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Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP), headquartered in Malaysia, stands as a global leader in the "Crops nec" industry. Founded in 1910, this prominent agricultural company has a rich heritage spanning over a century, establishing itself as one of the world's largest producers of sustainable palm oil.
SDP's core business revolves around cultivating oil palms and producing certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) and related products. Their extensive operations stretch across various key regions, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. This broad geographical footprint underscores their significant market position and commitment to responsible agricultural practices.
Through meticulous research and development, Sime Darby Plantation consistently innovates to enhance yield and sustainability. Their integrated approach, from upstream cultivation to downstream processing, delivers high-quality palm-based ingredients essential for numerous industries globally.
+59 vs industry average
Sime Darby Plantation’s score of 74 is higher than 89% of the industry. This can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.
General Crop Farming is among the most carbon-intensive industries
The General Crop Farming industry has reduced its overall emissions by 31% since 2018
Scope 3 accounts for ••• of total emissions.
Sime Darby Plantation, headquartered in Malaysia and operating in the Crops nec industry, reported total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions of approximately 9.15 billion kg CO2e in 2025. This includes about 909 million kg CO2e from Scope 1, 174.88 million kg CO2e from Scope 2, and 8.07 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3.
Looking back, their total emissions were approximately 18.62 billion kg CO2e in 2024, 19.54 billion kg CO2e in 2023, 19.69 billion kg CO2e in 2022, 18.61 billion kg CO2e in 2021, and Scope 1 and 2 emissions totalled about 10.04 billion kg CO2e in 2020.
Sime Darby Plantation has set ambitious climate commitments. The company has a near-term Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) commitment to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030, using a 2020 base year. Furthermore, they are committed to ensuring that 79% of their customers and suppliers by emissions (covering purchased goods and services, capital goods, fuel and energy related activities, upstream and downstream transportation and distribution, and processing of sold products) will have science-based targets by 2027.
For the longer term, Sime Darby Plantation aims to achieve net-zero GHG emissions across its entire value chain by 2050. This includes a long-term SBTi commitment to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 90% by 2050 from a 2020 base year, and to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 90% within the same timeframe. The company also commits to no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities by 2025.
2025
Near-zero scope 1 & 2
Target to achieve near-zero emissions for direct operations and purchased energy
2030
62% reduction in total GHG
Vs 2019 baseline. Validated by SBTi. Includes full supply chain.
2040
50% reduction in Scope 3 intensity
Across purchased goods and services and logistics.
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No scope 3 category breakdown has been disclosed yet.


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