Contributing to SDGs in China

In tandem with our growth in China and our belief in sharing the fruit of our success with the local communities, we are contributing to China’s implementation of four SDGs.

More than 25,000 patients in China have benefited from cataract operations funded by Wilmar since 2008.

It matters to us that the communities around us, especially the underprivileged, lead healthy and meaningful lives.

We have been funding cataract operations for the needy since 2008. To date, 25,100 patients in 16 provinces have benefited, including 1,491 in 2017.

In 2015, we started to support those in need of artificial limbs. 420 artificial limb operations have been carried out, including 150 out of an initial target of 200 in 2017. The remaining 50 will be completed within the first quarter of 2018, in addition to the 2018 target.

Towards the well-being of the disadvantaged, we contributed over US$627,000 to orphanages, nursing homes, and to the care of the physically disabled in 2017.

In addition, about US$271,000 went towards poverty relief efforts.

To improve access to quality education, we have built 31 schools in the rural parts of China since 2007, of which two were completed in 2017 and one more will be completed in 2018. A total of 26,600 students, including the 2017 cohort of 14,531 students, have enrolled in Wilmar schools which range from kindergartens to junior high schools.

In 2017, over US$3.8 million worth of scholarships were awarded to primary schools as well as undergraduate programmes in local universities.

As of 2017, we operate over 270 plants in 46 locations, providing full-time employment to more than 25,000 locals and close to 13,000 contractors that provide services directly to our plants. In 2017, revenue from our operations in China was US$22.39 billion, which corresponds to approximately 0.17% of China’s GDP.

This has contributed to socio-economic development and other spinoffs such as infrastructural development and growth of supporting industries that supply or service our factories.

Locations of our plants in China
  1. Akesu
  2. Anyang
  3. Baicheng
  4. Beijing
  5. Changji
  6. Chengdu
  7. Chongqing
  8. Dezhou
  9. Dongguang
  10. Fangchenggang
  11. Fujin
  12. Guanghan
  13. Guangzhou
  14. Guigang
  15. Hangzhou
  16. Harbin
  17. Jiamusi
  18. Jilin
  19. Kunming
  20. Kunshan
  21. Lianyungang
  22. Mishan
  23. Nanchang
  24. Panjin
  25. Qingdao
  26. Qinhuangdao
  27. Quanzhou
  28. Shanghai
  29. Shenyang
  30. Shenzhen
  31. Shijiazhuang
  32. Tai’an
  33. Taizhou
  34. Tianjin
  35. Wuhan
  36. Wuhu
  37. Xingping
  38. Yancheng
  39. Yantai
  40. Yanzhou
  41. Yichun
  42. Yingkou
  43. Yueyang
  44. Zhangjiagang
  45. Zhengzhou
  46. Zhoukou

China is a key signatory of the Paris Climate Agreement. We are doing our part to promote the sustainability agenda and provide sustainable palm oil to the Chinese consumers. We are actively engaging with the China Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and WWF China to heighten awareness and consumer interest in sustainable supply chains for palm oil.

Since the first RSPO certification attained in 2013 by our subsidiary, Shanghai Kerry Oils & Grains, we have to date 13 separate RSPO Supply Chain Certified Sites in Shanghai, Chiwan, Tianjin, Lianyungang, Dongguan, Guangzhou and Qinhuangdao.