Cheniere Energy — Ethics Grade C-

Cheniere Energy receives an overall ethics grade of C- (44/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Energy. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 60
• privacy: 85
• consumer: 50
• environment: 35
• humanRights: 55

Documented incidents (3)

• Methane Monitoring Violations (high, 2022) — EPA inspections revealed that Cheniere failed to properly monitor and repair leaks at its LNG terminals. This led to significant unaccounted releases of volatile organic compounds.
• Clean Air Act Violations (medium, 2022) — The company agreed to pay a fine for violating pollution limits on hazardous air pollutants at its LNG export terminals, related to turbine emissions.
• Influence on LNG Policy (medium, 2021) — Reports indicated heavy lobbying to bypass certain environmental restrictions for LNG expansion, raising concerns about corporate influence over federal energy oversight.

Documented good deeds

• Cargo Emissions Reporting — Launched a peer-reviewed LCA tool to provide customers with carbon emission data for every LNG cargo shipped.

Ethical alternatives

• Brookfield Renewable — Focuses purely on renewable energy assets like hydro and solar.