Whitehaven Coal | Sustainability Performance
Produces thermal and metallurgical coal, serving power generation and steelmaking industries. The company operates in Australia with sustainability initiatives.
1999
Australia
1,001 - 5,000 employees
Mining & Metals
$1B - 10B in revenue
$100M - 500M in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#9576
Overallⓘ#213
in Australiaⓘ#180
in Mining & MetalsⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementSocial
Diversity and InclusionGovernance
TargetsFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Laggard
Aligned
Aligned
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
590.2
B/M 463.8
1.1K
B/M 1.0K
192.3
B/M 131.1
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Controversy level
- Whitehaven Coal Limited, Australia's largest pure-play thermal coal producer, has faced sustained NSW EPA and Australian Conservation Foundation enforcement actions on coal mine air emissions and water management compliance, plus the contested historic 2023 BHP coal mines acquisition expansion drawing sustained climate activist shareholder resolutions at AGM affecting institutional ESG investor confidence.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.