Trafigura Group — Ethics Grade F

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

Category scores

• labor: 20
• privacy: 20
• consumer: 30
• environment: 5
• humanRights: 10

Documented incidents (3)

• Probo Koala Waste Dumping (high, 2006) — Toxic waste from a Trafigura-chartered vessel was dumped in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, leading to a massive health crisis affecting thousands of residents with breathing problems and burns.
• Petrobras Bribery Scandal (high, 2023) — Brazilian authorities and US investigators implicated Trafigura in a massive bribery scheme involving Petrobras officials to secure oil contracts at preferential rates.
• Child Labor in Supply Chain (high, 2021) — The company faced criticism for sourcing cobalt from mines in the DRC where child labor and dangerous artisanal mining conditions were documented as being widespread.

Documented good deeds

• Investment in Nala Renewables — Created a joint venture to invest in solar, wind, and battery storage projects to diversify away from fossil fuel trading.

Ethical alternatives

• Neste — A leader in renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel with top-tier ESG rankings.