Environmental Violations

3M Company

3M manufactured PFAS "forever chemicals" for decades. In 2023, 3M agreed to pay $10.3 billion to settle claims from U.S. public water systems over PFAS contamination.

PepsiCo, Inc.

PepsiCo was ranked among the top 10 global plastic polluters by the Break Free From Plastic movement in their annual brand audit for five consecutive years.

The Coca-Cola Company

Coca-Cola was named the world's top plastic polluter for the fifth year running by Break Free From Plastic in 2022, with Coca-Cola branded plastic waste found in 44 countries surveyed.

JBS S.A.

Amnesty International and Greenpeace documented JBS purchasing cattle from ranches involved in illegal Amazon deforestation.

Cargill, Incorporated

Cargill was identified by Mighty Earth as one of the top drivers of tropical deforestation through its soy and palm oil supply chains.

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Smithfield's hog farming operations in North Carolina contaminated air and water in surrounding predominantly Black communities. Residents won nuisance lawsuits in 2018.

Tyson Foods, Inc.

Tyson Foods was identified as a major contributor to water pollution, dumping more toxic pollution into waterways than companies like ExxonMobil.

Shell plc

Shell's decades of oil production in Nigeria's Niger Delta caused widespread devastation. UNEP found contamination that would take 25-30 years to clean up.

BP p.l.c.

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in 2010, killing 11 workers and causing the largest marine oil spill in history: 4.9 million barrels over 87 days in the Gulf of Mexico.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

The Natural Resources Defense Council and other environmental groups documented that Kimberly-Clark sourced pulp from ancient boreal forests in Canada for tissue products, contributing to deforestation of critical carbon sinks.

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

DuPont discharged PFOA from its West Virginia plant for decades, contaminating drinking water for over 70,000 people. A class action linked C8 to six diseases including kidney cancer.

ExxonMobil Corporation

The Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Alaska in 1989, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil and devastating marine ecosystems across 1,300 miles of coastline.