Agriculture • Europe

Louis Dreyfus Company

HEADQUARTERS: Rotterdam, Netherlands • FOUNDED: 1851

DESTRUCTION SCORE 88/100

Corporative Audit Overview

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

Carbon tracked (CO2) 130 Mt 102 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 125356 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 725 Incidents $1878.4M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $179.5M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 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 176 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Louis Dreyfus Company contract supply boundary in Japan.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Japan 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 439 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Louis Dreyfus 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 Jones

Chief Executive

Robert Garcia

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Louis Dreyfus Company Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics