Actors / Public authority · United States
US Securities and Exchange Commission
Appears in 11 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP Deepwater Horizon: the spill, the court cases and the recovery claims | $525m settlement with BP | United States | 2010–2031 | Oil spill |
| Vale Brumadinho dam collapse | US securities regulator; $55.9m settlement | Brazil | 2019–2027 | Mining / tailings dam |
| Refugio / Plains Line 901 oil spill (California) | Questioned the insurance receivable in May 2023 | United States | 2015–2025 | Oil spill |
| Ohio HB6 bribery scandal | Recorded a $100m payment by the company | United States | 2017–2026 | Lobbying, PR and greenwashing |
| NYSE natural asset company proposal withdrawn | Regulator that opened a formal review in December 2023 | United States | 2021–2024 | Lobbying, PR and greenwashing |
| Fresh Del Monte closure of four Costa Rica banana farms | Recipient of the company's quarterly filing | Costa Rica | 2019 | Agriculture, livestock and food |
| Simandou iron ore project, Guinea | Regulator; settlement with Rio Tinto | Guinea | 2008–2026 | Mining |
| US regulator said Keurig did not disclose recycler doubts about pod recycling | US regulator | United States | 2022–2024 | Law, regulation and treaties |
| Deutsche Bank's DWS paid penalties in US and Germany over ESG claims | Imposed 19 million dollar penalty in 2023 | Germany | 2023–2025 | Lobbying, PR and greenwashing |
| US SEC switches oil reserve pricing to a 12-month average in 2008 | regulator that changed the reserve pricing rule | United States | 2008–2021 | Oil, gas and coal operations |
| Shell reserves overstatement case: investors settle for $352.6 million | regulator; took no action against three executives in 2006 | United States | 2006 | Law, regulation and treaties |
Appears alongside
Chubb Global Markets ×2US Department of Justice ×2Swiss Re ×2Vale ×2BPTransoceanHalliburtonAnadarko PetroleumMOEX (Mitsui Oil Exploration)Cameron InternationalWeatherfordJupiter Insurance Ltd (BP captive)Ranger InsuranceLloyd's of LondonHouston CasualtyDeepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment TrusteesNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationUS Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. PIRGMunich ReHannover ReNOAAThe Nature ConservancyTÜV SÜDPublic Prosecutor's Office of Minas Gerais (MPMG)Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF)Court of Justice of Minas Gerais (TJMG)Government of Minas GeraisAllianzMapfreZurich InsuranceAonWTW (Willis Towers Watson)Plains All American PipelineInsurers of Plains' 2015 programme (unnamed in the record)FirstEnergyGeneration NowNew York Stock ExchangeIntrinsic Exchange GroupInter-American Development BankRockefeller FoundationIdaho Attorney GeneralFresh Del Monte ProduceRio TintoBeny Steinmetz Group Resources (BSGR)Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS)Winning International GroupChina Baowu Steel GroupKeurig Dr PepperKeurig CanadaCompetition Bureau CanadaDWSDeutsche BankFrankfurt public prosecutorsUrgewaldFacing FinanceChesapeake EnergyImperial OilExxonMobilShell
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Science and environment
- Tailings and tailings dam
- Tailings are the waste left after ore is processed; a tailings dam is the embankment that stores them as wet sludge.