Pollution & Toxics
Pollution & Toxics
Newsweek Green Score
Research | designer assessed
Water Productivity
Research | designer assessed
Waste Productivity
Research | designer assessed
Hazardous Waste Created (G4-EN23-a)
Research | community assessed
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions (G4-EN21-a)
Research | community assessed
Hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions (G4-EN21-a)
Research | community assessed
Particulate Matter (PM) emissions (G4-EN21-a)
Research | community assessed
Newsweek Reputation Score
Research | designer assessed
Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS) (G4-EN20-a)
Research | community assessed
Indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 3) (G4-EN17-a)
Research | community assessed
Scope 2 Emissions
Research | designer assessed
Performance Score
Research | designer assessed
Toxic Air Releases
Research | designer assessed
Toxic 100 Air Polluters Rank
Research | designer assessed
Toxic Incineration Transfers
Research | designer assessed
Volume of Significant Spills (G4-EN24-b)
Research | community assessed
Toxic Score
Research | designer assessed
Elimination of APEOs and Phthalates
Research | designer assessed
Elimination of PFCs
Research | designer assessed
Detox Transparency
Research | designer assessed
Hazardous substances in products
Research | designer assessed
Chemical Management and Advocacy
Research | designer assessed
Voluntary Take-Backs
Research | designer assessed
Affected Water Bodies G4-EN26
Research | community assessed
Annual CO2 Emissions
Research | community assessed
Cumulative CO2 Emissions
Formula
Annual CO2 Emission Targets
Formula
Cumulative CO2 Emission Targets
Formula
+Overview
Pollution describes materials and substances that are released into the air, water, or soil, and that disrupt the health of ecosystems. These disruptions can occur as physical obstructions, such as when the natural flow of streams are blocked by garbage pile-ups or when animals eat bits of plastic and choke on them, or as chemical obstructions, such as when pollution carries toxins into the environment.