What is Freeport-McMoRan's environmental accountability evil score?

Freeport-McMoRan has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 95/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Freeport-McMoRan produce?

Freeport-McMoRan produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 158 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Freeport-McMoRan been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 144817 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $1,018,742,550 USD. See full investigation details.

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Mining • North America

Freeport-McMoRan

HEADQUARTERS: Australia Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1948

DESTRUCTION SCORE 95/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Mining sector, Freeport-McMoRan 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) 158 Mt 104 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 144817 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 2193 Incidents $1018.7M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $216.4M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in Freeport-McMoRan'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 Freeport-McMoRan's secondary smelting site in Brazil.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

Russia environmental board levied a $4.8M 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 9%.

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

Elizabeth Smith

Chief Executive

John Brown

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Freeport-McMoRan Mining Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics