What is General Mills's environmental accountability evil score?

General Mills has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 85/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does General Mills produce?

General Mills produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 120 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has General Mills been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 312 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $3,055,582,266 USD. See full investigation details.

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Consumer Goods • North America

General Mills

HEADQUARTERS: Japan Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1998

DESTRUCTION SCORE 85/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, General Mills 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) 120 Mt 83 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 312 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 888 Incidents $3055.6M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $757.7M 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 214 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near General Mills contract supply boundary in Australia.

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 915 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to General Mills'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 Miller

Chief Executive

Mary Miller

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

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