Mining • Asia

Tianqi Lithium

HEADQUARTERS: Japan Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1842

DESTRUCTION SCORE 90/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Mining sector, Tianqi Lithium 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) 116 Mt 86 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 106967 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 2018 Incidents $1067.3M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $923.7M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in Tianqi Lithium'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 Tianqi Lithium's secondary smelting site in Brazil.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

USA environmental board levied a $17.5M 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 26%.

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

David Johnson

Chief Executive

James Rodriguez

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Tianqi Lithium Mining Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics