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27 August 2025Wilmar and UNIMAS Deepen Partnership to Advance Biodiversity Research in Sarawak

29 May 2025

27 March 2025Wilmar Achieves SBTi Validation for Net Zero Targets

30 May 2024Wilmar offers Data-Driven Perspective on ESG Performance in Sustainability Report 2023
11 Jan 2024Wilmar’s Sustainable Sugar is Gold Level Equivalent in Farm Sustainability Assessment 3.0 by SAI Platform

11 Dec 2023Wilmar Ranked Amongst the World’s Most Sustainable Food Products Companies by DJSI
01 Nov 2023Wilmar Tops Global Leaderboard in Championing Children's Rights for Second Consecutive Year
01 Nov 2023Gold Level Recognition for Wilmar's Sustainable Sugar Initiative
31 May 2023Wilmar Releases Sustainability Report 2022

15 Dec 2022 Wilmar Emerges World Number 1 in Global Child Forum's Food, Beverage and Personal Care Benchmark
29 Nov 2022 Wilmar Tops SPOTT Assessment for Second Consecutive Year
21 Nov 2022 Wilmar Ranked Number 2 Globally in Human Rights Benchmark
27 May 2022 Wilmar Releases Sustainability Report 2021
14 Apr 2022 Wilmar and SEARRP Collaborate for Scientific Research in Forest Rehabilitation 
15 Feb 2022 MSM and Wilmar Sugar Collaborate to Establish a Sustainable Sugar Supply Chain
4 Jan 2022 Wilmar Receives ‘A’ Rating by MSCI for ESG Performance 

3 Dec 2021Wilmar Recognised as Top Scorer and Global Leader for Protection of Children's Rights
22 Nov 2021Wilmar Tops the 2021 SPOTT Assessment
15 Nov 2021Wilmar Recognised as Global Sustainability Frontrunner by Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
2 Nov 2021Ten* Biggest Global Agricultural Trading and Processing Companies Commit to a Sectoral Roadmap for 1.5°C Pathway
28 June 2021Strengthening Children's Rights and Protection in Palm Oil
18 Mar 2021Wilmar Retains Top Regional Position in Global Child Forum Report for Children's Rights Protection

15 Dec 2020Championing the Rights and Protection of Children: Collaborative Effort by Industry Leaders to Prioritise Children in Plantations
09 Dec 2020Response to Mongabay Article on PT Medco Papua Hijau Selaras 
16 Nov 2020Wilmar Debuts on Dow Jones Sustainability Index
15 Oct 2020Wilmar Ranked Top in Asia for Worker's Rights
29 May 2020Wilmar releases Sustainability Report 2019 
18 Mar 2020Correction to Mongabay article on PT BEST Group

15 Nov 2019Wilmar Ranked Top Achiever in Global Child Forum 2019 Benchmark Study
05 Nov 2019Community Engagement Efforts in West Sumatra
17 Jun 2019Protecting the Rights of Children Living in Plantations
28 May 2019 Wilmar releases Sustainability Report 2018 
01 Apr 2019Discontinuing Membership with Earthworm Foundation (formerly TFT)
27 Mar 2019Wilmar’s Response to The Economist article on 7 March 2019

21 Dec 2018Wilmar’s Response to The Guardian Newspaper report regarding our operations in Nigeria 
10 Dec 2018Wilmar Leads Palm Oil Industry to be Deforestation-Free
10 Dec 2018Joint Statement: Creating A Deforestation-Free Palm Oil Supply Chain 
19 Nov 2018Wilmar condemns dangerous publicity stunt by Greenpeace  
09 Nov 2018Wilmar's Two Year Progress Report
08 Nov 2018Wilmar Ranks Top in Children's Rights Protection in Global Child Forum Report
05 Oct 2018Wilmar launches new ambitious action plan to accelerate NDPE implementation
28 Sep 2018Wilmar's reply to Greenpeace's letter of 26 September 2018
25 Sep 2018Wilmar urges Greenpeace to take collaborative and constructive action
25 Sep 2018Wilmar's reply to Greenpeace's letter of 25 September 2018
10 Sep 2018 Wilmar encourages suppliers to voluntarily publish concession maps
10 Aug 2018DBS and Wilmar Sign US$100 Million Sustainability-Linked Loan
08 Jun 2018OCBC Bank Partners Wilmar On Largest Sustainability-Linked Bilateral Loan By A Singapore Bank
06 Mar 2018Initiatives to provide a better and more conducive environment for our workers
05 Mar 2018MPOCC and Wilmar to help over 260 mill suppliers attain MSPO certification
05 Mar 2018Palm Oil Companies announce an initiative with Forum for the Future to address human and labour rights

04 Dec 2017  Wilmar's Progress in Strengthening Labour Practices 
27 Nov 2017Wilmar and ING Collaborate on Sustainable Loan in Asia
22 Nov 2017Wilmar Launches Child Protection Policy for its Operations and Suppliers 
15 Nov 2017Palm Oil Buyers and Producers take Collective Action to improve Labour Conditions
21 Sep 2017PONGO Alliance Statement on Survival of Orangutans in Oil Palm Landscapes
13 Jun 2017World's Largest Palm Oil Companies Team Up with NGOs to Save 10,000 Orangutans Found on Non-Certified Palm Oil Concessions in Borneo
26 Apr 2017Update Wilmar Appeal on Land Conflict in West Sumatra Granted by the RSPO Complaints Panel
06 Apr 2017Wilmar and Verite Confront Systemic Labour Issues in the Indonesian Palm Oil Industry
05 Apr 2017Wilmar's Full Response to Czech TV on PT WINA
15 Mar 2017Fire Free Alliance Addresses Forest Fire and Haze in Over 200 Indonesian Villages
06 Feb 2017Wilmar Respects RSPO's Decision on PT Permata Hijau Pasaman I

15 Dec 2016Wilmar Commits to Addressing Deforestation Challenge in Important Landscapes 
12 Dec 2016Wilmar Reaffirms Commitment to Uphold Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
08 Dec 2016Wilmar's Full Response to ABC Australia and RAN's Allegations
08 Dec 2016HCS Convergence Process Concludes Agreement on Unified Approach to Implementing No Deforestation Commitments
29 Nov 2016Wilmar Seeks Collaboration for Labour Transformation in Palm Oil 
08 Nov 2016Innovative Smallholder Fresh Fruit Bunch Traceability System Improves Palm Oil Supply Chain Transparency
07 Nov 2016GAR and Wilmar Call for Closer Collaboration to Find Solutions to Indonesian Palm Oil Sector Labour Challenges
06 Sep 2016Wilmar Publishes Sustainability Report 2015 that Focuses on Driving Value 
23 Aug 2016World's Single Largest Independent Oil Palm Smallholder Group Receives RSPO Certification
01 Jul 2016Wilmar Welcomes Government of Indonesia's Lead in Palm Oil Sector Transformation
15 Jun 2016Wilmar Reaffirms Commitment to Human Rights and Engages Proactively with Supplier to Address Supply Chain Issues 
12 Apr 2016Wilmar's Response on Issues in the Tesso Nilo Region 
11 Mar 2016Fire-Free Alliance to Extend Fire Prevention to Broader Landscape
21 Jan 2016Wilmar Makes Significant Process in its No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation Agenda

16 Dec 2015   Wilmar reaffirms No Burn policy and commitment to mitigate forest fires in Indonesia - Allegations of deliberate burning unfounded (Update)
10 Dec 2015Addressing Supply Chain Issues through Dialogue 
17 Sep 2015Wilmar Efforts to Mitigate Forest Burning in Indonesia
22 Jul 2015 Wilmar Categorically Refutes Allegations by Forest Peoples Programme
16 Jul 2015Wilmar Remains Undaunted by Detractors and Continues to Focus on Responsible Development in Nigeria
25 Feb 2015Wilmar Refutes Allegation of Land Grab in Uganda 
22 Jan 2015Wilmar Enhances Transperency and Reporting with Launch of Sustainability Dashboard 

20 Nov 2014  Response to Rainforest Action Network Report 
15 Sep 2014 Wilmar's Plantation First to be RSPO-Certified in Ghana
12 Mar 2014 Clarification on Media Misreporting about Wilmar's No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation Policy
28 Feb 2014 Wilmar to Supply Certified Sustainable Palm Oil to the USA

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SUPPORTING THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Introduction

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) play a critical role in driving positive change for both people and the planet, offering a unified vision and global framework for addressing urgent social, economic and environmental challenges. As a leading player in the agricultural industry, we recognise we have a unique opportunity to contribute meaningfully to sustainable development by supporting the achievement of the SDGs through our business, reinforcing our commitment to responsible growth and long-term value creation.

Our Approach

While our business activities intersect with all 17 SDGs, we have identified six priority goals where we can make the most significant impact. These goals align with our ambition to lead the agri-business decarbonisation while advancing sustainable agriculture, environmental stewardship and social well-being. We continuously review our alignment with SDG targets, ensuring that our initiatives drive measurable progress in the communities where we operate. Through strategic action, innovation and collaboration, we can help shape a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable future.

12,370children

or 89.8% of children in our plantations are supported in their education.

  

38 schools 

constructed through the Yihai Kerry Education Aid Programme.

1,366

scholarships

awarded to expand access to secondary and higher education.

  

Targets:

4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.

4.2 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education.

4.4 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.

Tracking our Contribution to the SDG Targets:

i. Investing In and Expanding Access to Education

  • Supported 12,370 children of compulsory school-going age (89.8% of children in our plantations) in their education.
  • Built schools and crèches at 100% of our plantations.
  • Operate 154 crèches across oil palm plantation for Wilmar employees’ children from newborn to four years old, benefiting 4,205 children as of December 2024.

Refer here for more information about the above activities.

  • Awarded more than 1,366 scholarships to increase access to secondary and higher education in 2024.
  • Constructed 38 schools in China and supported more than 17,000 students through Yihai Kerry Arawana’s (YKA) Yihai Kerry Education Aid Programme.

Refer here for more information about the above activities.

Target:

4.3 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.

 

Tracking our Contribution to the SDG Target:

i. Grooming and attracting future talent

  • Continue to provide internships, graduate programmes, apprenticeships and traineeships to nurture skills and talent pool for youths and adults.

 

26.6 hours of training per employee on average.100+ training sessions on human rights-related topics.100% of oil palm plantations have established Women’s Working Groups or Gender Committees.

Target:

8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities and equal pay for work of equal value.

 

Tracking our Contribution to the SDG Targets:

i. Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

  • Continue the implementation of our Board Diversity Policy with targets to increase female representation on the Board to 25% by 2025 and 30% by 2030.
  • Achieved 23.1% female representation on the Board in 2024.
  • Employ over 100 employees with disabilities across our global operations. • Female employees account for 23.8% of our global headcount.

Refer here for more information about the above activities.

ii. Maintaining a Safe and Ethical Work Environment

  • Appointed Confidential Officers trained to handle reports of inappropriate workplace behaviour in Europe.
  • Provided training and communication on sexual harassment and discrimination as well as implemented a Workplace Behaviour Policy in our Goodman Fielder operations.

iii. Upskilling and Empowering Our Workforce

  • Continue to deliver online learning through Litmos, our e-learning management system that covers a wide range of topics.
  • Provided 26.6 hours of training on average for our employees, translating to a total of around US$4.0 million on employee training and development.

Refer here for more information about the above activities.

Targets:

8.7 Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms.

8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants and those in precarious employment.

 

Tracking our Contribution to the SDG Targets:

i. Upholding Human and Labour Rights

  • Our Human Rights Framework brings together all of Wilmar’s relevant policies on human rights and provides detailed instructions on the practical implementation of all principles. This includes due-diligence mechanisms for identifying, preventing, mitigating and accounting for our impacts on human rights, including remediating any adverse impacts. Read more here.
  • Commit to our Child Protection Policy, which outlines Wilmar’s zero-tolerance stance on child labour including our efforts to protect children’s rights.
  • Conduct evaluations of human rights and labour practices throughout our upstream and downstream operations. Read more about our activities here.
  • Continue collaboration with external stakeholders and expert labour organisations to address systemic labour and human rights risks.
  • Report on our efforts to address issues of modern slavery, in accordance with the United Kingdom and Australian Modern Slavery Acts.
  • On-going collaboration with Dignity in Work for All on systemic labour and human rights risks.

ii. Promoting Fair Labour Practices

  • Member of the RSPO Living Wage Task Force since 2021, collaborating with stakeholders to develop living wage benchmarks.
  • Assessed 100% of our employees and contractors to ensure that they are paid a living wage.
  • Conducted more than 100 training sessions on human rights-related topics, with more than 1,000 suppliers participating globally since 2015.
  • Collaborated with Indonesian Palm Oil Association and Indonesian trade unions to create the manual on Protecting the Rights of Women Workers in Palm Oil Plantations.
  • Implemented the Women’s Charter, which outlines our commitment to respecting women’s rights and ensuring their welfare.
  • 100% of our oil palm plantations in Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria and Ghana have implemented Women’s Working Groups or Gender Committees to promote and implement our social-related policies to promote and implement our social-related policies.

 

17,940 MT of packaging waste reduced against our 15,000 MT reduction target.Over 60 R&D projects across our China operations to enhance product quality and nutrition while minimising our impacts on the environment.

Targets:

12.2 By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources.

12.4 By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimise their adverse impacts on human health and the environment.

12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.

 

Tracking our Contribution to the SDG Targets:

i. Innovation and Technology

  • Over 60 R&D projects across our China operations to improve agricultural practices, optimise factory processes, enhance product quality and manufacture healthy and nutritious food products.
  • Our YKA R&D Centre developed an environmentally friendly oil processing method that significantly reduces resource consumption and emissions.

Refer here for more information about the above activities.

ii. Sustainable Resource Use

  • 51.8% of global energy consumption is sourced from renewable sources.
  • Achieved water consumption intensity targets for palm oil mills in Indonesia (Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan and Sumatra) and Nigeria.
  • Continued our Group-wide water saving awareness campaign, encouraging employees to identify and report water wastage in our operations via a water-saving checklist.

Refer here for more information about the above activities.

  • Through YKA’s “Sustainable Packaging 2025 Plan”, YKA targets to reduce the use of packaging materials by 15,000 tonnes from a baseline year of 2020. As of December 2024, YKA reduced its packaging waste by 17,940 tonnes, exceeding its target by over 20.0%.
  • In 2024, a total of 577,399 MT of materials for packaging (plastic and non-plastic) were used across our business operations, of which 49.7% are made from renewable materials.

Refer here for more information about the above activities.

iii. Waste Management

  • Diverted 65.3% of our total waste from landfilling.
  • Applied circular economy principles by reusing biomass waste as fuel and fertiliser.

iv. Responsible Sourcing and Sustainable Practices

  • Achieved 98.5% traceability to palm oil mill and 91.0% traceability to plantation in 2024.
  • Achieved 100% response rate for grievances raised via our grievance mechanism in 2024.

v. Minimise the Use of Chemicals

  • Prohibit the use of highly hazardous pesticides categorised as class 1A or 1B by the World Health Organization, along with pesticides restricted under the Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention, in all our operations and those of our suppliers.
  • Implemented an Integrated Pest Management approach, combining cultural, mechanical, biological and chemical strategies to control pests.

 

Reduced our Scope 1 and 2 Absolute GHG Emissions by 4.3% from 2023.About half of total energy use at Group-level derived from renewable energy source.Increased the total installed power capacity of PV power plants in China from 81.0 MWp in 2023 to 105.3 MWp in 2024.

Target:

13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.

 

Tracking our Contribution to the SDG Targets:

i. Committing to Emissions Reduction

  • Commit to the following Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) validated target:
    • Near-Term Target: Reduce Scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 50.4% and Scope 3 by 30.0% respectively by 2032 from a 2022 baseline.
    • Near-Term Target: Reduce FLAG Scope 1 and 3 emissions by 36.4% by 2032 from a 2022 baseline.
    • Net-Zero Target: 90.0% reduction in emissions across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 by 2050, and a 72.0% reduction across FLAG Scopes 1 and 3 emissions by 2050 from a 2022 baseline.
  • Established emission reduction pathways across key the top five geographies that contribute to our emissions including China, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Australia and New Zealand.
  • Since the launch of the Agriculture Sectoral Roadmap to 1.5-degree Celsius at COP27 in 2022, we have been actively implementing the roadmap and collaborating with relevant partners to deliver on its goals. Please refer to the Palm Oil Sectoral Roadmap Commitment Index for progress updates.

ii. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

  • Achieved 1.3% reduction in GHG emissions intensity (excluding shipping) across the Group from 2023 to 2024.
  • Sourced 51.8% of our total energy use at Group-level from renewable energy sources.
  • Continued to reduce reliance on electricity from the grid and non-renewable sources for factory operations. For instance:
    • Continued to roll out rooftop solar installations across our operations. As of 2024, 105.3 MWp of rooftop solar panels are already in operation with an additional 10 MWp currently under construction or planned to be implemented in the next five years.
    • Adopted technologies to reduce energy consumption in our factories, including steam condensate recovery, waste heat recovery of exhaust gas and steam residual pressure power generation.
    • Decommissioned several coal boilers and switched from coal to biomass, natural gas and biogas collected via the treatment of wastewater and sewage across our operations in China, Indonesia and Vietnam.
    • Our subsidiary Goodman Fielder has maintained 100% renewable electricity across their operations in New Zealand through the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates since January 2021 and has achieved a similar feat across their Australian operations since July 2021. We are continuing the process of reviewing our approach to renewables, focusing on how we can transition our own operations via insetting instead of offsetting where possible.
  • Invested in the R&D of palm seedlings that are more resilient to extreme weather patterns.

Refer here for more information about the above activities.

Over 31,000

Ha of HCV Areas and HCS Forests conserved within our oil palm plantations.

More than

650 Ha of Riparian Zones 

restored and rehabilitated.

100+ trainings 

and awareness sessions

 conducted on NDPE-related topics.

Targets:

15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements.

15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally.

15.3 By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world.

15.5 Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species.

 

Tracking our Contribution to the SDG Targets:

i. Upholding Our No Deforestation Commitment

ii. Promoting Sustainable Land Management

iii. Protecting and Restoring Ecosystems

  • Conserved 31,842 Ha of HCV areas and HCS forests in our oil palm plantations in Indonesia, Malaysia, Ghana and Nigeria (approximately 10.4% of our total landbank).
  • Restored and rehabilitated 681 Ha of riparian zones with over 264,024 trees from 52 species in Indonesia, Malaysia and West Africa as of 2024.
  • Initiated a landscape project spanning around 2,783 Ha beyond Wilmar’s concessions in Indonesia and Ghana to support biodiversity and community-based conservation.

iv. Conducting Monitoring and Training

  • Conduct regular monitoring of conservation areas and enforce zero deforestation within our operational areas using satellite monitoring tools.
  • Proactively monitor deforestation and peatland development at supplier group level through the Supplier Group Compliance Programme.
  • Our black-furred gibbon rehabilitation and reintroduction programme in West Sumatra, Indonesia has successfully reintroduced 23 siamangs into the wild.
  • Additionally, 25 groups of proboscis monkeys are monitored and protected in Sabah, Malaysia.
  • Since the implementation of Wilmar’s NDPE Policy, we have conducted 111 trainings and awareness sessions on NDPE-related topics. These sessions were attended by more than 1,000 suppliers globally. Examples include NDPE workshops to raise awareness and understanding of conservation for suppliers in Indonesia and Malaysia.

v. Promoting Conservation Awareness and Education

  • Raising awareness on the importance of biodiversity conservation through our Wildlife Awareness Outreach Programme and the establishment of walking paths in designated parts of our conservation areas in Indonesia as a learning ground for students.
  • Published practical forest conservation guidance for use by non-conservation experts working in agriculture in Indonesia, Malaysia and West Africa. Read more here.

Refer here for more information about our conservation efforts.

 

US$13.9 Million contributed to community investment and philanthropic activities in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Myanmar, Vietnam and Singapore.

Target:

17.6 Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multistakeholder partnerships that mobilise and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countries.

 

Tracking our Contribution to the SDG Targets:

i. Collaborating to Drive Sustainable Practices

  • Participate in various working groups of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm oil (RSPO) and the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO).
  • Member of the Tropical Forest Alliance, Business for Social Responsibility, Bonsucro, Round Table on Responsible Soy, among others.

ii. Partnering for Knowledge Sharing and Innovation

  • Ongoing partnerships on biodiversity and conservation initiatives with research institutions and civil society organisations.
  • R&D programmes with academic and national research centres across the world to optimise process efficiencies and enhance product quality.
  • Contribute to the Palm Oil Collaboration Group to promote transformation at the landscape-level through knowledge sharing and collaborative action. Read more here.

iii. Engaging the Community

  • Collaborate social diversity and community programmes with local partners.
  • Contributed over US$13.9 million to community investment and philanthropic activities in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Myanmar, Vietnam and Singapore.

Grievance Procedure

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Grievance Procedure

Policies

No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation Policy and other sustainability related policies.

Policies

Certification

Certification as the basis for sustainable practices yielding improvements in efficiency and productivity.

Certification
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