Glencore is a massive mining and commodity trader with an enormous operational and supply-chain carbon footprint (416 Mt CO2e annually), minimal renewable energy adoption (3.5%), and a history of bribery convictions. Despite 25% absolute emissions cuts since 2019, the company undermines its own trajectory by acquiring $7 billion in steelmaking coal assets while thermally coal declines. Unvalidated climate targets, active greenwashing allegations, and aggressive climate policy obstruction complete a picture of structural misalignment with decarbonisation.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Transparency & Accountability (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (1/10, 1/10).
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Among the 10 major mining & extraction brands we've scored, Glencore plc sits 9th of 10.
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Glencore plc is a Switzerland-headquartered mining, commodity trading, and metallurgical recycling company. One of the world's largest diversified commodities producers, it operates copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, lead, coal, and oil assets across 50+ countries, employing over 156,000 people. FY2022 revenue exceeded $256 billion.
Peer diversified mining major with similar scale, carbon footprint, and indigenous-community water-pollution disputes
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View breakdown →Large extractive company with parallel bribery/corruption history and weak renewable energy transition
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