What is Kellogg's's environmental accountability evil score?

Kellogg's has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 86/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Kellogg's produce?

Kellogg's produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 107 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Kellogg's been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 646 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $125,227,945 USD. See full investigation details.

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Consumer Goods • North America

Kellogg's

HEADQUARTERS: Germany Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1900

DESTRUCTION SCORE 86/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, Kellogg's 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) 107 Mt 79 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 646 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 638 Incidents $125.2M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $353.7M 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 166 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Kellogg's contract supply boundary in USA.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Saudi Arabia 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 525 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Kellogg's'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

Mary Brown

Chief Executive

Michael Martinez

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

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