Agriculture • Asia

UPL

HEADQUARTERS: Australia Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1858

DESTRUCTION SCORE 95/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, UPL 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) 126 Mt 83 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 54877 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 771 Incidents $348.2M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $59.0M 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 168 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near UPL contract supply boundary in USA.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Saudi Arabia 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 429 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to UPL'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 Williams

Chief Executive

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

UPL Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics