Agriculture • Africa

OCP Group

HEADQUARTERS: USA Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1843

DESTRUCTION SCORE 94/100

Corporative Audit Overview

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

Carbon tracked (CO2) 141 Mt 76 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 74598 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1728 Incidents $103.0M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $1064.2M 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 310 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near OCP Group contract supply boundary in USA.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

India 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 525 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to OCP 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

Michael Smith

Chief Executive

Robert Williams

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

OCP Group Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics