Palm oil: ESG policy transparency assessments
- Latest update: November 2024
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Company | Rank | Total score |
Change
Score change since previous assessment (percentage points)
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Total Indicators
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Disclosure
Score by disclosure type: Organisation, Policy, Practice.
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Engaged
Company provided feedback on its most recent SPOTT assessment.
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Landbank
The total landbank the company reports to manage/control for all palm oil is recorded here.
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Media
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.
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Daabon Group | 1 | 97.4% | +1.8 | 175 |
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Colombia | 22.9 KHa | Private co. | 8 | |
United Plantations Bhd | 2 | 96.1% | +0.9 | 177 |
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Malaysia | 57.9 KHa | $2,646.4M | 7 | |
SD Guthrie Bhd (previously assessed as Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd) | 3 | 94.8% | +1.4 | 184 |
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Malaysia | 639.5 KHa | $7,788.3M | 88 | |
Apical Group | 4 | 93.3% | -2.0 | 117 |
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Singapore | N/A | Private co. | 28 | |
Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk PT | 5 | 92.8% | -0.5 | 168 |
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Indonesia | 154.7 KHa | $155.7M | 28 | |
Wilmar International Ltd | 6 | 92.3% | -0.5 | 185 |
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Singapore | 350.9 KHa | $14,733.6M | 189 | |
Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd | 7 | 91.9% | +0.6 | 184 |
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Singapore | 97.9 KHa | Private co. | 41 | |
R.E.A. Holdings plc | 8 | 91.5% | +2.8 | 167 |
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United Kingdom | 75.6 KHa | $45.8M | 3 | |
Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk | 9 | 91% | +0.6 | 167 |
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Indonesia | 135.4 KHa | $788.5M | 8 | |
Musim Mas Holdings Pte Ltd | 10 | 90.9% | -1.0 | 185 |
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Singapore | 179.3 KHa | Private co. | 84 | |
AgroAmerica | 11 | 90.1% | +4.9 | 177 |
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Guatemala | 24.4 KHa | Private co. | 5 | |
Grupo Hame | 12 | 89.6% | +10.0 | 171 |
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Guatemala | 41.2 KHa | Private co. | 0 | |
M.P. Evans Group plc | 13 | 88.9% | +2.2 | 164 |
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United Kingdom | 93.3 KHa | $632.8M | 4 | |
Johor Plantations Group Bhd (previously Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd) | =14 | 88.8% | +7.2 | 157 |
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Malaysia | 59.8 KHa | $732.2M | 1 | |
SIPEF | =14 | 88.8% | -0.1 | 167 |
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Belgium | 136.8 KHa | $642.0M | 14 | |
Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Bhd | 16 | 87.5% | +4.5 | 150 |
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Malaysia | 38.9 KHa | $352.2M | 3 | |
Triputra Agro Persada Group PT | 17 | 84.3% | +2.0 | 167 |
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Indonesia | 152.1 KHa | $1,211.8M | 26 | |
IOI Corporation Bhd | 18 | 84.1% | -1.3 | 184 |
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Malaysia | 199.8 KHa | $5,479.3M | 69 | |
NaturAceites S.A. | 19 | 83.5% | -0.2 | 174 |
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Guatemala | 14.6 KHa | Private co. | 8 | |
FGV Holdings Bhd | 20 | 83.4% | +6.7 | 176 |
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Malaysia | 429.3 KHa | $944.3M | 54 | |
Golden Agri Resources Ltd | 21 | 82.5% | +0.9 | 183 |
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Singapore | 612.2 KHa | $2,725.3M | 108 | |
Bumitama Agri Ltd | 22 | 81.5% | -0.1 | 164 |
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Singapore | 238.6 KHa | $1,065.7M | 46 | |
Eagle High Plantations Tbk PT | 23 | 81.4% | +5.5 | 164 |
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Indonesia | 156.8 KHa | $126.3M | 26 | |
Commodities House Investments Ltd (HSA Group) | 24 | 80.6% | -0.1 | 109 |
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United Arab Emirates | N/A | Private co. | 32 | |
Genting Plantations Bhd | 25 | 78.3% | – | 184 |
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Malaysia | 243.0 KHa | $1,093.9M | 34 | |
Socfin Group | 26 | 77.5% | +5.4 | 164 |
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Luxembourg | 185.4 KHa | $306.4M | 69 | |
Olam International | 27 | 77% | +2.1 | 140 |
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Singapore | 202.6 KHa | Private co. | 51 | |
Asian Agri Group | 28 | 76.5% | -0.7 | 169 |
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Indonesia | 161.9 KHa | Private co. | 47 | |
First Resources Ltd | 29 | 76.2% | +4.1 | 184 |
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Singapore | 247.8 KHa | $1,787.3M | 48 | |
Cargill Inc | 30 | 75.4% | +0.5 | 184 |
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United States | 132.0 KHa | Private co. | 82 | |
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd | 31 | 74.9% | +0.1 | 185 |
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Malaysia | 358.9 KHa | $5,461.7M | 56 | |
Mewah International Inc | 32 | 73.5% | +4.9 | 177 |
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Singapore | 2.0 KHa | $311.2M | 4 | |
Sampoerna Agro Tbk PT | 33 | 72.8% | +1.6 | 164 |
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Indonesia | 184.0 KHa | $233.6M | 13 | |
Permata Hijau Group | 34 | 71.4% | +2.0 | 178 |
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Indonesia | 24.5 KHa | Private co. | 22 | |
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) | 35 | 69.3% | +5.1 | 110 |
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United States | N/A | $25,465.8M | 56 | |
POSCO International | 36 | 69.2% | +2.0 | 161 |
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Korea, Republic of | 34.2 KHa | $6,662.9M | 36 | |
Louis Dreyfus Company | 37 | 69.1% | +1.5 | 110 |
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Netherlands | N/A | Private co. | 17 | |
Agropalma Group | 38 | 67.4% | -24.4 | 183 |
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Brazil | 117.9 KHa | Private co. | 27 | |
Boustead Plantations Bhd | 39 | 67.1% | +1.5 | 152 |
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Malaysia | 97.5 KHa | $345.9M | 3 | |
AAK AB | 40 | 67% | +0.2 | 110 |
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Sweden | N/A | $7,076.4M | 23 | |
Bunge Ltd | 41 | 65.3% | -0.8 | 111 |
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United States | N/A | $11,974.4M | 36 | |
Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk PT | 42 | 62.4% | -0.6 | 183 |
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Indonesia | 57.4 KHa | $681.3M | 13 | |
Itochu Corporation | 43 | 62.3% | -0.8 | 84 |
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Japan | N/A | $80,160.8M | 5 | |
Anglo-Eastern Plantations plc | 44 | 60.2% | +8.3 | 166 |
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United Kingdom | 29.9 KHa | $339.6M | 14 | |
TSH Resources Bhd | 45 | 58.2% | -0.8 | 171 |
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Malaysia | 80.9 KHa | $351.0M | 8 | |
Nisshin OilliO | 46 | 56.4% | +1.9 | 111 |
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Japan | N/A | $1,141.1M | 1 | |
Glenealy Plantations Sdn Bhd | 47 | 56.2% | +1.3 | 162 |
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Malaysia | 74.0 KHa | Private co. | 8 | |
Palmaceite S.A. | 48 | 55.5% | +14.0 | 153 |
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Colombia | 15.0 KHa | Private co. | 1 | |
IFFCO | 49 | 55.1% | +8.9 | 111 |
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United Arab Emirates | N/A | Private co. | 3 | |
Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd | =50 | 51.7% | +2.0 | 179 |
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Malaysia | 123.0 KHa | $721.2M | 10 | |
Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT | =50 | 51.7% | +0.9 | 178 |
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Indonesia | 285.4 KHa | $813.8M | 60 | |
Indofood Agri Resources Ltd | 52 | 49.7% | +3.3 | 183 |
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Singapore | Not disclosed | $342.1M | 61 | |
Palmas Group | 53 | 49.5% | +6.7 | 170 |
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Peru | 37.9 KHa | Private co. | 13 | |
Fuji Oil Group | 54 | 48.5% | -5.3 | 129 |
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Japan | N/A | $1,826.0M | 4 | |
TSE Group (formerly Korindo Group) | 55 | 47.8% | +2.4 | 160 |
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Indonesia | 113.1 KHa | Private co. | 68 | |
Viterra | 56 | 47.3% | -0.5 | 84 |
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Netherlands | N/A | Private co. | 1 | |
Belem Bioenergia Brasil (BBB) | 57 | 47.1% | +23.7 | 181 |
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Brazil | 104.1 KHa | Private co. | 5 | |
Perkebunan Nusantara III PT (Persero) (previously assessed subsidiary Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara PT (PT. KPBN)) | 58 | 45.6% | +44.5 | 183 |
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Indonesia | Not disclosed | Private co. | 3 | |
Carotino Group | 59 | 45.2% | -1.6 | 178 |
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Malaysia | 41.7 KHa | Private co. | 1 | |
Bakrie Sumatera Plantations Tbk PT | 60 | 42.4% | -1.1 | 183 |
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Indonesia | 61.3 KHa | $19.2M | 10 | |
Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc (GVL) | 61 | 40% | -3.1 | 126 |
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Liberia | 40.7 KHa | Private co. | 41 | |
COFCO Corp | 62 | 33.5% | +4.9 | 111 |
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China | N/A | Private co. | 1 | |
KPN Plantation (previously GAMA Plantation) | 63 | 32.4% | -9.3 | 179 |
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Indonesia | 248.0 KHa | Private co. | 79 | |
BLD Plantation Bhd (Bintulu Lumber Development (BLD) Plantation) | 64 | 29% | +3.0 | 183 |
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Malaysia | 51.0 KHa | $226.7M | 14 | |
SIFCA Group | 65 | 26.4% | +9.3 | 176 |
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Côte d'Ivoire | Not disclosed | Private co. | 3 | |
Kencana Agri Ltd | 66 | 26.3% | -3.7 | 181 |
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Singapore | 66.8 KHa | $19.0M | 7 | |
Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) (previously assessed as Feronia Inc) | 67 | 24.5% | +3.1 | 129 |
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Congo | 99.0 KHa | Private co. | 32 | |
FGV IFFCO | 68 | 23% | +12.2 | 111 |
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Malaysia | N/A | Private co. | 0 | |
QL Resources Bhd | 69 | 22.3% | +1.3 | 166 |
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Malaysia | 16.0 KHa | $4,003.1M | 2 | |
Godrej Industries | 70 | 21.1% | +6.4 | 179 |
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India | 75.0 KHa | $4,031.8M | 0 | |
Grupo Jaremar | 71 | 19% | -28.9 | 179 |
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Honduras | 8.6 KHa | Private co. | 2 | |
Patum Vegetable Oil Company Ltd | 72 | 16.8% | +7.7 | 110 |
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Thailand | N/A | Private co. | 0 | |
Tunas Baru Lampung Tbk PT | 73 | 16.2% | +0.2 | 184 |
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Indonesia | 79.4 KHa | $263.6M | 17 | |
Frigorifico Allana Pvt Ltd (Previously assessed Allana Group) | 74 | 16.1% | +0.7 | 108 |
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India | N/A | Private co. | 0 | |
Brasil Bio Fuels (BBF) | 75 | 15.9% | +0.1 | 183 |
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Brazil | 156.0 KHa | Private co. | 3 | |
Gozco Plantations Tbk PT | 76 | 15.2% | +2.6 | 165 |
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Indonesia | 17.2 KHa | $35.9M | 3 | |
FELCRA Bhd | 77 | 12.9% | +5.1 | 171 |
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Malaysia | 31.6 KHa | Private co. | 7 | |
Rimbunan Hijau Group | =78 | 11.1% | +2.8 | 159 |
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Malaysia | 197.5 KHa | Private co. | 2 | |
Patanjali Foods Limited (Previously assessed as Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd) | =78 | 11.1% | +3.4 | 180 |
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India | 63.8 KHa | $8,135.5M | 6 | |
Gokul Agro Resources Ltd | 80 | 10.8% | +2.6 | 109 |
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India | N/A | $500.2M | 2 | |
Golden Plantation Tbk PT | 81 | 9.2% | -1.1 | 184 |
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Indonesia | 10.9 KHa | Private co. | 7 | |
Danec S.A. | 82 | 7% | -42.1 | 179 |
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Ecuador | 30.2 KHa | Private co. | 5 | |
Tradewinds Plantation Bhd | 83 | 6.4% | +0.5 | 165 |
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Malaysia | Not disclosed | Private co. | 6 | |
Wings Corp | 84 | 5.3% | +1.9 | 184 |
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Indonesia | 60.0 KHa | Private co. | 3 | |
Emami Agrotech Ltd | 85 | 4.2% | -0.1 | 110 |
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India | N/A | Private co. | 2 | |
3F Industries | 86 | 3.4% | +0.8 | 182 |
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India | Not disclosed | Private co. | 1 | |
Bewani Oil Palm Plantations Limited | 87 | 2.1% | – | 178 |
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Papua New Guinea | 100.0 KHa | Private co. | 13 | |
KS Oils Ltd | 88 | 1.8% | -0.5 | 185 |
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India | Not disclosed | Private co. | 3 | |
Priya Gold Oils | 89 | 0.9% | – | 108 |
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India | N/A | Private co. | 1 | |
C.I. Biocosta S.A. | =90 | 0.8% | -34.9 | 89 |
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Colombia | N/A | Private co. | 1 | |
Best Group | =90 | 0.8% | – | 182 |
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Indonesia | Not disclosed | Private co. | 27 | |
Makin Group | =90 | 0.8% | – | 185 |
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Indonesia | Not disclosed | Private co. | 15 | |
Darmex Agro PT | =90 | 0.8% | – | 184 |
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Indonesia | Not disclosed | Private co. | 32 | |
Dhanistha Surya Nusantara | 94 | 0.6% | – | 165 |
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Indonesia | Not disclosed | Private co. | 0 | |
Julong Group (previously assessed as Tianjin Julong Group) | 95 | 0.5% | -0.3 | 183 |
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China | Not disclosed | Private co. | 9 | |
Atama Plantation Sarl | 96 | 0.3% | +0.3 | 183 |
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Congo | Not disclosed | $94.3M | 9 | |
Royal Industries Indonesia PT | =97 | 0% | – | 184 |
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Indonesia | Not disclosed | Private co. | 2 | |
Sazean Holdings | =97 | 0% | – | 185 |
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Malaysia | Not disclosed | Private co. | 0 | |
Peak Palm Oil plc | =97 | 0% | -3.5 | 168 |
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Guinea | Not disclosed | Private co. | 0 | |
Groupe Blattner Elwyn | =97 | 0% | – | 183 |
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Congo | Not disclosed | Private co. | 6 |
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.
April 2025
Palm oil company uses armed forces, tear gas against protesting villagers in Cameroon
March 2025
Indonesia hands over confiscated palm oil plantations to state firm Agrinas
March 2025
Statement from the Indonesian Government and Astra Agro to the United Nations Regarding the Sulawesi Issue
March 2025
UN accuses Indonesia’s No. 2 palm oil firm of rights & environmental abuses
March 2025
Fonterra’s palm kernel supply link to illegal palm operations bad news for Nestlé
February 2025
Disinyalir Tidak Punya HGU, Lahan Sawit PT BSU Seluas 5.100 Ha, di Bahar Selatan Illegal (Allegedly Not Having HGU, PT BSU's 5,100 Ha Palm Oil Land in South Bahar is Illegal)
February 2025
317.253 Hektare Izin Kebun Sawit dalam Kawasan Hutan Ditolak Kemenhut (317,253 Hectares of Oil Palm Plantation Permits in Forest Areas Rejected by Ministry of Forestry)
February 2025
PT AWL dan PT KMS Diminta Segera Penuhi Kewajiban Plasma Warga (PT AWL and PT KMS Asked to Immediately Fulfill Citizens' Plasma Obligations)
February 2025
16 Perusahaan Tak Miliki HGU di Kotim Harus Segera Ditindak (16 Companies Without HGU in Kotim Must Be Prosecuted Immediately)
February 2025
Hakim Diduga Tidur, & Larang Saksi ke Toilet, Massa Demodi PT Palangka Ray (Judge Allegedly Sleeping, & Forbids Witness from Going to Toilet, Mass Demonstrates at PT Palangka Raya)
February 2025
AGRA Kalimantan Barat Minta Pemerintah Desak PT Duta Palma Bayarkan Upah Ribuan Buruh dan Petani Plasma (AGRA West Kalimantan Asks Government to Urge PT Duta Palma to Pay Wages of Thousands of Workers and Plasma Farmers)
February 2025
PT HSJ Diduga Langgar Segudang Aturan, Andi Prasetyo Pilih Curhat (PT HSJ Allegedly Violates Many Rules, Andi Prasetyo Chooses to Confess)
February 2025
Ratusan Warga Asahan Gelar Demo Tolak Perpanjangan HGU PT. Bakrie Sumatera Plantations (Hundreds of Asahan Residents Hold Demonstration to Reject Extension of PT. Bakrie Sumatera Plantations HGU)
January 2025
RSPO complaint: PT Bumi Pratama Khatulistiwa (a subsidiary of Wilmar International Limited)
January 2025
RSPO complaint: PT Harapan Sawit Lestari (a subsidiary of Cargill Incorporated)
January 2025
Gambut Konsesi Terbakar di Kalteng, Bukan Restorasi Malah jadi Sawit (Peat Concession Burns in Central Kalimantan, Instead of Restoration, Turns into Palm Oil)
January 2025
Sengketa Lahan di Kotawaringin Timur: Warga Vs Perusahaan Sawit, Siapa yang Menang? (Land Dispute in East Kotawaringin: Residents vs Palm Oil Company, Who Wins?)
January 2025
Boycott Sinar Mas Products in Europe: 27 Companies Implicated in Indonesia's Cooking Oil Scandal
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Media monitor: Palm oil producers, processors 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.