We think Wilmar still has a responsibility for the damage and loss it caused to my people.â. Wilmarâs operations have been widely criticised for failing to adhere to the law, acquiring of communitiesâ lands without their consent, for the clearance of forests without prior environmental impact assessments and for illegal burning. Palm Oil Giant Supplying Oreo, Gillette Slammed by Greenpeace. Military uniforms and guns. Its high yield makes it the ⦠Wilmarâs commitments are impressive on paper, but the company needs to radically improve its actual performanceâ says Patrick Anderson, a policy advisor with Forest Peoples Programme. Wilmar International Limited - Biase Plantation Limited (Calaro extension) - WEBPAGE - RSPO March 2018. Harvested all year round, oil palm yields five, eight and 10 times more oil per hectare than rapeseed, sunflower and soybean respectively. Wilmar International Limited RSPO Annual Communications of Progress 2019 Grower Form Page 1/8 Grower 1. By Hans Nicholas Jong. âInvestors and buyers must look very carefully at what is happening on the ground when they assess company promises of no deforestation and no exploitation. Wilmarâs 2019 membership fees to the HCSA were due on April 2; failure to pay would have seen it suspended. Wilmar Debuts on Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Wilmar International est une entreprise agroalimentaire de droit singapourien, engagée notamment dans la production et la commercialisation d'huile de palme et de sucre. Wilmar International Main Business and Markets Served Table 51. Greenpeace demands that Wilmar stops laundering dirty palm oil onto global markets and that household brands clean up their supply chains. Wilmar has taken an important step and must now put its plan into action immediately. Wilmar is ranked amongst the largest listed companies by market capitalization on the Singapore Exchange. Company personnel then bulldozed 83 family dwellings into nearly creeks. Then Wilmar subverted the conflict mediation through bribery and finally it sold up the concession when it could no longer avoid pressure to negotiate fairly with us. Instead, it withdrew its membership the same day. Oil palm giant Wilmar lets down local communities yet again and jeopardises their futures (July, 2013):http://www.forestpeoples.org/topics/palm-oil-rspo/news/2013/07/indonesia-oil-palm-giant-wilmar-lets-down-local-communities-yet-ag They reveal that one of the CAO mediators reported that personnel of the Wilmar group had tried to bribe him to give up information pertinent to the case. Wilmar Ranked Top in Asia for Workersâ Rights. Wilmar International - Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) - WEBPAGE - RSPO August 2016. Their leader, Alman Gampo Alam, was jailed for two months, during which time he was asked by the police to repudiate his lawyer and resign as community leader. 16 Nov 2020. Community leaders (Indonesian language): Wilmar has received substantial support from the World Bankâs private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation. An area of natural forest the size of 1,500 football fields has been cleared since January in an oil palm concession in Indonesiaâs easternmost region of Papua by a company ⦠âThese are all discussions that we have had within the EC [executive committee] since ⦠The issue gained a higher profile amid controversy over Iceland’s Christmas advertisement, which features an orangutan mourning the loss of a forest home that has been destroyed. The police never charged Gampo Alam and he was released from jail in late June. “Stopping deforestation requires industry-wide action. 76, http://www.forestpeoples.org/tags/wilmar-international, http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2879965/deforestation_exploitation_hypocrisy_no_end_to_wilmars_palm_oil_land_grabs.html, http://www.forestpeoples.org/topics/palm-oil-rspo/news/2015/06/press-release-palm-oil-regulator-asked-investigate-illegal-land-gr, http://www.forestpeoples.org/topics/palm-oil-rspo/news/2013/07/indonesia-oil-palm-giant-wilmar-lets-down-local-communities-yet-ag, Africa Today: The Current State of the African Nations. Indonesia: Wilmar to monitor ⦠Ouvrir le Menu Traduction Fermer le Menu Traduction Menu Fermer Centre de Ressources sur les Entreprises et les Droits de l'Homme. It transpires that Wilmar misled other communities. On 20 October 2013, Greenpeace Southeast Asia unfurled a banner challenging the trader to choose forest protection over forest destruction, within a Wilmar concession in Jambi with documented clearance of tiger habitat counter to RSPO rules. It is also expanding its operations into Africa. âPalm oil can be produced without destroying rainforests. What must happen. Sugar milling will continue to enjoy better profit margins from a high sugar price. PT WILMAR CAHAYA INDONESIA Tbk, is a limited liability company domiciled in Bekasi which head office is located in Jalan Industri Selatan 3 Blok GG No. Emil Kleden, Pusaka, +6281311683111 [email protected], Palm oil giant Wilmar resorts to dirty tricks, Expanding access to justice through community paralegals, Reclaiming the narrative: Youth activism in the East African region, View more articles on Advocacy and Campaigns, South Africaâs liberation struggle history revisited, The Zerai Model of gendered people-centred approach to governance, ICT and social justice, View more articles on Books, Arts and Culture, Universal healthcare in Africa is a necessity for genuine development, The current state of South Africaâs public health care. In front of RSPO officials, Wilmar agreed to meet with community members and the government land bureau to explore alternative legal means of securing their plantation without extinguishing community rights. In other words, oil palm requires 10 times less land than soybean crop to produce the same volume of oil. In November 2014 community members travelled to the RSPO Roundtable meeting in Kuala Lumpur, with the help of Forest Peoples Programme, to meet with the company and RSPO staff. After a consortium of NGOs complained in 2008 to the International Finance Corporation that its client, Wilmar, was taking over community lands in Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo without their consent, the company agreed to the IFCâs independent Compliance Advisory Ombudsman mediating a conflict resolution process. Patrick Anderson, Indonesia Policy Advisor, Forest Peoples Programme: + 62 812 1965 0850 Email: [email protected] FPP Complaints and Community Actions:http://www.forestpeoples.org/tags/wilmar-international, Deforestation, exploitation, hypocrisy: no end to Wilmarâs palm oil land grabs (May, 2015):http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2879965/deforestation_exploitation_hypocrisy_no_end_to_wilmars_palm_oil_land_grabs.html In West Sumatra, Wilmar subsidiary PT PHP1 is accused by the Minangkabau community of Kapa of criminalising them after they raised a complaint with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). He added: “As the world wakes up to the climate and extinction crisis, inaction is not an option. Wilmar said it chose to leavethe nonprofit despite being a longtime member because of its concerns over poor governance of the HCSA linked to decision-making and financial management. PT. Wilmar supplies more than a third of the world's palm oil, and its oil can be found in Oreo cookies, Gillette shaving cream and Clearasil face wash, among an array of grocery items in more than 50 countries. Wilmar denied much of the report and communities have now issued a direct response to Wilmar. News 11 avr. Wilmar International, founded in 1991, is one of the world's largest agribusinesses and the world's largest palm oil trader. Kiki Taufik, global head of Indonesian forests campaign for Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said: “If Wilmar keeps its word, by the end of 2019 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.”. Both the FFB yield and OER are expected to recover from the stress in 2019 and 2020, which will lead to low single-digit CPO production growth in 2021. âFirst we lost our lands to imposed plantations, then, when Wilmar took over the concession, it didnât honour an agreed settlement. Using export data and information published by Wilmar, Amnesty International researchers traced palm oil to nine global food and household companies. Wilmar, one of the worldâs biggest palm oil companies, left a coalition that aims to reduce carbon emissions and deforestation, citing management problems. Eric Wakker, co-founder of Aidenvironment Asia, said: “Companies in the palm oil supply chain will now gain better visibility into the plantation companies they source from in terms of their operational locations and especially their compliance with the NDPE policy. âWhile we were waiting to meet the land bureau, Wilmar went and got a business license behind our backs. The allegations come from community leaders and non-Governmental organisations who have tracked the companyâs operations on the ground in Borneo, Sumatra, Uganda and Nigeria. 'This announcement is a potential breakthrough," says Greenpeace's Kiki Taufik, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. 76 Mongabay 8 December 2020. NNIGERIA â Wilmar plantation, a subsidiary of Biase Plantations Limited (BPL) has invested more than US$125 million in its palm oil plantations as well as corporate social responsibility projects. Jakarta, 8 July 2015: Oil palm giant Wilmar International Ltd. (F34.SI / WLIL.SI) stands accused of resorting to âdirty tricksâ in its dealings with communities. Sustainability Policies. in china. Palm oil is used in an enormous variety of products, including shampoo, candles, lipstick, bread and chocolate, and is also a critical component in fuels. Household brands like Unilever, Nestlé, Colgate-Palmolive and Mondelez promised their customers theyâd only use clean palm oil but they havenât kept that promise. In 2011, Wilmar was subject to a complaint to the Compliance Advisory Ombudsman (CAO - the complaints mechanism of the International Finance Corporation (IFC)) that a subsidiary, PT Asiatic Persada, of its client Wilmar paid local police to violently expel indigenous people from its palm oil concession in Jambi Province, Sumatra, which the Batin Sembilan communities claimed was on their land. Worldâs largest palm oil trading company, Wilmar International Ltd., under scrutiny as communities accuse its suppliers of harassment, deception and rights abuses. The announcement by the company, which supplies around 40 per cent of the world’s palm oil, was hailed as a “potential breakthrough” by environmental campaign group Greenpeace. Shipping. World's largest palm oil supplier unveils plan to combat deforestation, Malaysia and Indonesia ‘pressured UK’ over Iceland palm oil ban, fuel climate change and threaten wildlife. Wilmar International Ltd. (F34.SI / WLIL.SI) is the worldâs largest palm oil trading company valued at US$17.9 billion dollars. We welcome any input from our customers and other stakeholders on our approach. Asia-Pacific Research, December 10, 2020. Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events. ⦠The investment is also geared towards education, capacity building, health, employment, and economic development. The roads have not been maintained, we canât get the palm fruits to the mill and we are just left with unpayable debts.â. The CAO dropped the case after Wilmar unilaterally divested itself of the company, leaving the affected communities without recourse. There are numerous land disputes between Wilmar subsidiaries and local communities, as well as conflicts over the way it treats smallholders. Now the firmâs commitment to sustainability is cast further into doubt. In 2014, the community noticed that Wilmar was seeking to get a permit to take over their lands without their agreement. HCV, BOPP's proposed Adum Smallholder Project site, Ghana - WEBPAGE - HCVRN No date . Recently released World Bank Group documents explain these delays. Huiles comestibles enrichies Portée du marché 2021-2026 | Bunge Limited, Ruchi Soya Industries, Conagra Brands, Archer Daniels Midland, Adani Wilmar apexresearch mars 8, 2021 15 Oct 2020 . Then we found ourselves harassed by the local police on trumped up chargesâ. This is an integral part of providing greater transparency in the supply chain, including supplier locations and knowledge of practices being used on the ground. Wilmar International is backing a project by sustainability consultancy Aidenvironment to draw up a comprehensive mapping database of suppliers in countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia. Wilmar International Limited RSPO Annual Communications of Progress 2017 Particulars Form Particulars About Your Organisation 1.1 Name of your organization Wilmar International Limited 1.2 What is/are the primary activity(ies) or product(s) of your organization? PZ Wilmar is a joint venture between PZ Cussons International, UK and Wilmar International Ltd, Singapore. âOthers were intimidated and threatened with similar treatment to Gampo Alam. Chart. [Detail on company responses available here] All but one of these companies are members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil⦠NGOs (Indonesian and English): 2016 TFT's Justin Ford-Robertson reports back from a visit to Nigeria to help support Wilmar to implement its palm oil policy. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. WHO: I told you Tedros Adhanom is an empty suit! Professional Singapore Wilmar partner 50TPD palm kernel oil press machine is used to Edible Oil Filling Line can reach the capacity 200-1500kg/h,high efficiency and excellent effect, it is the most advanced Shandong Oil Processing Machinery Co.,Ltd. Wilmar's palm oil work in Africa. EXPERT CONTACTS: Sign up for news and advice on saving the planet, “Equally important is action to end exploitation and human rights abuses in the palm oil sector.”. Zulkifli: +62 81294 025781 NDPE Policy Other ... Wilmar Reports Higher Net Profit of US$924 Million for 2H2020 and US$1.53 Billion for FY2020. The world’s largest trader in palm oil has unveiled plans to use satellite monitoring to prevent further destruction of rainforests. In fact, palm oil accounts for about 35% of global edible oils while taking up less than 10% of the total global acreage devoted to oil crops.2It also requires far less pesticides or fertilisers. Region: South-East Asia. ==== Ends ==== Palm oil is obtained from the palm fruit, growing in bunches in palm trees in the tropical climate (5° north and south of the equator).Palm oil is extracted from the flesh of the fruit and Palm kernel oil from the kernel inside the fruit. JAKARTA, 8 JULY 2015: Oil palm giant Wilmar International Ltd. (F34.SI / WLIL.SI) stands accused of resorting to âdirty tricksâ in its dealings with communities. Wilmar International Ltd. RSPO Annual Communications of Progress 2015. Through a raft of subsidiaries the Singapore-based company holds a âland bankâ of over 600,000 hectares, principally in Sabah, Sarawak, Sumatra and Kalimantan in Malaysia and Indonesia. The guilty secrets of palm oil: Are you unwittingly contributing to the devastation of the rain forests? Palm oil. Yet reports suggest even its own operations are in violation of standards it signed up to in 2005. “We remain steadfast in our commitment to our NDPE policy and this new enhanced plan is part of our sustainability strategy as we strive towards a supply chain free of deforestation and conflict,” said Wilmar’s chief sustainability officer Jeremy Goon. Palm oil regulator asked to investigate illegal land grab by Wilmar group supplier in Borneo (June, 2015):http://www.forestpeoples.org/topics/palm-oil-rspo/news/2015/06/press-release-palm-oil-regulator-asked-investigate-illegal-land-gr The company agreed to CAO mediation to settle the dispute but the Batin Sembilan and supportive NGOs were mystified when the negotiations took so long (and eventually failed). A report, jointly released today by Friends of the Earth and Environmental Rights Action-Nigeria, exposes Wilmarâs destruction of High Conservation Value (HCV) areas, including community food-producing areas and water sources essential to local communities: âExploitation and empty promises: Wilmarâs Nigerian Land grabâ.Summary Document for Policymaker. Destruction of rainforests and peatlands to make way for palm oil plantations releases large amounts of carbon emissions which fuel climate change and threaten wildlife such as orangutans. âThe company has broken its promises,â complained Samsiwa Rangkayo Mudo, a Kapa community leader. In 2011, Wilmar was subject to a complaint to the Compliance Advisory Ombudsman (CAO - the complaints mechanism of the International Finance Corporation (IFC)) that a subsidiary, PT Asiatic Persada, of its client Wilmar paid local police to violently expel indigenous people from its palm oil concession in Jambi Province, Sumatra, which the Batin Sembilan communities claimed was on their ⦠The charge of bribery was taken to the World Bank Groupâs Integrity Vice Presidency and then escalated to the World Bank Groupâs Sanctions Board. As of January 2019, The Forest Trust has become Earthworm Foundation. âWe demand that Wilmar withdraw the business license of its subsidiary PT PHP over our land.â. In 2013, the company, which trades some 45% of globally traded palm oil, adopted a far-reaching policy to only deal in commodities with âNo Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitationâ. COMMUNITIES SPEAK OUT ON WILMAR PALM OIL LANDGRAB: In May 2015, Friends of the Earth issued a report that found Wilmar took community land, destroyed high conservation areas, and encroached on Nigeria's Cross River Park endangering threatened species. Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders 1.5 Membership sector Ordinary Particulars Form Page 1/1. 15 Sep 2020. Palm oil upstream is definitely a beneficiary of high CPO prices despite a high export levy and duty. Oil Palm Growers Form Page 3/5. “It will also allow companies to act faster against suppliers found to be involved in deforestation and peatland development.”, Additional reporting by Press Association, Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Wilmarâs oil palm plantation land bank will encompass over 570,000 hectares in Indonesia, Malaysia and Uganda, at least two-thirds of which is yet to be cleared and planted with oil palms. The Kapa community, however, has lost rights to its ancestral lands that were taken over by Wilmar.