Agriculture • Asia

Sime Darby

HEADQUARTERS: Saudi Arabia Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1988

DESTRUCTION SCORE 98/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Sime Darby 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) 168 Mt 101 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 134903 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 716 Incidents $580.3M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $466.2M 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 231 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Sime Darby contract supply boundary in China.

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 409 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Sime Darby'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 Smith

Chief Executive

Michael Brown

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Sime Darby Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics