Wilmar International

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According to its website, Wilmar adheres to a policy of zero burning.

http://www.wilmar-international.com/sust...ship/land/

Environmental Stewardship Land - Zero Burning

Wilmar adheres strictly to a policy of zero burning. We only use mechanical methods in our land development. During land clearing, the wood debris is left to decompose thus releasing nutrients more slowly. These nutrients can be utilised by the new trees. This reduces inorganic fertilisers at the time of planting, which also reduces the costs of planting.

While we are committed to No-Burn practice, we cannot prevent local practices of slash-and-burn for agricultural and other purposes. This may lead to high incidences of uncontrolled fires which inevitably spread over to our plantations. To minimise the impact of fire and haze in our operations and surrounding environment, we have a fire management programme that is based on principles of prevention and suppression.

This includes specific measures like inculcating a state of preparedness and rapid response, via education, training as well as investments in fire-fighting equipment and infrastructure which are aimed at both Group-wide and grassroots levels.

We conduct community awareness campaigns and distribute information materials. We also provide basic fire management training via workshops and fire-fighting hand tools. The community leaders and local government agencies are also involved.