Mining • Europe

Anglo American

HEADQUARTERS: Canada Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1887

DESTRUCTION SCORE 94/100

Corporative Audit Overview

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

Carbon tracked (CO2) 146 Mt 89 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 96424 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 642 Incidents $205.5M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $871.1M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 Tailings Dam Seepage

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

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

China environmental board levied a $4.1M 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

James Garcia

Chief Executive

Robert Miller

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Anglo American Mining Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics