Agriculture • Asia

United Plantations

HEADQUARTERS: Japan Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1984

DESTRUCTION SCORE 90/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, United Plantations 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) 167 Mt 104 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 63989 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 987 Incidents $1032.2M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $385.5M 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 184 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near United Plantations contract supply boundary in Brazil.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Brazil 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 569 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to United Plantations'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

Robert Brown

Chief Executive

Robert Williams

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

United Plantations Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics