Anglo American is a diversified mining company headquartered in London, extracting diamonds, platinum, copper, iron ore, and metallurgical coal across Africa, South America, and Australia.
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Anglo American publishes granular operational emissions data but lacks third-party GHG assurance and rejected SBTi validation. Scope 3 reduction ambition is weak. Active litigation over lead poisoning in Zambia, documented ecosystem damage across operations, and membership in climate-obstructive trade associations undermine credibility.
Anglo American scores 22/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified October 2026.
That places Anglo American joint 784th of 847 companies scored, and joint 9th of 14 in Mining & Extraction.
Where Anglo American sits among mining & extraction peers.
Among the 14 major mining & extraction brands we've scored, Anglo American is tied =9th of 14, with 2 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Class action lawsuit filed by ~140,000 Zambian women and children over lead poisoning in Kabwe, currently before South African courts with UN Special Rapporteurs as amici curiae.
However, explicitly declined SBTi-aligned Scope 3 targets, stating such requirements 'not realistic at this time.' Coverage addresses only 1 of 15 categories for quantified targets.
However, independent sources document severe harm: Rainforest Action Network named company among 'most notorious corporations destroying nature' (COP16 October 2024).
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The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Anglo American.
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See the breakdown →Fortescue reports detailed emissions data and has ambitious 2030/2040 decarbonisation targets backed by US$6.2B investment and major equipment orders.
See the breakdown →BHP reports comprehensive climate data with verified operational emissions reductions, but Scope 3 emissions—97% of total—lack absolute reduction targets.
See the breakdown →Anglo American's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 22.
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Initial score at platform launch
The formula and all 19 sources.
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale19 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
12 of 19 sources are independent of the company.
“In 2024, our total Scope 1 and 2 emissions decreased by 8% year on year to 11.6 Mt CO2e”
“Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions of 11.6 Mt CO2e in 2024 being 8% lower than in 2023”
“GHG Protocol's Operational Control approach”
“setting a Scope 3 target of the type required by the SBTi is not realistic at this time”
“Anglo American reported 6.3 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent (Scope 1 and Scope 2) emissions from continuing operations”
“Approximately 60% of the electricity supply of the current Anglo American portfolio will be sourced from renewables from 2025”
“20-year Energy Offtake Agreement with Envusa Energy... to develop a regional renewable energy ecosystem in Southern Africa”
“We measure our progress towards Net Positive Impact consistently across diverse geographies... by applying Quality Habitat Hectares (QHH)”
“the mining company Anglo American... facing OECD complaints”
“Los Bronces expansion continues to accelerate glacier melt, jeopardizing water security for Santiago's 6 million residents”
“six have received excellent IRMA 75 ratings”
“our goal for the Los Bronces mine in Chile is to stop withdrawals of freshwater for mining processes by 2030”
“class action suit filed by alleged victims of mining pollution in Zambia's central Kabwe District”
“retains memberships to industry associations... counter to the goals of the Paris Agreement, including the Minerals Council of Australia, and Eurometaux”
“Anglo American (4)... the most memberships to climate-obstructive associations”
“class action lawsuit in the South African High Court as over 100,000 children and women of childbearing age claim to have suffered lead poisoning”
“Fauna & Flora piloted the TNFD with Anglo American, one of 40 Taskforce Members”
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Anglo American is a diversified mining company headquartered in London, extracting diamonds, platinum, copper, iron ore, and metallurgical coal across Africa, South America, and Australia. Founded in 1917, it employs 87,000 people and ranks among the world's largest hard-rock mining operators by production volume.
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