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Hanwha

HEADQUARTERS: Russia Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1953

DESTRUCTION SCORE 88/100
Corporative Audit Overview

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

Carbon tracked (CO2) 149 Mt 84 Mt Scope 1/2
Deforestation Index 66 HA Primary forest cleared
Litigated Infractions 528 Incidents $958.4M Paid Fines
Climate Lobbying $387.0M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Tailings Dam Seepage

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

2024-05-12
ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

Germany environmental board levied a $18.9M 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 16%.

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
James Williams
Chief Executive
David Smith
Head of ESG Strategy
Sub-brands & Subsidiaries
Hanwha Chemicals Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics