What is Dangote Cement's environmental accountability evil score?

Dangote Cement 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 Dangote Cement produce?

Dangote Cement produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 143 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Dangote Cement been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 636 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $646,117,744 USD. See full investigation details.

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Manufacturing • Africa

Dangote Cement

HEADQUARTERS: USA Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1995

DESTRUCTION SCORE 92/100

Corporative Audit Overview

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

Carbon tracked (CO2) 143 Mt 76 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 636 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1898 Incidents $646.1M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $979.4M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in Dangote Cement'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 Dangote Cement's secondary smelting site in India.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

Indonesia environmental board levied a $7.7M 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 10%.

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 Williams

Chief Executive

John Miller

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Dangote Cement Manufacturing Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics