Wilmar International Ltd — Ethics Grade F

Wilmar International Ltd receives an overall ethics grade of F (18/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Agriculture. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 15
• privacy: 50
• consumer: 40
• environment: 10
• humanRights: 12

Documented incidents (3)

• Palm Oil Deforestation (high, 2021) — Linked to extensive habitat destruction for orangutans in Indonesia through its palm oil suppliers, despite a 'No Deforestation' policy.
• Child Labor on Plantations (high, 2016) — Investigation found children as young as eight performing dangerous manual labor on Indonesian plantations owned by Wilmar.
• Community Land Conflicts (high, 2019) — Accused of forcibly displacing indigenous communities in Africa and Southeast Asia to make way for large-scale monoculture plantations.

Documented good deeds

• Pioneering NDPE Policy — First major palm oil trader to adopt a 'No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation' (NDPE) policy (though enforcement remains criticized).

Ethical alternatives

• Ferrero Group — Rated highly by WWF for sustainable palm oil sourcing and traceability.