What is Sherwin-Williams's environmental accountability evil score?

Sherwin-Williams has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 83/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Sherwin-Williams produce?

Sherwin-Williams produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 151 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Sherwin-Williams been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 474 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $1,218,050,945 USD. See full investigation details.

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Chemicals • North America

Sherwin-Williams

HEADQUARTERS: Cleveland, United States • FOUNDED: 1866

DESTRUCTION SCORE 83/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Chemicals sector, Sherwin-Williams 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) 151 Mt 95 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 474 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1029 Incidents $1218.1M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $125.6M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in Sherwin-Williams'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 Sherwin-Williams's secondary smelting site in Russia.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

USA environmental board levied a $16.7M 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 21%.

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

Patricia Jones

Chief Executive

Linda Martinez

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

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