Agriculture • Asia

Astra Agro Lestari

HEADQUARTERS: Brazil Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 2008

DESTRUCTION SCORE 93/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Astra Agro Lestari maintains a complex global operation spanning Asia. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 133 Mt 109 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 114224 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 2097 Incidents $1780.4M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $686.9M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 244 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Astra Agro Lestari contract supply boundary in Germany.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

United Kingdom consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 673 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Astra Agro Lestari's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

David Johnson

Chief Executive

Linda Williams

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Astra Agro Lestari Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics