Agriculture • Asia

Kuala Lumpur Kepong

HEADQUARTERS: United Kingdom Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 2003

DESTRUCTION SCORE 96/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Kuala Lumpur Kepong 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) 130 Mt 94 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 139118 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 743 Incidents $1026.8M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $1143.7M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 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 165 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Kuala Lumpur Kepong contract supply boundary in Brazil.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

USA 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 683 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Kuala Lumpur Kepong'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 Miller

Chief Executive

Linda Brown

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics