What is Kumho Petrochemical's environmental accountability evil score?

Kumho Petrochemical has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 84/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Kumho Petrochemical produce?

Kumho Petrochemical produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 142 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Kumho Petrochemical been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 374 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $2,618,911,486 USD. See full investigation details.

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Chemicals • Asia

Kumho Petrochemical

HEADQUARTERS: Saudi Arabia Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1914

DESTRUCTION SCORE 84/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Chemicals sector, Kumho Petrochemical 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) 142 Mt 96 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 374 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 654 Incidents $2618.9M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $126.7M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in Kumho Petrochemical'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 Kumho Petrochemical's secondary smelting site in France.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

France environmental board levied a $3.6M 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 25%.

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

Mary Smith

Chief Executive

David Brown

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

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