What is Antofagasta's environmental accountability evil score?

Antofagasta has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 92/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Antofagasta produce?

Antofagasta produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 127 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Antofagasta been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 79881 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $399,018,166 USD. See full investigation details.

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Mining • South America

Antofagasta

HEADQUARTERS: United Kingdom Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 2002

DESTRUCTION SCORE 92/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Mining sector, Antofagasta maintains a complex global operation spanning South America. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 127 Mt 98 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 79881 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1338 Incidents $399.0M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $1054.7M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in Antofagasta's key industrial waste slurry reservoirs.

2024 Heavy Metal Discharges

Toxic acidic runoff containing high quantities of heavy metals leaked into regional municipal aquifers, exceeding legal bio-safety thresholds.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Toxic Outflow Incident

Downstream automated sensors detected elevated cadmium and arsenic leaching from Antofagasta's secondary smelting site in China.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

Brazil environmental board levied a $16.0M USD civil penalty for inadequate tailings pond liners.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Biotoxicity Score Sync

Updated annual soil and water bio-toxicity metrics in our index, adjusting the local risk level upward by 23%.

2024-01-15

PROBE Subsurface Acidification Probe

Scientific taskforce launched an investigation into historical sub-surface leaching into the municipal watershed.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

John Martinez

Chief Executive

David Williams

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

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