Mining • Africa

Harmony Gold

HEADQUARTERS: Canada Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1984

DESTRUCTION SCORE 93/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Mining sector, Harmony Gold maintains a complex global operation spanning Africa. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 131 Mt 102 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 114307 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1868 Incidents $3033.2M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $776.9M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in Harmony Gold'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 Harmony Gold's secondary smelting site in Canada.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

Brazil environmental board levied a $14.9M 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 23%.

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

Linda Johnson

Chief Executive

Patricia Garcia

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Harmony Gold Mining Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics