Shortly after commencing palm oil development in 2011, Sime Darby was subject to a Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) complaint by communities at the Matambo estate, for violations of customary land rights and failure to respect FPIC. Sime Darby received negative media and NGO attention stemming from alleged land right disputes, forced resettlement, outbreaks of violence, food insecurity resulting from land clearance, land compensation issues and insufficient wages for workers...Sime Darby has taken steps to improve its sustainability performance. It has committed itself to Zero Deforestation and an improved and thorough Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process. The company stated publicly that it would not proceed with the development of areas where communities have not given their express approval.