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2 Feb 2015

Author:
Vaidehi Shah & Jessica Cheam, Eco-Business

Indonesia & Malaysia: Wilmar is first palm oil company to disclose names & locations of all its suppliers through new microsite

“Wilmar: First palm oil giant to name suppliers”, 22 January 2015

In an industry first, the world's largest palm oil trader Wilmar International has disclosed names and locations of its suppliers in its palm oil supply chain in Malaysia and Indonesia - a move that has been widely welcomed by environmental groups as a major step in addressing deforestation…The Singapore-listed company…launched a new website it calls the Wilmar Sustainability Dashboard…which lists all its palm oil mill suppliers in the two Southeast Asian countries which produces the bulk of the world’s palm oil. In addition to mill locations and supplier details, Wilmar’s dashboard also contains information on how grievances raised by stakeholders are being handled and the company’s efforts at engaging communities and implementing its sustainability policy…