Agriculture • North America

Archer Daniels Midland

HEADQUARTERS: 77 West Wacker Drive, United States • FOUNDED: 1902

DESTRUCTION SCORE 92/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Archer Daniels Midland 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) 132 Mt 107 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 70238 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 2004 Incidents $2983.7M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $544.5M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 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 300 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Archer Daniels Midland 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 427 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Archer Daniels Midland'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

David Rodriguez

Chief Executive

Elizabeth Smith

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Archer Daniels Midland Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics