
Kencana Agri Ltd 64 29.9%
-0.2 180
Singapore 68.2 KHa 35600000.00 $35.6M 7 32.1%
27.7%
24.8%
21.7%
COFCO Corp 65 28.3%
-5.2 110
China N/A 0.00 Private co. 1
28.7%
28.3%
25.6%
23.8%
BLD Plantation Bhd (Bintulu Lumber Development (BLD) Plantation) 66 26.1%
-1.1 134
Malaysia 51.3 KHa 195400000.00 $195.4M 14 28.3%
28.3%
27.4%
31.3%
21.9%
30.3%
Belem Bioenergia Brasil (BBB) 67 23.3%
+6.0 179
Brazil 108.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 5 26.8%
26.6%
25.2%
17.0%
21.6%
Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) (previously assessed as Feronia Inc) 68 21.3%
-10.3 129
Congo 106.5 KHa 0.00 Private co. 31 25.7%
15.5%
19.2%
9.1%
QL Resources Bhd 69 20.8%
+1.6 165
Malaysia 16.0 KHa 2837400000.00 $2,837.4M 2 20.5%
10.8%
30.0%
SIFCA Group 70 16.9%
+0.7 182
Côte d'Ivoire 39.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 3 20.1%
18.2%
17.5%
15.8%
12.3%
9.4%
Tunas Baru Lampung Tbk PT 71 15.9%
+0.3 183
Indonesia 79.8 KHa 247200000.00 $247.2M 15 17.3%
11.8%
12.7%
14.5%
14.4%
Brasil Bio Fuels (BBF) 72 15.8%
+1.0 182
Brazil 156.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 3 18.5%
14.3%
14.4%
12.5%
12.0%
11.3%
Frigorifico Allana Pvt Ltd (Previously assessed Allana Group) 73 15.2%
+6.6 107
India N/A 0.00 Private co. 0
14.5%
18.9%
27.7%
Godrej Industries 74 14.6%
+0.1 178
India 75.0 KHa 1688800000.00 $1,688.8M 0 16.8%
20.4%
19.5%
10.2%
21.9%
Gozco Plantations Tbk PT 75 12.5%
+2.3 164
Indonesia 17.2 KHa 45500000.00 $45.5M 3 11.9%
9.7%
14.1%
FGV IFFCO 76 10.7%
-4.6 110
Malaysia N/A 0.00 Private co. 0
10.8%
11.7%
8.4%
21.0%
Golden Plantation Tbk PT 77 10.2%
-1.1 183
Indonesia 10.9 KHa 0.00 Private co. 7 11.9%
9.1%
9.4%
8.2%
7.7%
8.3%
Patum Vegetable Oil Company Ltd 78 9%
-0.1 109
Thailand N/A 0.00 Private co. 0
7.6%
9.1%
17.9%
Rimbunan Hijau Group 79 8.3%
+1.8 158
Malaysia 197.9 KHa 0.00 Private co. 2 7.9%
7.7%
6.1%
Gokul Agro Resources Ltd 80 8.1%
-0.1 109
India N/A 221300000.00 $221.3M 2
7.6%
7.9%
6.5%
19.1%
FELCRA Bhd 81 7.8%
+1.9 180
Malaysia 33.1 KHa 0.00 Private co. 7 8.2%
5.2%
6.4%
8.0%
Patanjali Foods Limited (Previously assessed as Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd) 82 7.6%
-0.1 180
India 484.0 KHa 5651800000.00 $5,651.8M 6 7.9%
8.7%
9.5%
9.3%
3.5%
9.8%
Tradewinds Plantation Bhd 83 5.8%
+1.1 183
Malaysia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 6 6.9%
6.1%
6.3%
7.3%
3.6%
9.7%
Emami Agrotech Ltd 84 4.3%
+0.9 109
India N/A 0.00 Private co. 1
3.5%
4.9%
11.3%
Peak Palm Oil plc =85 3.4%
+0.7 167
Guinea Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 0 4%
2.7%
2.4%
Wings Corp =85 3.4%
+1.0 183
Indonesia 24.2 KHa 0.00 Private co. 2 3.6%
4.4%
7.4%
3F Industries 87 2.6%
-2.5 181
India Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 1 3.3%
4.1%
4.3%
4.9%
1.7%
9.6%
KS Oils Ltd 88 2.3%
184
India Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 3 2.9%
1.8%
1.9%
1.0%
6.4%
Bewani Oil Palm Plantations Limited 89 2.1%
+0.3 177
Papua New Guinea 100.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 13 2%
0%
1.8%
1.0%
Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara PT (PT. KPBN) 90 1.1%
-2.1 87
Indonesia N/A 0.00 Private co. 1
1.1%
0.0%
2.6%
Priya Gold Oils 91 0.9%
107
India N/A 0.00 Private co. 1
0%
1.3%
2.5%
Best Group =92 0.8%
181
Indonesia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 19 1%
0%
0%
0%
1.0%
1.9%
Julong Group (previously assessed as Tianjin Julong Group) =92 0.8%
182
China 270.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 8 0.3%
0%
0%
0%
1.0%
0.9%
Darmex Agro PT
=92 0.8%
183
Indonesia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 26
1.0%
0.0%
Makin Group =92 0.8%
184
Indonesia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 13
1.0%
0.0%
Dhanistha Surya Nusantara 96 0.6%
-10.8 164
Indonesia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 0 0%
0.8%
0.0%
Sazean Holdings =97 0%
184
Malaysia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 0
0.0%
0.0%
Royal Industries Indonesia PT =97 0%
183
Indonesia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 2
0.0%
0.0%
Groupe Blattner Elwyn =97 0%
182
Congo Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 6 0%
0%
0%
0%
0.0%
0.0%
Atama Plantation Sarl =97 0%
182
Congo 470.0 KHa 94300000.00 $94.3M 8 0%
0.0%
0.0%

Media monitor: Palm oil producers, processor and traders

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