What is The Ordinary's environmental accountability evil score?

The Ordinary has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 14/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does The Ordinary produce?

The Ordinary produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 19 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has The Ordinary been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 247 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $494,911,599 USD. See full investigation details.

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Consumer Goods • North America

The Ordinary

HEADQUARTERS: China Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1972

DESTRUCTION SCORE 14/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, The Ordinary 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) 19 Mt 12 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 247 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 86 Incidents $494.9M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $55.6M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 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 229 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near The Ordinary contract supply boundary in Australia.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Brazil 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 297 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to The Ordinary'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

James Garcia

Chief Executive

Jennifer Rodriguez

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

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