What is Tencent's environmental accountability evil score?

Tencent has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 82/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Tencent produce?

Tencent produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 115 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Tencent been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 450 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $2,369,823,035 USD. See full investigation details.

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Technology • Asia

Tencent

HEADQUARTERS: Indonesia Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1912

DESTRUCTION SCORE 82/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Technology sector, Tencent 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) 115 Mt 76 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 450 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 924 Incidents $2369.8M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $859.1M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 Greenwashing Financial Bonds

Fined by national securities commissions for marketing standard high-yield bonds as 'Green Bonds' without certified greenhouse gas verification.

2024 Data Center Coal Grid Contract

Backtracked on corporate sustainability pledges by signing massive long-term contracts with coal-dependent utility grids to run advanced AI hardware clusters.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Grid Energy Surge Detect

Third-party grid monitors recorded a sudden 20% energy load spike from un-audited coal-heavy grid zones supporting Tencent's servers in United Kingdom.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Greenwash Deception Fine

Australia regulatory authority ordered a $14.1M USD penalty for deceptive marketing of corporate sustainability targets.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Scope 3 Intensity Sync

Value chain Scope 3 indirect logistics metrics updated. Intensity increased by 6.4% due to carbon-heavy transport partners.

2024-01-15

PROBE Supply Chain Mineral Audit

Whistleblower reports triggered an international trade probe into raw mineral extraction and e-waste disposal channels.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Patricia Brown

Chief Executive

Michael Garcia

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Tencent Technology Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics