Glass Lewis issued a controversy alert for Wilmar International (SGX:F34) shareholders ahead of the company's annual general meting on April 23, according to a recent release.

The alert relates to the company's involvement in several legal and regulatory issues in Indonesia and China since 2025, mainly connected to corruption, fraud, and compliance matters.

The group has been the subject of investigations on the 2022 palm oil export permit regime in Indonesia, leading to financial penalties and legal exposure.

A subsidiary was also involved in court proceedings in China due to contract fraud, leading to penalties of about $250 million.

The issues point to the company's compliance environment and control framework, with the scale and recurrence bringing up doubts on its governance, risk management, and oversight.

A related proposal in the upcoming meeting is the election of Lim Siong Guan, who chairs the risk committee which has oversight on the company's risk management framework.

The alert's rationale relates to relevant media coverage and falls under ethics and oversight issue.