Press Release

Kuala Lumpur, 8 November 2016 – We refer to the factsheet issued by Transformasi untuk Keadilan (TUK) Indonesia on 7 November 2016 related to PT Mitra Austral Sejahtera (PT MAS). Sime Darby Plantation is committed to assisting the communities to resolve these issues. We are sympathetic to the situation of the people and have agreed to assist in dialogues with the authorities. However, we are unable to accede to their demands at this point as it is against the terms of the contract signed with the government of Indonesia.

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Kuala Lumpur, 21 September 2016 – Sime Darby Plantation, the world’s largest producer of certified sustainable palm oil, launched its Responsible Agriculture Charter (RAC) today to improve its agriculture practices further through responsible and sustainable agricultural development.

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We refer to an article published on Mongabay on 14 September headlined Liberia land policy a ‘challenge to national development’. Sime Darby Plantation would like to categorically state that it is not involved in any ‘land grabs’. The company only develops land where it has the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) of affected communities. We would also like to clarify other inaccuracies in the article: 1. Statement: Sime Darby, a Malaysian oil company and citizens of Grand Cape Mount county have on several occasions had bitter disputes Actual situation:

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Kuala Lumpur, 27 July 2016 - Sime Darby Plantation yesterday received a letter from the Department of Environment, Johor, reinstating the license to operate its Ulu Remis Palm Oil Mill in Johor. In the letter, based on the initiatives taken by Sime Darby Plantation as well as the Company’s commitment to implement improved control measures at its Mills, the Department cancelled the suspension notice allowing the Mill to resume its operations.

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Kuala Lumpur, 16 July 2016 - With reference to recent statements quoted in the media, Sime Darby Plantation would like to clarify the following: The Company has been cooperating with the authorities including the Department of Environment, Badan Kawalselia Air Johor and Syarikat Air Johor since Wednesday, 13 July 2016. Our checks have shown that there was no physical evidence of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) being the cause of contamination.

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Kuala Lumpur, 8 June 2016 – Sime Darby Plantation (SDP) is collaborating with Wild Asia (WA), a Malaysian-based social enterprise, to assist small oil palm producers in the Lower Kinabatangan area in Sabah to be part of its sustainable palm oil value chain.

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Kuala Lumpur, 25 April 2016 – Seven years after successfully decoding the oil palm genome, Sime Darby Plantation commenced its first large scale planting of Genome Select high yielding oil palms, a major milestone that will allow the company to produce more oil with existing land. Oil palms selected using genetic testing tools to deliver higher yield in the field will be planted at two 50ha sites located in the coastal and inland areas.

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Kuala Lumpur, 11 December 2015 – Sime Darby Plantation (SDP), one of the signatories of the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto which commissioned the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Science Study last year, plans to carry out trials in its Liberian operations following the release of the findings from the study. The HCS Science Study, which is supported by a wide range of stakeholders worldwide, has proposed HCS+ as a guide for oil palm growers to develop plantations that are carbon neutral, conflict-free, transparent and equitable to all stakeholders.

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Kuala Lumpur, 17 November 2015 - Sime Darby Plantation (SDP), the world’s largest producer of certified sustainable palm oil, has launched ‘Open Palm’ – an online dashboard that provides critical information on the traceability of its supply chain. Open Palm provides SDP customers with access to key data on the origin of all palm products that go through SDP refineries, be it from its various oil palm mills, right down to its plantations, as well as third party plantations.

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