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Socfin Group has 15 operations (plantations and/or factories) in eight African countries and two in Asia. It specialises in the development and management of palm oil and rubber tree plantations. The company also transforms these raw materials and trades the products.
SOCFIN committed to a Responsible Management Policy in March 2017 and became an Earthworm member in April 2017. Earthworm Foundation and Socfin’s partnership aims to support the implementation of Socfin’s Policy in its operations.
The work is a mix of ground-based approaches and strategic support. It covers group-level actions such as grievance mechanism development, stakeholder engagement, process development, and implementation, as well as focusing on some subsidiaries based on their specific challenges.
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Investigations in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Nigeria showcased Socfin and EF’s transparency commitment. Achievements: worker rights training, women-led income activities, improved wild FFB transparency, HCV management instructions, and ongoing workers’ accommodation upgrades across subsidiaries.
Workers’ rights: Gender committees at SOCAPALM and Brabanta trained with action plans. Health: Accident investigation training in SAC, LAC. Forests: RSPO-approved restoration plans. Child Labour: 70% profiling completed. Livelihoods: Brabanta trained communities in entrepreneurship, funding projects.
Stakeholder engagement strategy developed for SOCAPALM, LAC, SAC, and BRABANTA. RSPO approved SOCAPALM restoration concept. Training on participatory mapping at SOCAPALM, BRABANTA. Two CSE trainees completed internships, enhancing sustainability at LAC and SOCAPALM Kienké.
Palm oil is a highly versatile and inexpensive vegetable oil used in many consumer goods products. It is also an extremely efficient crop, producing as much as 10 times per hectare as other vegetable oils. But its role as a major driver of economic growth is also associated with the loss of tropical forest habitats.
