Agriculture • Asia

Olam International

HEADQUARTERS: Indonesia Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1887

DESTRUCTION SCORE 95/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Olam International 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) 146 Mt 102 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 97529 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1278 Incidents $1322.7M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $1130.8M 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 172 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Olam International contract supply boundary in Russia.

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 674 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Olam International'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

John Garcia

Chief Executive

John Smith

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Olam International Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics