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Agriculture • Asia

Sarawak Oil Palms

HEADQUARTERS: Japan Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1939

DESTRUCTION SCORE 95/100
Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Sarawak Oil Palms 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) 124 Mt 82 Mt Scope 1/2
Deforestation Index 44545 HA Primary forest cleared
Litigated Infractions 1789 Incidents $3786.0M Paid Fines
Climate Lobbying $1176.9M 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 257 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Sarawak Oil Palms contract supply boundary in Saudi Arabia.

2024-05-12
ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Canada 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 994 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Sarawak Oil Palms'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 Rodriguez
Chief Executive
John Johnson
Head of ESG Strategy
Sub-brands & Subsidiaries
Sarawak Oil Palms Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics