Agriculture • Asia

KTS Group

HEADQUARTERS: Australia Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1990

DESTRUCTION SCORE 97/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, KTS Group 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) 167 Mt 113 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 105508 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1204 Incidents $2547.6M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $916.7M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 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 286 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near KTS Group contract supply boundary in Mexico.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Russia 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 402 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to KTS Group'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 Smith

Chief Executive

Mary Rodriguez

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

KTS Group Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics