What is UPL's environmental accountability evil score?

UPL has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 95/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does UPL produce?

UPL produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 172 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has UPL been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 43668 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $3,279,041,067 USD. See full investigation details.

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Agriculture • Asia

UPL

HEADQUARTERS: Japan Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1944

DESTRUCTION SCORE 95/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, UPL 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) 172 Mt 106 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 43668 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1876 Incidents $3279.0M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $235.0M 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 229 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near UPL contract supply boundary in Canada.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Canada 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 417 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to UPL'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

Linda Rodriguez

Chief Executive

Elizabeth Miller

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

UPL Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics