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“Land Looters”: Socfin calls for the film’s narrative to be weighed against documented progress on the ground
Agreements with Bunong communities, land clarification in Cameroon and independent verifications: the Group calls for this progress to be included in the debate. Fribourg, Switzerland / November 10, 2026 As the documentary Land Looters is screened in Switzerland,...
Sustainable Tropical Agriculture Through Science and Innovation
For more than a century, agriculture has been driven by one simple ambition: produce more. Today, that ambition remains unchanged, but the way it must be achieved has fundamentally evolved. As climate change reshapes growing conditions, biodiversity faces increasing...
Socfin publishes three additional independent Proforest verification reports
Fribourg, Switzerland / July 21th, 2026 The assessments conducted at Socapalm Dibombari, Socapalm Edéa and Safacam confirm that all 75 measures reviewed are fully aligned with the recommendations arising from the previous independent investigations. Socfin has...
Growing Expertise from Within: A Conversation with Daouda Kouassi, Head of Agricultural Research at SOGB
At Socfin, agronomic progress is built on the people who dedicate their careers to understanding the land. Daouda Kouassi, Head of the Agricultural Experimentation Department at SOGB, our rubber plantation subsidiary in Côte d'Ivoire, recently completed his doctoral...
Sierra Leone Independence Day
The Unfailing Grip: Resilience as Our National Legacy In the heartbeat of the Lion Mountain, independence is not a final destination but a lifelong sacred quest where we serve as stewards, passing a golden baton of light from the wisdom of elders to the curious eyes...
Socfin responds to the exclusion of Bolloré SE and Compagnie de l’Odet SE from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global’s investment universe
Socfin takes note of the decision by the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global to exclude Bolloré SE and Compagnie de l’Odet SE from its investment universe following the recommendation issued by the Council on Ethics on March 19th, 2024, which relied primarily on...
Socfin Group partners with Dignity in Work for All (DIWA) to strengthen its gender and human rights programmes
The Socfin Group announces its collaboration with Dignity in Work for All (DIWA, formerly Verité Southeast Asia), an international non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing human and worker rights. DIWA develops and implements programmes focused on preventing...
Socfin’s Liberian Agricultural Company Achieves ISO 14001:2015 Certification for Environmental Management
The Socfin Group announces that the Liberian Agricultural Company (LAC), one of its subsidiaries in Liberia, has been awarded ISO 14001:2015 certification for its environmental management system. The certification, issued by Bureau Veritas, covers the sustainable...
Socfin appoints Proforest to conduct an independent evaluation of the implementation of its sustainability action plans
The Socfin Group, an international agro-industrial group specialising in tropical agriculture, announces the launch of an independent evaluation of the implementation of the action plans resulting from the “Deep Dive” assessments carried out between 2023 and 2024...
Socfin Group appoints Céline Schmitz as Head of Sustainability
Socfin, an international agro-industrial group active in tropical agriculture, announces the appointment of Céline Schmitz as Head of Sustainability, effective January 1st, 2026. She has held the position of Group Sustainability Coordinator since January 2025, with...
Jorge Bom Jesus Inaugurates “Agripalma”, producer of 10,000 Tons of palm oil annually
Sao Tome Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus inaugurated Thursday an industrial unit named “Agripalma” in the Cauê district, south of Sao Tome, with production capacity 10,000 tons of palm oil per year on an area of 2,100 hectares of palm trees and can absorb more than...
President Bio praises Socfin
In Sierra Leone, President Maada Bio honoured SAC a visit to inaugurate the extension of the palm oil mill. The President called attention to the development in Malen Chiefdom that has improved over the years thanks to SAC’s support. He used this opportunity to...