Nucor | Sustainability Performance
Manufactures steel and steel products, operating facilities that produce a variety of materials for construction and industrial applications.
1955
United States
10,001+ employees
Mining & Metals
$10B+ in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#11277
Overallⓘ#2549
in United Statesⓘ#296
in Mining & MetalsⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
SDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Aligned
Laggard
Aligned
Leading
Critical
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
390.9
B/M 463.8
554.0
B/M 1.4K
1.4K
B/M 1.0K
36.9
B/M 131.1
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Controversy level
- Nucor Corporation, US steel major, has faced sustained US DOJ Antitrust Division class action exposure following the broader US steel industry price-fixing investigations and the 2024 USD 25+ million class action settlement participation, plus periodic US OSHA enforcement at multiple Nucor steel mill operations affecting worker safety compliance.
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.