Agriculture • Asia

Charoen Pokphand

HEADQUARTERS: Bangkok, Thailand • FOUNDED: 1921

DESTRUCTION SCORE 94/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Charoen Pokphand 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) 166 Mt 99 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 47565 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1091 Incidents $2190.2M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $755.6M 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 355 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Charoen Pokphand contract supply boundary in Japan.

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 874 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Charoen Pokphand'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

Patricia Davis

Chief Executive

John Davis

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Charoen Pokphand Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics