What is Shiseido's environmental accountability evil score?

Shiseido has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 80/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Shiseido produce?

Shiseido produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 135 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Shiseido been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 318 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $2,080,507,352 USD. See full investigation details.

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Consumer Goods • Asia

Shiseido

HEADQUARTERS: Ginza, Japan • FOUNDED: 1872

DESTRUCTION SCORE 80/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, Shiseido 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) 135 Mt 92 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 318 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1204 Incidents $2080.5M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $493.7M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 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 364 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Shiseido contract supply boundary in Mexico.

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 873 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Shiseido'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

Jennifer Brown

Chief Executive

Patricia Smith

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Shiseido Consumer Goods Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics