Agriculture • Asia

Olam

HEADQUARTERS: Indonesia Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1981

DESTRUCTION SCORE 94/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Olam 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) 153 Mt 101 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 140317 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1115 Incidents $1599.9M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $685.3M 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 120 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Olam contract supply boundary in Indonesia.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Germany 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 629 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Olam'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 Johnson

Chief Executive

Michael Jones

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Olam Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics