What is AngloGold Ashanti's environmental accountability evil score?

AngloGold Ashanti has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 94/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does AngloGold Ashanti produce?

AngloGold Ashanti produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 166 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has AngloGold Ashanti been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 74489 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $148,910,608 USD. See full investigation details.

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Mining • Africa

AngloGold Ashanti

HEADQUARTERS: United Kingdom Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1847

DESTRUCTION SCORE 94/100

Corporative Audit Overview

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

Carbon tracked (CO2) 166 Mt 97 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 74489 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1906 Incidents $148.9M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $755.7M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Tailings Dam Seepage

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

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

Saudi Arabia 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 Johnson

Chief Executive

Mary Brown

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

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