Viterra (merged with Bunge Global S.A. July 2025)
Palm oil assessment- Latest update: October 2025
- Next scheduled: November 2027
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Bloomberg ticker:VT CN Equity
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LEI:213800189Z4MRVS36C14
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RSPO member?Yes
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Activities:Trading and distribution
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Locations:Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan), Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, East Malaysia, Sabah)
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Headquarters:Netherlands
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Related companies:Bunge Ltd aquired Viterra in July 2025.
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Website:
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Company assessment: Viterra (merged with Bunge Global S.A. July 2025) – November 2018
Assessment date:
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Sustainability policy and leadership
0.5 / 6 8.3%-
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1. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment for all its operations?
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0 / 1
2. Policy or commitment applies to direct and third-party suppliers?
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0 / 1
3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?
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0 / 1
4. Sustainability report published within last two years?
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5. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve sustainability in relation to palm oil?
The company became a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in June 2018.
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6. Verification report on compliance with POIG Charter, if a POIG member?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
7. Activities with government, NGOs or academic institutions to improve palm oil sustainability?
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Landbank, maps and traceability
0 / 9 0%-
8. Total land area managed/controlled for oil palm (ha)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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10. Plasma/scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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11. Unplanted (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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12. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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14. Number and names of company owned mills?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
16. Number and names of supplier mills?
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17. Maps of estates/management units?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
19. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to mill level?
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0 / 1
20. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to plantation level?
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0 / 2
21. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level (above 80%)?
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0 / 2
22. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from own mills traceable to plantation level (above 75%)?
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0 / 2
23. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from supplier mills traceable to plantation level (above 75%)?
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Deforestation and biodiversity
1 / 7 14.3%-
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24. Commitment to zero deforestation?
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25. Deforestation commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
26. Criteria for defining deforestation?
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0 / 1
27. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?
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28. Examples of habitat management and/or habitat restoration?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
29. Implementing a landscape-level approach to biodiversity conservation?
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30. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?
The company links on its website to a Glencore group policy from 2015 that states this commitment. Since 2016 Glencore group has no longer had a controlling interest in the company so it is not clear if this commitment still applies.
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0 / 1
31. Commitment to not endanger species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?
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0 / 1
32. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?
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33. Examples of species conservation activities?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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HCV, HCS and impact assessments
0 / 3 0%-
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34. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?
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35. HCV commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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36. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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37. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for planting undertaken prior to January 2015, and associated management and monitoring plans?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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38. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted since January 2015?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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39. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all estates planted since January 2015?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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40. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2015 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
41. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?
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42. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?
The indicator is disabled as not applicable for traders.
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0 / 1
43. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?
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44. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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Peat, fire and GHG emissions
0 / 6 0%-
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45. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?
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46. Peat commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
47. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?
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48. Landbank or planted area on peat?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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49. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
50. Commitment to zero burning?
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51. Zero burning commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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52. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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53. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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54. Details/number of hotspots/fires within surrounding landscape/smallholders?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
55. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity?
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56. GHG emissions from land use change?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
57. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?
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0 / 1
58. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?
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59. Percentage of mills with methane capture (100%)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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Water, chemical and pest management
0 / 5 0%-
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60. Time-bound commitment to improve water use per tonne of FFB Processed?
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0 / 1
61. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD and COD)?
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0 / 1
62. Progress towards commitment on water use?
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0 / 1
63. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD and COD)?
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64. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
65. Evidence of treating palm oil mill effluent (POME)?
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66. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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67. No use of paraquat?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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68. No use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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69. No use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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70. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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71. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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Community, land and labour rights
4.5 / 13.5 33.3%-
72. Commitment to human rights, referencing the UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights?
The company links on its website to a Glencore group policy from 2015 that states this commitment. Since 2016 Glencore group has no longer had a controlling interest in the company so it is not clear if this commitment still applies.
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0 / 1
73. Commitment to human rights applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
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0 / 1
74. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?
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75. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights, referencing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO 169?
The company commits to respecting the rights of local communities, including indigenous peoples, but does not refer to the UNDRIP. The company links on its website to a Glencore group policy from 2015 that states this commitment. Since 2016 Glencore group has no longer had a controlling interest in the company so it is not clear if this commitment still applies.
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76. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?
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77. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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78. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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79. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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80. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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81. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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82. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?
The company commits to respecting the rights of its workforce, but does not specify whether this includes all employees. The company links on its website to a Glencore group policy from 2015 that states this commitment. Since 2016 Glencore group has no longer had a controlling interest in the company so it is not clear if this commitment still applies.
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83. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?
The company links on its website to a Glencore group policy from 2015 that states this commitment. Since 2016 Glencore group has no longer had a controlling interest in the company so it is not clear if this commitment still applies.
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84. Total number of employees?
14000 - The company states in a video on its website that it has 14,000 employees globally. It is not clear how many of these are connected to its palm oil operations.
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0 / 1
85. Percentage or number of temporary employees?
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0 / 1
86. Percentage or number of women employees?
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0 / 1
87. Commitment to pay minimum wage?
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88. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?
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0 / 1
89. Time lost due to work-based injuries?
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0 / 1
90. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?
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91. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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Certification standards
3.5 / 8.5 41.2%-
92. Member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)?
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93. Submitted most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?
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94. Listed all countries and regions in which operates in most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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95. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of estates?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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96. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of scheme/associated smallholders?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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97. Year expected to achieve 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities?
2030
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98. RSPO-certified within three years of joining the RSPO or by November 2010, for companies joining prior to finalisation of the RSPO certification systems in November 2007?
2030 - The company joined the RSPO in 2006 and states a target to have its first supply chain certification in 2030.
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99. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
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100. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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101. Percentage of scheme/associated smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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102. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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103. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that are RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
74.3% - The company reports that it handles/trades/processes 777,932 tonnes of palm oil a year, 578,000 of which are certified.
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104. Sells or processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?
All the company's certified product is through Mass Balance supply chain systems.
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105. Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certified (100%)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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106. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
107. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAN, RSB, etc.)?
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Smallholders and suppliers
0 / 3 0%-
108. Programme to support scheme smallholders?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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109. Number or percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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110. Programme to support independent smallholders?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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111. Number or percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1
112. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?
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0 / 1
113. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?
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0 / 1
114. Percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company requirements?
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Governance and grievances
2 / 6 33.3%-
115. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?
The company links on its website to a Glencore group policy from 2015 that states this commitment. Since 2016 Glencore group has no longer had a controlling interest in the company so it is not clear if this commitment still applies.
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0 / 1
116. Whistleblowing procedure?
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117. Own grievance or complaints system?
The company links on its website to a Glencore group policy from 2015 that describes its grievance system. Since 2016 Glencore group has no longer had a controlling interest in the company so it is not clear if this still applies.
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118. Grievance or complaints system is accessible to internal and external stakeholders?
The grievance mechanism seems to apply to employees, but it is not clear if it applies to external stakeholders. The company links on its website to a Glencore group policy from 2015 that describes its grievance system. Since 2016 Glencore group has no longer had a controlling interest in the company so it is not clear if this still applies.
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119. Details of grievances disclosed?
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SPOTT scores are based on the presence of external evidence made available by the company or third-parties.
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No date
WBCSD Members webpage
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June 2018
Glencore Agriculture joins WBCSD
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2015
Glencore group Code of Conduct
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2015
Glencore group Human Rights Policy
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No date
About Glencore Agriculture webpage
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No date
Health and Safety webpage
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No date
RSPO member page
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2017
RSPO ACOP
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2015
Glencore group Global Anti-Corruption Policy
Media monitor: Viterra (merged with Bunge Global S.A. July 2025)
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Media monitor: Viterra (merged with Bunge Global S.A. July 2025)
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