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Palm oil: ESG policy transparency assessments

  • Latest update: November 2022
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SPOTT assesses 100 palm oil producers, processors and traders on their public disclosure regarding their organisation, ... Show more 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.

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The total landbank the company reports to manage/control for all palm oil is recorded here.
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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
Score for indicators related to governance issues. Some indicators apply to more than one environmental, social or governance issue.
Wilmar International Ltd 1 93.2%
+1.9
Singapore 354.2 KHa 18512700000.00 $18,512.7M 212 94.5%
94.3%
94.1%
93.6%
91.5%
86.8%
United Plantations Bhd 2 92.6%
+6.4
Malaysia 58.3 KHa 1340000000.00 $1,340.0M 9 92.4%
92.4%
91.9%
–
91.9%
86.4%
Apical Group 3 91.7%
+2.3
Singapore N/A 0.00 Private co. 20 –
92.9%
92.6%
92.7%
90.0%
89.6%
Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk PT 4 91.1%
+8.2
Indonesia 154.6 KHa 154100000.00 $154.1M 33 91.4%
92.7%
–
–
88.0%
86.6%
Agropalma Group 5 90.9%
+2.7
Brazil 117.9 KHa 0.00 Private co. 24 96.2%
88.8%
88.1%
–
88.5%
79.7%
Musim Mas Holdings Pte Ltd 6 90.7%
+2.1
Singapore 199.4 KHa 0.00 Private co. 86 90.9%
90.8%
90.5%
88.7%
89.3%
88.7%
Sime Darby Plantation Bhd 7 89.8%
+6.4
Malaysia 626.6 KHa 6709200000.00 $6,709.2M 103 91.5%
89%
88.8%
88.6%
88.3%
85.2%
AgroAmerica 8 88.9%
+1.2
Guatemala 26.1 KHa 0.00 Private co. 5 92.3%
86.5%
85.7%
85.3%
86.8%
81.4%
Daabon Group 9 87.5%
+4.1
Colombia 13.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 9 88.2%
85.8%
85.5%
–
85.4%
79.5%
R.E.A. Holdings plc 10 87%
+2.6
United Kingdom 80.1 KHa 58500000.00 $58.5M 3 87.8%
87.4%
–
–
82.8%
71.8%
SIPEF 11 86.8%
+2.9
Belgium 134.0 KHa 635800000.00 $635.8M 15 86.5%
87%
–
–
84.6%
84.8%
Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk 12 86.4%
+0.5
Indonesia 143.0 KHa 411900000.00 $411.9M 7 86.6%
89.9%
–
–
83.4%
82.2%
Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd 13 85.9%
+12.3
Singapore 100.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 33 87.9%
86.4%
87%
86.1%
82.9%
75.3%
Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Bhd 14 81.8%
+2.1
Malaysia 39.5 KHa 361800000.00 $361.8M 4 80.9%
–
–
–
79.3%
73.6%
M.P. Evans Group plc 15 80.2%
+3.9
United Kingdom 74.0 KHa 547400000.00 $547.4M 5 81.5%
–
–
–
75.2%
66.9%
Golden Agri Resources Ltd 16 80%
+1.6
Singapore 582.6 KHa 2634000000.00 $2,634.0M 129 82.1%
83.3%
82.3%
83.6%
76.2%
79.5%
IOI Corporation Bhd 17 79.7%
+3.3
Malaysia 207.5 KHa 5441900000.00 $5,441.9M 97 84.1%
77.1%
75.4%
75.4%
76.2%
69.6%
Genting Plantations Bhd =18 78.9%
+6.7
Malaysia 243.2 KHa 1272400000.00 $1,272.4M 36 80%
–
78.9%
80.2%
75.2%
73.4%
Bumitama Agri Ltd =18 78.9%
+2.1
Singapore 234.0 KHa 777200000.00 $777.2M 63 79.4%
–
–
–
76.9%
62.1%
Triputra Agro Persada Group PT 20 76.9%
+11.8
Indonesia 155.6 KHa 854900000.00 $854.9M 35 77.3%
–
–
–
71.3%
69.3%
Asian Agri Group 21 76.3%
+2.9
Indonesia 161.9 KHa 0.00 Private co. 56 81%
70.3%
–
–
71.7%
67.8%
Grupo Hame 22 75.7%
+17.9
Guatemala 41.8 KHa 0.00 Private co. 0 80.3%
71.2%
70.5%
71%
72.8%
57.6%
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd 23 73.8%
-4.1
Malaysia 356.1 KHa 4948400000.00 $4,948.4M 76 76.4%
75.4%
74.7%
75.5%
71.4%
74.6%
Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd 24 73.2%
+6.2
Malaysia 76.2 KHa 0.00 Private co. 1 71.7%
–
–
–
71.5%
62.4%
Olam International 25 72.3%
-1.9
Singapore 202.7 KHa 0.00 Private co. 52 78.8%
71.2%
69.5%
69.3%
66.7%
63.8%
Socfin Group 26 72.2%
+4.6
Luxembourg 189.1 KHa 306400000.00 $306.4M 74 75.4%
71.5%
70.1%
–
67.2%
59.8%
Eagle High Plantations Tbk PT =27 71.6%
+9.2
Indonesia 183.3 KHa 139800000.00 $139.8M 29 71.8%
–
–
–
65.5%
61.6%
FGV Holdings Bhd 		=27 71.6%
-2.6
Malaysia 485.1 KHa 1047500000.00 $1,047.5M 65 75.5%
72.8%
71.6%
70.4%
66.3%
58.7%
NaturAceites S.A. 29 71.4%
+32.6
Guatemala 12.1 KHa 0.00 Private co. 5 75.2%
65.1%
64.8%
65.9%
68.9%
60.9%
First Resources Ltd 30 67.9%
+2.5
Singapore 242.9 KHa 1956000000.00 $1,956.0M 55 69.5%
66.2%
65.9%
62.2%
63.8%
60.7%
Cargill Inc 31 67.8%
+4.6
United States 189.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 80 73%
70%
69.3%
72.2%
65.5%
74.6%
Mewah International Inc 32 67.7%
+3.5
Singapore 2.0 KHa 360900000.00 $360.9M 4 68.1%
–
72.5%
73.4%
66.2%
64.8%
Permata Hijau Group 33 67.4%
+24.1
Indonesia 17.1 KHa 0.00 Private co. 13 71.7%
67.6%
66.5%
66.5%
61.1%
43.9%
Sampoerna Agro Tbk PT 34 66.1%
+5.3
Indonesia 186.0 KHa 251300000.00 $251.3M 13 66.9%
–
–
–
60.4%
57.0%
Bunge Ltd 35 65.8%
-3.4
United States N/A 15051900000.00 $15,051.9M 28 –
–
67%
69.7%
60.8%
72.7%
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) 36 64.9%
+1.9
United States N/A 52164800000.00 $52,164.8M 48 –
–
66.1%
65.6%
57.5%
69.5%
Commodities House Investments Ltd (HSA Group) 37 64.6%
+33.4
United Arab Emirates N/A 0.00 Private co. 29 –
–
64.1%
65.4%
59.9%
61.9%
Louis Dreyfus Company 38 63%
+8.9
Netherlands N/A 0.00 Private co. 12 –
–
64.1%
66.2%
60.5%
65.5%
Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk PT 39 62.8%
+4.4
Indonesia 57.8 KHa 903000000.00 $903.0M 13 72.8%
59.9%
57.1%
–
54.5%
43.6%
Boustead Plantations Bhd 40 61.2%
+8.3
Malaysia 98.2 KHa 345900000.00 $345.9M 4 60.8%
–
–
–
52.9%
55.3%
Itochu Corporation 41 61%
-0.2
Japan N/A 47612200000.00 $47,612.2M 5 –
–
–
61%
50.4%
56.4%
POSCO International 42 60.8%
+6.8
Korea, Republic of 34.2 KHa 2108400000.00 $2,108.4M 37 66.4%
–
–
49.4%
53.7%
55.0%
AAK AB 43 58.6%
-0.7
Sweden N/A 4299400000.00 $4,299.4M 24 –
–
59.7%
61.3%
51.3%
70.1%
TSH Resources Bhd 44 58.3%
-2.9
Malaysia 98.3 KHa 312200000.00 $312.2M 11 65.3%
59.3%
56.2%
–
49.7%
42.7%
Anglo-Eastern Plantations plc 45 57.7%
+3.1
United Kingdom 70.4 KHa 384700000.00 $384.7M 20 59.2%
–
–
–
52.4%
45.0%
Glenealy Plantations Sdn Bhd 46 54.6%
+2.4
Malaysia 51.3 KHa 0.00 Private co. 10 53.5%
–
–
–
46.0%
42.1%
Indofood Agri Resources Ltd 		47 52.9%
-1.0
Singapore 356.6 KHa 310300000.00 $310.3M 65 57.1%
57.4%
56.6%
–
44.8%
44.0%
C.I. Biocosta S.A. 48 50%
-5.3
Colombia N/A 0.00 Private co. 1 –
–
–
50%
47.7%
42.5%
Fuji Oil Group 49 49.3%
+7.4
Japan N/A 1258200000.00 $1,258.2M 3 –
–
50.2%
53.3%
41.8%
56.3%
Grupo Jaremar 50 47.5%
+0.1
Honduras 14.7 KHa 0.00 Private co. 2 54.9%
37.8%
34.6%
33.5%
41.3%
26.4%
Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd 51 47%
+2.2
Malaysia 122.8 KHa 503400000.00 $503.4M 13 48.5%
50.7%
49.8%
51.6%
42.7%
46.6%
Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT 52 46.6%
+6.7
Indonesia 286.7 KHa 1036000000.00 $1,036.0M 56 46.9%
50%
50%
49.2%
44.5%
44.0%
Palmaceite S.A. 53 46.1%
+0.8
Colombia 15.6 KHa 0.00 Private co. 1 46.4%
–
–
–
45.9%
48.5%
Carotino Group 54 45.8%
+1.2
Malaysia 38.5 KHa 0.00 Private co. 1 52.4%
–
29.8%
26.9%
40.9%
36.5%
Danec S.A. 55 45.2%
-1.1
Ecuador 30.2 KHa 0.00 Private co. 4 52.7%
35.2%
32%
29.7%
39.4%
27.5%
IFFCO 56 43.9%
+10.6
United Arab Emirates N/A 0.00 Private co. 2 –
–
44.7%
48.7%
39.3%
45.3%
Viterra 57 43%
+2.1
Netherlands N/A 0.00 Private co. 0 –
–
–
43%
25.0%
52.9%
Nisshin OilliO 58 42%
-3.0
Japan N/A 786200000.00 $786.2M 1 –
–
42.8%
45.1%
36.2%
40.9%
Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc (GVL) 59 40%
-0.7
Liberia 40.7 KHa 0.00 Private co. 43 43.3%
–
–
–
37.2%
29.3%
Bakrie Sumatera Plantations Tbk PT 60 38.8%
+4.4
Indonesia 61.4 KHa 22800000.00 $22.8M 6 44.5%
36.8%
36.4%
35%
35.3%
32.3%
Palmas Group 61 38%
+7.6
Peru 33.8 KHa 0.00 Private co. 13 43.5%
35.4%
34.2%
–
34.4%
32.8%
KPN Plantation (previously GAMA Plantation) 62 37.4%
+14.1
Indonesia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 72 37.8%
34.9%
–
–
38.6%
24.5%
TSE Group (formerly Korindo Group) 63 34.5%
+2.6
Indonesia 131.5 KHa 0.00 Private co. 68 35.1%
–
–
–
33.0%
25.0%
COFCO Corp 64 33.5%
-16.2
China N/A 0.00 Private co. 2 –
–
34.1%
31.9%
33.0%
28.2%
Feronia Inc 65 31.6%
+1.3
Congo 103.6 KHa 0.00 Private co. 30 35.8%
31.6%
–
–
26.0%
24.2%
Kencana Agri Ltd 66 30%
-0.2
Singapore 186.7 KHa 35600000.00 $35.6M 13 32.6%
27.8%
–
–
25.0%
21.7%
BLD Plantation Bhd (Bintulu Lumber Development (BLD) Plantation) 67 27.1%
+0.6
Malaysia 51.3 KHa 195400000.00 $195.4M 14 29%
30.1%
29.7%
33.1%
21.0%
28.7%
QL Resources Bhd 68 19.2%
+4.9
Malaysia 16.0 KHa 2837400000.00 $2,837.4M 2 18.4%
–
–
–
10.1%
25.0%
Belem Bioenergia Brasil (BBB) 69 17.3%
+16.5
Brazil Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 5 –
–
–
–
13.1%
16.7%
SIFCA Group 70 16.2%
-0.3
Côte d'Ivoire Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 3 19.3%
16.3%
15.5%
13.2%
10.5%
9.4%
Tunas Baru Lampung Tbk PT 71 15.6%
+1.1
Indonesia 79.4 KHa 247200000.00 $247.2M 17 17.4%
12%
12.4%
–
14.0%
11.6%
FGV IFFCO 72 15.3%
+4.1
Malaysia N/A 0.00 Private co. 0 –
–
15.6%
17.4%
13.7%
24.5%
Brasil Bio Fuels (BBF) 73 14.8%
-2.7
Brazil 156.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 1 17.3%
12.2%
12.2%
10.4%
11.6%
8.5%
Godrej Industries 74 14.5%
+2.2
India 75.0 KHa 1688800000.00 $1,688.8M 0 16.5%
20.1%
–
19.9%
10.9%
20.8%
Dhanistha Surya Nusantara 75 11.4%
n/a
Indonesia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 0 12.3%
–
–
–
11.6%
9.0%
Golden Plantation Tbk PT 76 11.3%
-0.1
Indonesia 63.4 KHa 0.00 Private co. 9 12.7%
9.6%
9.5%
7.7%
8.4%
8.3%
Gozco Plantations Tbk PT 77 10.2%
+3.6
Indonesia 23.7 KHa 45500000.00 $45.5M 3 9.7%
–
–
–
10.6%
10.3%
Patum Vegetable Oil Company Ltd 78 9.1%
-3.6
Thailand N/A 0.00 Private co. 0 –
–
9.3%
–
9.3%
18.0%
Frigorifico Allana Pvt Ltd (Previously assessed Allana Group) 79 8.7%
+4.8
India N/A 0.00 Private co. 0 –
–
8.8%
–
9.7%
15.3%
Gokul Agro Resources Ltd 80 8.2%
+0.1
India N/A 221300000.00 $221.3M 3 –
–
8.3%
8%
6.6%
19.1%
Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd 81 7.7%
+1.5
India 299.0 KHa 5651800000.00 $5,651.8M 4 8.9%
10.2%
11%
10.7%
3.5%
12.0%
Rimbunan Hijau Group 82 6.5%
-1.0
Malaysia 184.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 2 5.9%
–
–
–
6.5%
6.1%
FELCRA Bhd 83 5.8%
-1.9
Malaysia 33.1 KHa 0.00 Private co. 7 6.5%
5.2%
–
–
4.6%
6.6%
3F Industries 84 5.1%
-0.2
India N/A 0.00 Private co. 0 –
5.4%
5.1%
5.1%
3.9%
12.8%
Tradewinds Plantation Bhd 85 4.8%
-1.0
Malaysia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 8 5.4%
5.4%
5.6%
6.9%
2.7%
6.6%
Emami Agrotech Ltd 86 3.4%
+0.8
India N/A 0.00 Private co. 1 –
–
3.5%
–
4.9%
8.9%
Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara PT (PT. KPBN) 87 3.2%
–
Indonesia N/A 0.00 Private co. 1 –
–
–
3.2%
4.2%
7.2%
Peak Palm Oil plc 88 2.7%
-0.2
Guinea Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 0 3.3%
2.2%
–
–
2.5%
2.0%
Wings Corp =89 2.3%
–
Indonesia 24.2 KHa 0.00 Private co. 3 2.3%
1.7%
1.8%
2.2%
3.1%
3.7%
KS Oils Ltd =89 2.3%
+0.8
India Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 4 2.9%
3%
3.1%
3.3%
1.0%
6.4%
Bewani Oil Palm Plantations Limited 91 1.9%
-0.3
Papua New Guinea 100.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 13 2%
0.4%
–
–
1.4%
1.0%
Priya Gold Oils 92 0.9%
+0.9
India N/A 0.00 Private co. 1 –
–
0.9%
–
1.3%
2.5%
Tianjin Julong Group =93 0.8%
-0.3
China 270.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 8 0.3%
0.4%
0.5%
0%
1.0%
0.9%
Best Group =93 0.8%
-0.9
Indonesia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 16 1%
0.4%
0.5%
0%
1.0%
1.9%
Makin Group =93 0.8%
+0.3
Indonesia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 14 –
–
–
–
1.0%
0.0%
Darmex Agro PT 		=93 0.8%
-0.5
Indonesia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 43 0.3%
0%
0%
–
1.0%
0.0%
Royal Industries Indonesia PT =97 0%
–
Indonesia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 2 0%
–
–
0%
0.0%
0.0%
Sazean Holdings =97 0%
–
Malaysia Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 0 –
–
–
–
0.0%
0.0%
Groupe Blattner Elwyn =97 0%
-0.3
Congo Not disclosed 0.00 Private co. 6 0%
0%
–
0%
0.0%
0.0%
Atama Plantation Sarl =97 0%
–
Congo 470.0 KHa 94300000.00 $94.3M 8 –
–
–
–
0.0%
0.0%

Media monitor: Palm oil producers, processor and traders

SPOTT monitors global media sources for coverage of assessed companies. The media monitor gathers reports about specific activities related to the assessment indicator categories. ZSL does not assess or score the validity of media coverage, but users can explore the media monitor to provide context on implementation, and infer risks associated with reported operations on the ground. The media monitor undergoes a full update at the time of publishing an assessment round, with ad-hoc updates throughout the year. This is not an exhaustive list of all media reports relevant to the company.

Palm oil media reports (1673) Last media reports:

May 2023

Indigenous chief shot in head in Brazil’s ‘palm oil war’ region; crisis group launched

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May 2023

Open letter: Against the “sustainable” destruction of the rainforest and the people who live in it

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May 2023

Anglo-Eastern Plantations Plc Indonesia New Mill Operation Update

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May 2023

US Cargill faces legal challenge over Amazon deforestation, violations

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May 2023

Corruption stokes malpractice in Indonesia's palm oil industry

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May 2023

Corruption stokes malpractice in Indonesia's palm oil industry

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May 2023

Our View: Tire plant fatalities a reminder never to take safety for granted

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April 2023

Hankook Tire continues local clean-up after Daejeon plant fire

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April 2023

UK meat industry and supermarkets including Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons 'causing illegal deforestation in the Amazon'

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April 2023

Withdraw all false and fabricated cases against anti-POSCO and anti-Jindal Protesters

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March 2023

Palm oil deforestation hits record high in Sumatra’s ‘orangutan capital’

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March 2023

Conservationists decry palm oil giants’ exit from HCSA forest protection group

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March 2023

PepsiCo asks suppliers to avoid buying palm oil from major producer in Indonesia

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March 2023

RSPO suspension of Brazil palm oil exporter tied to Mongabay land-grabbing report

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February 2023

Indonesia’s palm oil tycoon Darmadi gets 15 years for corruption

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April 2023

NGT stays environmental clearance for JSW project in Odisha, protestors relieved

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December 2022

Major Brazil palm oil exporter accused of fraud, land-grabbing over Quilombola cemeteries

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December 2022

The Chain: Bumitama Clarifies Sourcing Policies After Palm Oil from Deforestation-Linked PT Permata Sawit Mandiri Enters Its Mills

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December 2022

Indigenous, human rights and environmental organisations call on Louis Dreyfus Company to remedy its role in Amazon deforestation and human rights violations linked to Peruvian palm oil

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November 2022

How Michelin and its Indonesian partner sidestepped the rules for green bonds

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