Agriculture • North America

CF Industries

HEADQUARTERS: USA Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 2003

DESTRUCTION SCORE 91/100

Corporative Audit Overview

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

Carbon tracked (CO2) 133 Mt 79 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 77202 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1944 Incidents $2032.0M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $673.5M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 174 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near CF Industries contract supply boundary in Japan.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Japan consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 554 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to CF Industries's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

David Williams

Chief Executive

James Johnson

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

CF Industries Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics