Company Information

Business Model & Strategy

Olam’s business today involves supplying food, feed and fibre to over 19,800 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing, ingredient manufacturing and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of an estimated 4.8 million farmers. Olam’s business model is based on four elements which set our future direction.

Shareholding Structure

Olam was established in 1989 by the Kewalram Chanrai Group (KC Group), one of the oldest international companies in Africa and Asia with more than 150 years of trading history. Over the past 30 years, Olam has developed into a global agri-business headquartered in Singapore with market leadership positions in many of its businesses. Our success has enabled us to attract co-sponsors, strategic and long term investors, as well as world-class institutional investors, providing stability and business and financial strength to the Company.

Financials

Our Company reports our financial results quarterly and holds media and analyst meetings for these announcements. You can read about our reporting metrics, access our results webcasts, or check out our interactive financial analysis tool.

Governance

Olam is committed to observing high standards of corporate governance and harnessing these practices in keeping with its overarching philosophy of delivering sustainable, profitable growth and building capabilities with integrity. The Board constantly reviews the Company’s corporate governance practices and seeks to align its practices with the Code of Corporate Governance. Sustainability and stakeholder engagement remain our core focus.

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News from around the group

7^th Apr, 2020

Press release

Olam supports fight against COVID-19 pandemic, including S$1.2 million donation to The Courage Fund

Singapore Olam International stands united with the global community amid challenging times as the COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold and impact all. In response to the pandemic, Olam and its employees have raised S$1,274,340 for The Courage Fund1 in Singapore. More than 200 employees and members of the Board came together to donate S$637,170, which was matched dollar-for-dollar by the Company. The funds provide relief for those affected by the COVID-19 crisis, particularly patients, healthcare and frontline workers, and vulnerable Singaporeans. Around the world, Olam has joined forces with its partners and governments to support national efforts on public sanitisation, awareness campaigns and distribution of medical supplies. To address challenges facing local communities, Olam is disseminating information and advice on COVID-19 to farmers through its online platforms, supporting mobile payments to farmers, and providing food packages to frontline workers. Throug

7^th Apr, 2020

News

Olam supports fight against COVID-19 pandemic, including S$1.2 million donation to The Courage Fund

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3^rd Apr, 2020

Blog

One intervention is not enough in the fight against child labour

Child labour in cocoa producing countries often stems from some really complex societal and economic challenges, from migration and poverty, to proximity to schools and community infrastructure. The complexity of the problem means one intervention will never be enough – what is required is a broad range of preventative and remedial actions, both at the individual, community and national level. The complexity also necessitates that companies have better visibility of their supply chain and better understand the array of factors at play that create the conditions for child labour. Olam Cocoa has committed to set up dedicated child labour monitoring and remediation systems (CLMRS) across 100 percent of our direct sourcing areas. Earlier this month, we announced a partnership with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and local cocoa farming cooperatives to digitally register nearly 7,000 farmer suppliers in Cameroon and their households – the first time these measures have been introdu

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News from around the group

Olam supports fight against COVID-19 pandemic, including S$1.2 million donation to The Courage Fund

Olam supports fight against COVID-19 pandemic, including S$1.2 million donation to The Courage Fund

One intervention is not enough in the fight against child labour

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