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Darling Ingredients

HEADQUARTERS: Mexico Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 2017

DESTRUCTION SCORE 83/100
Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Darling Ingredients 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) 145 Mt 87 Mt Scope 1/2
Deforestation Index 96142 HA Primary forest cleared
Litigated Infractions 815 Incidents $2614.7M Paid Fines
Climate Lobbying $892.5M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 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 305 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Darling Ingredients contract supply boundary in France.

2024-05-12
ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Mexico 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 508 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Darling Ingredients'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
Robert Williams
Chief Executive
Linda Smith
Head of ESG Strategy
Sub-brands & Subsidiaries
Darling Ingredients Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics