EN FR FAQ News Jobs Contact SOCFIN Home Socfin Group Sustainable development Rubber Palm Oil Locations Investors Home FAQ FAQ Socfin Palm oil Land grabbing Environmental impact Certification process Social responsibility Safety Legal compliance Socfin How does Socfin manage biodiversity on its concessions? Palm oil Do you use many pesticides on your plantations? How do you ensure that these pesticides do not end up in palm oil that will be consumed? Palm oil contains numerous carcinogenic saturated fatty acids. Do you think it can be consumed without any problem? Land grabbing People often refer to land grabbing. How does Socfin compensate displaced villagers? How does Socfin acquire the land for its agricultural developments? Environmental impact The cultivation of the oil palm is responsible for much deforestation in Southeast Asia. Does Socfin protect primary forests and biodiversity areas? I have seen a publication on toxic effluent in a river in Kienké. Has Socapalm done anything to treat its oil manufacturing effluents? The oil palm depletes the soil of nutrients. You have to use a lot of fertiliser, don’t you? How do you manage your hazardous waste? Certification process Does Socfin produce sustainable palm oil according to the RSPO Principles and Criteria? What certification will you use for your rubber plantations? Social responsibility What do you do for the inhabitants of neighbouring villages? Do you supply them with water and electricity? Can they use your clinics and schools? What fringe benefits do you offer them: housing, access to the clinic for the family or other benefits? Safety What are the accident rates like in your factories? Legal compliance How much do you pay your workers? Do they earn a decent wage? © 2018 Socfin FAQ News Jobs Contact Sitemap Disclaimer Find us on: