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Pollution and green washing Problems around Socfin plantations continue Civil society groups working with communities affected by the rubber and oil palm plantations of the Socfin group use today s Annual General Meeting of the company to speak out about ongoing problems.   Socfin is a Luxembourg-based conglomerate, 40% owned by the Bolloré group, that has amassed 400,000 hectares of land concessions in 10 countries of Africa and Asia. Key issues arising in the last year include disputes about water pollution and land use, and questions around the company s Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certification process.   For 2020, Socfin reported a consolidated net profit of about €30 million. The three main holdings of the group - Socfin SA, Socfinaf SA and Socfinasia SA - paid out dividends of €13.7 million. Nearly three-quarters of that (€10.1 million) went to top shareholders Vincent Bolloré and Hubert Fabri or companies controlled by them. In addition, the holdings pai

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