Palm oil giant Wilmar resorts to dirty tricks. Bahasa Indonesia . World’s largest palm oil trading company, Wilmar International Ltd., under scrutiny as communities accuse its suppliers of harassment, deception and rights abuses. Jakarta, 8 July 2015: Oil palm giant Wilmar International Ltd. stands accused of resorting to ‘dirty tricks’ in its dealings with communities. The allegations ...
Wilmar International Limited (further Wilmar) is the biggest agribusiness group in Asia, focused on such products as Palm oil, consumer pack edible oils, protein meal, specialty fats and others. It is listed on the Singapore Exchange recording a market value of $17B as of 2025. The company employs over 90,000 professionals that in 2025 have contributed to an impressive annual sales of $44.7B.
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29 Aug 2016: Bidco protestors, angst in East Africa about local oilseeds Bidco fends off protestors over palm oil August 28, 2016 -- Bidco, the Kenya-based vegetable oil producer and manufacturer of detergents and other household items, is not pleased by the protestors who turned up last week in London to highlight the company’s palm oil operations, specifically in neighbouring Uganda.
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Deforestation, clearance, clearcutting or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated deforestation occurs in tropical rainforests. About 31% of Earth's land surface is covered by forests.
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Palm oil, like all fats, is composed of fatty acids, esterified with glycerol.Palm oil has an especially high concentration of saturated fat, specifically the 16-carbon saturated fatty acid, palmitic acid, to which it gives its name.Monounsaturated oleic acid is also a major constituent of palm oil. Unrefined palm oil is a significant source of tocotrienol, part of the vitamin E family.
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Deforestation Explained. Deforestation, clearance, clearcutting or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated deforestation occurs in tropical rainforests. About 31% of Earth's land surface is covered by forests.
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5 December, 2016 - Launched today, CDP's 2016 forest report reveals that nearly a quarter (24%) of the revenues of global companies depend on four deforestation-linked commodities: cattle products, palm oil, soy and timber products. As much as USD906 billion in annual turnover could be in jeopardy. These latest insights are included in the ...
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Home / Wilmar: First palm oil giant to name suppliers Wilmar: First palm oil giant to name suppliers In an industry first, the world’s largest palm oil trader Wilmar International has disclosed names and locations of its suppliers in its palm oil supply chain in Malaysia and Indonesia a move that has been widely welcomed by environmental groups as a major step in addressing deforestation.
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2015-01-22· In an industry first, the world’s largest palm oil trader Wilmar International has disclosed names and locations of its suppliers in its palm oil supply chain in Malaysia and Indonesia a move that has been widely welcomed by environmental groups as a major step in addressing deforestation.
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Wilmar: First palm oil giant to name suppliers. In an industry first, the world’s largest palm oil trader Wilmar International has disclosed names and locations of its suppliers in its palm oil supply chain in Malaysia and Indonesia a move that has been widely welcomed by environmental groups as a major step in addressing deforestation.
Get PricePalm oil giant Wilmar International to combat deforestation using satellite monitoring of suppliers 'This announcement is a potential breakthrough," says Greenpeace's Kiki Taufik
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JAKARTA, 8 JULY 2015: Oil palm giant Wilmar International Ltd. (F34.SI / WLIL.SI) stands accused of resorting to ‘dirty tricks’ in its dealings with communities. The allegations come from community leaders and non-Governmental organisations who have tracked the company’s operations on the ground in Borneo, Sumatra, Uganda and Nigeria.
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Singapore, Monday The world’s largest palm oil trader, Wilmar International, has published a detailed action plan to map and monitor all of its suppliers. If implemented, this would put the palm oil giant, which supplies 40% of the world’s palm oil, one step closer to finally eliminating deforestation from its supply chain and would have a major impact on the rest of the industry.
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Wilmar International Ltd Palm oil assessment Total score: 45.5%. Latest update: Wilmar: First palm oil giant to name?suppliers November 2014. Wilmar's response to Rainforest Action Network's report November 2014. The Last Place on Earth Exposing the threats to the Leuser Ecosystem A global biodiversity hotspot deserving protection September 2014. Indonesia finally ratifies Asean haze
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2013-12-09· ‘Effective immediately, Wilmar will not engage in development of HCS, HCV, or peat, nor knowingly source from suppliers engaged in development of HCS, HCV, or peat.’Wilmar International the world's biggest palm oil company has committed to a No Deforestation Policy.To put this into perspective, palm oil is the single b
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The world’s largest trader in palm oil has unveiled plans to step up its supplier monitoring in a “potential breakthrough” in stopping rainforest destruction. Wilmar International, which supplies around 40% of the world’s palm oil, including for popular consumer goods brands, has set out an action plan to prevent forests and peatland being destroyed for palm oil plantations.
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In 2015, the company was the first in the sector to disclose the names and locations of its suppliers in its palm oil supply chain in Malaysia and Indonesia in an attempt to raise transparency levels and tackle deforestation. Last year, Wilmar announced a new policy to protect
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Mongabay: Palm oil giant launches online platform to support zero deforestation push. ClimateWire: To curb deforestation, major palm oil trader puts its supply chain information online. Eco-Business: Wilmar: First palm oil giant to name suppliers. January 12, 2015. Grist: Change 100 businesses, and the world’s food system will change with them
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2014-02-21· While it’s been stalling, against a backdrop of huge forest fires in Sumatra, some of the biggest traders and consumers of palm oil have begun pledging to implement “zero deforestation” policies. They include the world’s biggest palm oil trader Wilmar
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“Wilmar supplies palm oil to most of the world’s major food and cosmetics brands. So today’s announcement is a potential breakthrough. If Wilmar keeps its word, by the end of 2025 it will be using satellites to monitor all of its palm oil suppliers, making it almost impossible for them to get away with forest destruction. Greenpeace will
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Environmental non-governmental organization Greenpeace has accused a corporation with ties to Singapore-based firm Wilmar International of rainforest destruction in Papua, Indonesia.. In a press release yesterday, Greenpeace alleged that Gama Corp is responsible for the deforestation of an area twice the size of Paris based on flyover analyses they conducted back in March.
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The Greenpeace report named both Hershey and Ferrero among the large companies that refused to reveal their palm oil producers. In response, Hershey’s spokesperson Jeff Beckman said the company, which joined RSPO in 2011, has made the names of its palm oil suppliers public.
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Wilmar, as our strategic partner in palm oil, is clearly committed, with us, to accelerating the much needed sustainable market transformation and to helping us to achieve transparent, traceable and certified palm oil supply chains. We will continue to engage with our suppliers, NGOs, governments, the RSPO, end users and other industry
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World’s largest palm oil trading company, Wilmar International Ltd., under scrutiny as communities accuse its suppliers of harassment, deception and rights abuses. Jakarta, 8 July 2015: Oil palm giant Wilmar International Ltd. stands accused of resorting to ‘dirty tricks’ in its dealings with communities.
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The new action plan released today by Wilmar International,[1] the world’s largest palm oil trader, is not fit for purpose and will not keep forest destroyers out of its supply chain, according
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Wilmar, the palm oil giant, has denied the claim that they will stop buying all crude palm oil from Sarawak due to it’s no deforestation policy. Read more below to find out why a large volume of the palm oil produced in the state of Sarawak is effectively exempt from Wilmar’s policy. Read more on
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2016-11-30· Wilmar has put a lot of effort and systems in place to deal with labour and social issues in our operations and supply chain. We acknowledge that there are ongoing labour issues in the palm oil industry, and these issues could affect any palm company operating in Indonesia,” said
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2013-10-22· Although Wilmar has undertaken to preserve high conservation value (HCV) forests and peatland on its own concessions, these areas supply less than 4% of the palm oil it trades and refines, with the remainder being produced by third-party suppliers. Wilmar has no proper systems in place to ensure traceability in their supply chains.
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Press Release Rotterdam, 24 November 2025 Climbers from Greenpeace Netherlands have prevented a gigantic palm oil tanker from mooring in Rotterdam harbour. The team of climbers are hanging from the side of the 185m long Stolt Tenacity, a cargo ship loaded with palm oil products belonging to Wilmar, the world’s biggest and dirtiest palm oil trader, and supplier to global snack
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Malaysian Palm Oil Industry. Malaysia currently accounts for 39 % of world palm oil production and 44% of world exports. If taken into account of other oils & fats produced in the country, Malaysia accounts for 12% and 27% of the world's total production and exports of oils and fats.
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Deforestation in Asia and Africa: Palm Oil Giant Wilmar Resorts to “Dirty Tricks” World’s largest palm oil trading company, Wilmar International Ltd., under scrutiny as communities accuse its suppliers of harassment, deception and rights abuses.
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The Wilmar Group’s journey to becoming one of the largest global oil palm players has been riddled with scandals. Our investigation found tens of thousands of hectares owned by companies affiliated with the group belonging to Martua Sitorus and Kuok Khoon Hong, alias William Kuok, are located in protected forests. Furthermore, disputes with several customary communities living around these
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After an intensive global campaign by Greenpeace, Wilmar International has published a detailed action plan to map and monitor its palm oil suppliers. Press Release Washington, D.C. The world’s largest palm oil trader, Wilmar International, has published a detailed action plan to map and monitor all of its suppliers. If implemented, this would
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RELEASE: First Detailed Public Maps of RSPO Certified Palm Oil Jun 4, 2014 The concession maps show exactly where RSPO certified palm oil is produced Forest Watch (GFW) platform will empower palm oil buyers and suppliers to make from 134 mills, accounting for about 12% of total global palm oil production in 2012. China's new
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InfoSAWIT, SINGAPURA –The biggest crude palm oil (CPO) trader in the world from Singapore, Wilmar International has published the action plans in detail to map and monitor its suppliers.If it is realized, the giant company which supplies 40% of the CPO to the world would be one step ahead and in the end, it would stop deforestation in the chain of stock and be better for the other industries.
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