What is DuPont's environmental accountability evil score?

DuPont has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 98/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does DuPont produce?

DuPont produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 161 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has DuPont been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 144 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $808,149,976 USD. See full investigation details.

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Chemicals • North America

DuPont

HEADQUARTERS: Wilmington, United States • FOUNDED: 1802

DESTRUCTION SCORE 98/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Chemicals sector, DuPont 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) 161 Mt 109 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 144 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1749 Incidents $808.1M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $594.6M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in DuPont'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 DuPont's secondary smelting site in India.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

China environmental board levied a $16.1M 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 15%.

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

Michael Rodriguez

Chief Executive

David Martinez

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

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