What is Kraft Heinz's environmental accountability evil score?

Kraft Heinz has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 88/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Kraft Heinz produce?

Kraft Heinz produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 110 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Kraft Heinz been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 379 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $2,305,425,928 USD. See full investigation details.

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Consumer Goods • North America

Kraft Heinz

HEADQUARTERS: Brazil Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1944

DESTRUCTION SCORE 88/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, Kraft Heinz 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) 110 Mt 82 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 379 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1899 Incidents $2305.4M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $1074.5M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 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 239 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Kraft Heinz contract supply boundary in Mexico.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Indonesia 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 685 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Kraft Heinz'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

David Smith

Chief Executive

Michael Johnson

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Kraft Heinz Consumer Goods Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics