Agriculture • North America

Dole Food Company

HEADQUARTERS: United Kingdom Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 2006

DESTRUCTION SCORE 91/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Dole Food Company maintains a complex global operation spanning North America. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 127 Mt 94 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 100117 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 649 Incidents $2567.1M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $415.5M 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 256 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Dole Food Company contract supply boundary in United Kingdom.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Saudi Arabia 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 627 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Dole Food Company'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

Mary Smith

Chief Executive

James Davis

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Dole Food Company Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics