What is Alcoa's environmental accountability evil score?

Alcoa has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 92/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Alcoa produce?

Alcoa produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 127 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Alcoa been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 132876 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $3,379,687,368 USD. See full investigation details.

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Mining • North America

Alcoa

HEADQUARTERS: New York City, United States • FOUNDED: 1888

DESTRUCTION SCORE 92/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Mining sector, Alcoa 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) 127 Mt 104 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 132876 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 736 Incidents $3379.7M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $801.2M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in Alcoa'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 Alcoa's secondary smelting site in Australia.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

Saudi Arabia environmental board levied a $19.2M 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 28%.

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

Mary Davis

Chief Executive

Michael Martinez

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Alcoa Mining Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics