What is Saint-Gobain's environmental accountability evil score?

Saint-Gobain has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 88/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Saint-Gobain produce?

Saint-Gobain produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 116 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Saint-Gobain been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 767 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $3,181,148,511 USD. See full investigation details.

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Manufacturing • Europe

Saint-Gobain

HEADQUARTERS: Tour Saint-Gobain, France • FOUNDED: 1665

DESTRUCTION SCORE 88/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Manufacturing sector, Saint-Gobain maintains a complex global operation spanning Europe. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 116 Mt 77 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 767 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 865 Incidents $3181.1M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $203.4M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in Saint-Gobain'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 Saint-Gobain's secondary smelting site in Australia.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

Brazil environmental board levied a $15.5M 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 8%.

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

Robert Garcia

Chief Executive

James Johnson

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Saint-Gobain Manufacturing Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics