Enbridge Inc. — Ethics Grade F

Enbridge Inc. receives an overall ethics grade of F (15/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Energy. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 50
• consumer: 30
• environment: 5
• humanRights: 10

Documented incidents (3)

• Kalamazoo River Oil Spill (high, 2010) — One of the largest inland oil spills in U.S. history occurred when an Enbridge pipeline ruptured, releasing over 800,000 gallons of diluted bitumen into a tributary of the Kalamazoo River in Michigan. Enbridge failed to detect the leak for over 17 hours.
• Line 3 Pipeline Opposition (high, 2021) — The Line 3 replacement project faced immense opposition from Indigenous groups (Anishinaabe) and environmentalists over risks to treaty lands and watersheds. Hundreds of protesters were arrested, and reports surfaced of Enbridge funding local police units.
• Minnesota Aquifer Breach (high, 2022) — During Line 3 construction, Enbridge breached three separate aquifers, causing nearly 300 million gallons of groundwater to leak. The company was fined $11 million for the environmental damage and failure to report the incidents promptly.

Documented good deeds

• Renewable Strategy — Enbridge has invested over $8 billion in renewable energy projects, specifically offshore wind farms in Europe and solar projects in North America.

Ethical alternatives

• NextEra Energy — The world's largest renewable energy company, focusing on wind and solar power generation.