Freeport-McMoRan sustainability score: 22/100
Freeport-McMoRan is a US-based mining and extraction company founded in 1912, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. It operates major copper, gold, and molybdenum mines globally, including the Grasberg mine in Indonesia and operations in Peru and Arizona.
More about Freeport-McMoRan
The company is among the world's largest copper producers and a significant generator of mining waste.
Founded 1912Head office Phoenix, Arizona, USStaff ~28,500Revenue ~$25.5BWebsite ↗
Freeport-McMoRan reports comprehensively on climate and environmental governance but delivers minimal decarbonization. Intensity-only targets mask flat absolute emissions; Grasberg's coal infrastructure transition to LNG reinforces fossil fuel lock-in. Systemic water and ecosystem damage across operations, $166.7M in regulatory penalties since 2000, and undisclosed climate lobbying through trade associations define a company managing disclosure while perpetuating harm.
Freeport-McMoRan scores 22/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified May 2026.
That places Freeport-McMoRan joint 870th of 934 companies scored, and joint 10th of 13 in Mining & Extraction.
What is Freeport-McMoRan doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Controversies & Red Flags (2/10, 2/10).
Where Freeport-McMoRan lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is3/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies2/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Freeport-McMoRan's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Freeport-McMoRan's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by Freeport-McMoRan itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
8 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Freeport-McMoRan compare with other mining & extraction companies?
Where Freeport-McMoRan sits among mining & extraction peers.
Among the 13 major mining & extraction brands we've scored, Freeport-McMoRan is tied =10th of 13, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Mining & Extraction?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Freeport-McMoRan.
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