What is BASF's environmental accountability evil score?

BASF has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 94/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does BASF produce?

BASF produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 103 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has BASF been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 287 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $3,765,275,839 USD. See full investigation details.

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Chemicals • Europe

BASF

HEADQUARTERS: Mexico Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1934

DESTRUCTION SCORE 94/100

Corporative Audit Overview

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

Carbon tracked (CO2) 103 Mt 78 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 287 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1905 Incidents $3765.3M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $750.8M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in BASF'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 BASF's secondary smelting site in Saudi Arabia.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

France environmental board levied a $8.3M 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 7%.

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

Linda Brown

Chief Executive

David Brown

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

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