What is Kinross Gold's environmental accountability evil score?

Kinross Gold has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 91/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Kinross Gold produce?

Kinross Gold produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 117 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Kinross Gold been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 108156 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $1,079,208,651 USD. See full investigation details.

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Mining • North America

Kinross Gold

HEADQUARTERS: Japan Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1842

DESTRUCTION SCORE 91/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Mining sector, Kinross Gold 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) 117 Mt 87 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 108156 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 2041 Incidents $1079.2M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $934.0M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Tailings Dam Seepage

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

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

USA environmental board levied a $17.5M 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 26%.

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

David Johnson

Chief Executive

James Rodriguez

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

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