Consumer Goods • Asia

CJ Group

HEADQUARTERS: USA Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1975

DESTRUCTION SCORE 80/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, CJ Group 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) 110 Mt 72 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 609 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 697 Incidents $662.7M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $849.7M 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 295 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near CJ Group contract supply boundary in India.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Brazil 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 941 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to CJ Group'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

Mary Garcia

Chief Executive

Linda Jones

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

CJ Group Consumer Goods Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics