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Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) | Sustainability Performance

https://www.sqm.com

Engages in lithium mining and chemical production, supplying battery materials.

1968

Chile

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Mining & Metals

$1B - 10B in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#533
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#3
in Chileⓘ
#4
in Mining & Metalsⓘ

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Industry Rank

174 out of 478

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater Management
Social
Diversity and Inclusion
Governance
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CO2 scope 1 + 2 ⓘDirect emissions from owned or controlled sources, combined with indirect emissions from purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors based on where the energy is consumed.
251.0KCO2e tonnes, 2024
Leading
Waste generated ⓘTotal waste generated through the company's direct operations, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
22.4Ktonnes, 2025
Leading
Female employees ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.
21%2025
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Intensity

Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

251.3

B/M 1.0K

6.3K

B/M 3.2K


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  • SQM's lithium brine extraction in Chile's Atacama Desert depleted scarce water resources in an extremely arid ecosystem.
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Total sustainability employees

11+

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