TC Energy Corporation — Ethics Grade D

TC Energy Corporation receives an overall ethics grade of D (32/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Energy. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 50
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 60
• environment: 25
• humanRights: 20

Documented incidents (3)

• Keystone Pipeline Kansas Spill (high, 2022) — The Keystone pipeline ruptured in Kansas, leaking approximately 13,000 barrels of crude oil into a creek. It was one of the largest onshore oil spills in the United States in the last decade.
• Coastal GasLink Pipeline Conflict (high, 2020) — The construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline faced intense opposition from Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs. Protests led to multiple arrests and raised significant concerns regarding Indigenous land rights and sovereignty.
• Keystone XL Cancellation Lobbying (medium, 2021) — TC Energy filed a $15 billion claim against the U.S. government under NAFTA/USMCA provisions after the revocation of the Keystone XL permit, seen by activists as an attempt to penalize climate policy.

Documented good deeds

• Renewable Energy Expansion — TC Energy announced several solar energy projects in North America to decarbonize its pipeline operations network.

Ethical alternatives

• Brookfield Renewable Partners — Pure-play renewable energy producer with lower environmental risk profile.