What is Rio Tinto's environmental accountability evil score?

Rio Tinto has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 97/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Rio Tinto produce?

Rio Tinto produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 126 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Rio Tinto been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 153507 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $301,069,384 USD. See full investigation details.

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Mining • Oceania

Rio Tinto

HEADQUARTERS: USA Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1992

DESTRUCTION SCORE 97/100

Corporative Audit Overview

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

Carbon tracked (CO2) 126 Mt 81 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 153507 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1931 Incidents $301.1M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $451.6M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in Rio Tinto'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 Rio Tinto's secondary smelting site in USA.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

China environmental board levied a $8.2M 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 29%.

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

Linda Martinez

Chief Executive

Robert Garcia

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Rio Tinto Mining Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics