Corporacion Nacional del Cobre (Codelco) | Sustainability Performance

https://www.codelco.com

A mining company focused on the extraction, processing, and commercialization of copper and related by-products.

1976

Chile

10,001+ employees

Mining & Metals

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#12925

Overall

#64

in Chile

#385

in Mining & Metals

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

250 out of 483

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater Management

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

3.6M CO2e tonnes, 2025

Aligned

Waste generated

308.0K tonnes, 2024

Aligned

Intensity

Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)

Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)

Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)

Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)

Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)

Industry Benchmark

183.7

B/M 390.9

406.0

B/M 1.3K

750.3

B/M 665.1

8.3K

B/M 3.0K

15.7

B/M 7.1

Controversy level

Very Low

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Severe

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Codelco's Chuquicamata and El Teniente operations have faced multidecade community disputes over arsenic, sulfur dioxide and dust contamination, with the company forced to relocate the town of Chuquicamata in 2008 due to publichealth impacts from openpit mining.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Waste management

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Water management

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Reporting

Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees

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Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

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Codelco's Chuquicamata and El Teniente operations have faced multidecade community disputes over arsenic, sulfur dioxide and dust contamination, with the company forced to relocate the town of Chuquicamata in 2008 due to publichealth impacts from openpit mining.

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre (Codelco) | Sustainability Performance