TotalEnergies — Ethics Grade C-

TotalEnergies receives an overall ethics grade of C- (42/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Energy. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 60
• privacy: 90
• consumer: 55
• environment: 45
• humanRights: 20

Documented incidents (3)

• EACOP Pipeline Displacement (high, 2022) — TotalEnergies faced intense criticism for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project, linked to the displacement of over 100,000 people and threats to sensitive ecosystems in Uganda and Tanzania.
• Greenwashing Litigation (medium, 2022) — Environmental groups sued the company in France, alleging that its rebranding and advertisements misled the public by overstating its commitment to net-zero while continuing to expand oil and gas production.
• Myanmar Military Funding (high, 2022) — Pressure from human rights groups forced the company to withdraw from Myanmar after reports that its gas field operations were funding the military junta via tax and profit-sharing payments following the 2021 coup.

Documented good deeds

• Solar Expansion — Ranked as one of the top global renewable energy developers, installing over 17 GW of solar capacity to date.

Ethical alternatives

• Ørsted — Sucessfully transitioned from 85% fossil fuels to 90% renewable energy without large-scale human rights controversies.