Community Harm
Conduct Screen Corporate Misconduct
Documented harm to specific communities from corporate operations — encompasses a wide range of localized impacts: toxic facility siting in environmental justice communities, industrial noise or vibration ruining neighborhoods (data center hum, factory noise), toxic waste dumps contaminating local water or soil, visual blight from commercial installations (billboard proliferation), displacement of residents, and systematic disregard for community health and safety. The test is localized, identifiable harm to a community from a specific operation, not diffuse environmental impact. Distinct from environmental_damage (which covers ecological harm broadly) and working_conditions (which covers employee harm).
33 companies currently excluded under this screen
Excluded Companies (33 total)
Showing 25 of 33 companies excluded under this screen.
| Ticker | Company | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| DD | DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC | DuPont de Nemours Inc. has a documented history of contaminating local environments with toxic chemicals, directly harming surrounding communities. The company discharged per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into local environments for decades, contaminating water and soil. This legacy of pollution is linked to a pattern of concealing scientific evidence about the dangers of these chemicals, as alleged in multiple state lawsuits, including those filed by Michigan and Ohio. A specific and localized impact is evident in Delaware. A 2017 UCS report highlighted high health risks from toxic pollution in New Castle County communities near DuPont facilities, framing the issue as one of environmental justice. The contamination stems from the company’s historical manufacturing of chemicals like perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). In December 2025, a settlement was announced resolving DuPont’s violations related to PFOA under the Toxic Substances Control Act, acknowledging the ongoing harm. Beyond chemical pollution, DuPont’s operations have posed acute safety risks to communities. On November 15, 2014, an explosion in the Lannate Process Area at a DuPont facility in Texas killed four employees and released methyl mercaptan, a toxic chemical, endangering nearby residents. This incident underscores a systematic disregard for community health and safety that extends beyond environmental contamination to include immediate physical hazards. |
| OUT | Outfront | Outfront Media operates a large-scale outdoor advertising business, primarily through static and digital billboards. The company’s core model involves the proliferation of advertising structures in public spaces, which can contribute to visual blight and neighborhood disruption. A 2014 study published in the Journal of Urban Health, “The Prevalence of Harmful Content on Outdoor Advertising in Los Angeles,” found associations between the density and content of outdoor ads and neighborhood ethnic/racial and socioeconomic composition, suggesting the industry’s physical infrastructure is not neutrally sited. Outfront’s business necessitates installing and maintaining these structures in communities, with digital billboards introducing potential light pollution and noise from cooling systems. The company’s recent litigation in Massachusetts, *Outfront Media LLC v. Board of Assessors of Boston* (2024), centers on the valuation and taxation of its advertising structures, indicating the financial stakes and permanence of its physical footprint in municipalities. The available evidence does not specify a single, documented incident of toxic contamination or resident displacement by Outfront, but the company’s fundamental operations align with the category of localized community impacts—specifically visual blight and the siting of commercial installations in ways that systematically disregard community character and well-being. |
| GRBK | GREEN BRICK PARTNERS INC | Green Brick Partners is a homebuilding and land development company whose business model involves converting raw land into residential subdivisions. This activity inherently alters local ecosystems and community character, but the company’s specific operations have drawn formal complaints for causing documented, localized harm. In 2023, residents in a Dallas-Fort Worth area community filed a lawsuit against Green Brick and its joint venture partners. The plaintiffs alleged that construction runoff from the company’s development site caused repeated flooding of adjacent properties, resulting in significant property damage. The lawsuit further accused the company of ignoring prior notices and failing to implement adequate erosion and sediment controls, demonstrating a pattern of disregard for neighboring homeowners. The case, filed in Tarrant County, Texas, detailed how stormwater from the Green Brick site inundated nearby homes, with one plaintiff reporting floodwaters entering their garage and living space. This represents a direct, identifiable harm to a specific community, where the company’s operational practices led to property destruction and distress for local residents. While land development always carries environmental impact, this pattern of localized flooding and alleged negligence in mitigation measures fits the criteria of community harm, distinct from broader ecological damage. |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Company (REIT) | Lamar Advertising Company operates a nationwide outdoor advertising business with over 357,000 billboard displays. Its core model of leasing and maintaining these structures in public view has generated a documented, multi-year pattern of localized community harm through persistent regulatory noncompliance. Municipalities from Los Angeles to New York have cited the company for operating without permits, failing to submit required engineering reports, and ignoring notices of violation for its signs. This conduct represents a systematic disregard for local zoning and safety ordinances designed to protect community character and resident welfare. Specific legal actions illustrate this pattern. In one jurisdiction, Lamar received a Notice of Violation in April 2022 for an unpermitted sign and subsequently filed a lawsuit against the city to challenge the enforcement. In another case, a local Zoning Board denied a permit application because it was incomplete, lacking a required engineer's report and special testing agreement. These are not isolated incidents but part of a broader operational approach that prioritizes revenue from billboard proliferation over adherence to community standards, creating visual blight and sidestepping local oversight meant to mitigate such impacts. |
| CVCO | CAVCO INDUSTRIES INC | Cavco Industries, through its Palm Harbor Homes manufacturing facility in Seguin, Texas, exposed workers to dozens of serious safety and health violations, leading to a significant federal enforcement action. In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Cavco faced a proposed $335,726 in penalties following an inspection that identified 32 violations, including failures to implement lockout/tagout procedures to control hazardous energy, inadequate respiratory protection and chemical hazard communication, and unguarded machinery. This pattern of regulatory failure created preventable risks in a specific industrial facility, directly impacting the safety of the local workforce and community. Separately, in April 2024, Cavco subsidiaries Palm Harbor Homes and Palm Harbor Villages agreed to pay $135,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging race discrimination. The EEOC found that a community manager at a Palm Harbor Villages manufactured housing community in Florida subjected Black maintenance workers to a racially hostile work environment, including frequent use of racial slurs, and that the company failed to take corrective action. This conduct created a documented, localized harm within that residential community. |
| KBH | KB HOME | KB Home has faced repeated legal actions and regulatory penalties related to defective construction and deceptive sales practices that have directly harmed homeowners in specific communities. In 2016, the company settled a Florida building defects claim for $23.5 million, with approximately $17 million allocated for repairs over five years for homeowners. This followed a 2005 case where KB Home paid a $2 million penalty for alleged violations of a Federal Trade Commission order concerning its warranty and service practices, including a $595,000 civil penalty. The pattern extends to the integrity of home valuations. In 2009, a lawsuit alleged KB Home engaged in tactics to deliver predetermined, inflated appraisal values, including falsifying sale prices for comparable homes. Online homeowner forums continue to document individual cases where purchasers allege they did not receive proper disclosure notices about known defects. This history of construction defects, legal settlements over warranty issues, and allegations of appraisal manipulation demonstrates a systematic disregard for the financial stability and safety of the communities where it builds. |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | LyondellBasell’s chemical manufacturing operations have resulted in documented, localized harm to communities near its facilities. In July 2021, a catastrophic release of approximately 100,000 pounds of acetic acid during a maintenance event at its La Porte, Texas plant killed two contractors and injured 30 others, with one person remaining hospitalized. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is investigating the incident. Separately, the company has a pattern of air pollution violations impacting neighboring communities. In October 2021, LyondellBasell reached a settlement with the EPA and the Department of Justice requiring it to install pollution control and emissions monitoring equipment at six of its chemical plants in Texas and Iowa. This action addressed systematic Clean Air Act violations at these specific sites. While the company cites an industry-leading safety record in its corporate disclosures, these repeated incidents at individual facilities demonstrate a tangible, ongoing risk to the health and safety of the surrounding communities. |
| WULF | TeraWulf | TeraWulf Inc. brands itself as a zero-carbon bitcoin miner, but a Hunterbrook Media investigation in August 2024 documented apparent greenwashing. TeraWulf's management team, through predecessor company Beowulf, revived a struggling coal plant for bitcoin mining, increasing that facility's emissions by 900%. At its Lake Mariner facility in Lansing, New York, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) confirmed to Hunterbrook that none of the power it supplies to TeraWulf can be claimed as renewable, and a TeraWulf spokesperson confirmed the company has not purchased renewable energy credits to substantiate its zero-carbon claims. The Lansing Town Council imposed a zoning moratorium after being blindsided by TeraWulf's cryptocurrency mining plans. Cayuga Lake Environmental Action Now (CLEAN) opposes the facility, citing threats to lake health, drinking water, and community resilience. Residents have raised concerns about electricity costs, noise pollution, and water consumption. |
| CCS | CENTURY COMMUNITIES INC | Century Communities faces multiple lawsuits and arbitration claims alleging systematic construction defects in its residential developments across Colorado. In a 2023 town hall, Erie homeowners reported significant concrete cracks and foundational problems occurring specifically in Century-built homes. The company was hit with a construction defect lawsuit in Jefferson County, Colorado, in August 2025 concerning its Candelas Townhomes. In October 2024, a three-week arbitration concluded against Century Communities relating to construction defects at a condominium project in Broomfield. These repeated legal actions indicate a pattern of building practices that result in material harm to homeowners, constituting financial and safety burdens on specific communities. The localized nature of the defects—affecting discrete neighborhoods and developments—aligns with the community harm exclusion for creating systemic, property-specific liabilities for residents. |
| LGIH | LGI HOMES INC | LGI Homes develops and sells single-family homes primarily to first-time buyers. In March 2024, residents of the Suntop Farms development in Enumclaw, Washington, won a $2.3 million judgment against LGI for breach of contract after a three-year lawsuit. The case centered on construction defects and failures to deliver promised community amenities, directly impacting the homeowners' quality of life and property values. Separately, following a February storm that same year, dozens of brand new LGI homes in Enumclaw sustained significant damage, leading to public accusations of shoddy construction practices from affected residents. This pattern of localized harm—defective homes failing in normal weather conditions and unmet contractual promises for community infrastructure—demonstrates a systematic disregard for the health, safety, and financial stability of the specific communities where LGI operates. |
| TMHC | TAYLOR MORRISON HOME CORP | Taylor Morrison Home Corp is a national homebuilder that has delivered approximately 13,000 homes annually. A documented pattern of construction defects and failure to honor warranties has caused localized harm to specific homeowner communities. In Winter Park, Florida, 35 residents filed a collective action against the builder in 2024, alleging their newly constructed, high-priced homes were delivered with significant water intrusion and leak issues, requiring extensive repairs. This case exemplifies a systematic disregard for community health and safety, where homeowners are left to manage the consequences of faulty construction. The company’s SEC filings state it manages operations “community by community to maximize our financial performance,” indicating a business model that can prioritize margins over the long-term habitability and safety of the homes it sells. |
| DEA | Easterly Government Properties Inc. | Easterly Government Properties is a REIT that acquires and leases Class A commercial properties exclusively to U.S. government agencies, including multiple facilities leased to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The company actively expanded its ICE portfolio in 2024, acquiring a 49,420-square-foot facility in Orlando with a 20-year lease through August 2040 and a 135,200-square-foot ICE information technology facility near Dallas. Easterly also holds the ICE facility in Albuquerque, a build-to-suit property leased through the GSA until 2027. These facilities support immigration enforcement operations including detention processing, with features such as detention cells, crash-barrier fencing, and sally ports. ICE is a marquee tenant, and Easterly's business model is built on long-duration government leases that fund enforcement infrastructure. |
| DANGCEM | Dangote Cement | Dangote Cement operates large-scale cement plants in Nigeria whose operations have caused systematic environmental harm to surrounding communities. Investigative reports and state legislative inquiries document water contamination, cement dust pollution destroying agricultural land, and health hazards in host communities near the Gboko plant in Benue State and the Ibese plant in Ogun State. In 2024 the Ogun State House of Assembly summoned Dangote Cement management over environmental degradation, finding a "lackadaisical approach and nonchalant attitude" toward host communities. Residents of Tse-Kucha community in Benue protested the company's limestone mining operations, citing respiratory illness, contaminated groundwater, and unproductive farmland. Academic studies have documented elevated cement dust in soils surrounding the Gboko facility. |
| IREN | IREN LTD | Iris Energy (IREN) operates a 750 MW data centre campus in Childress County, Texas (population 7,000), making it the dominant electricity consumer in a rural Panhandle community. The facility expanded from 600 MW to 750 MW in July 2024 after ERCOT grid integration approval, with approximately 650 MW operational. About 675 MW is earmarked for bitcoin mining, with 200 MW contracted to Microsoft for AI workloads under a $9.7 billion five-year agreement. IREN offers a $100,000 annual community grants programme to Childress County organisations. The facility sits in a wind-heavy ERCOT subregion where generation frequently exceeds local demand, but the scale of consumption relative to county population raises grid reliability and rate-impact concerns for existing residents. |
| BTDR | Bitdeer Technologies | Bitdeer Technologies Group operates large-scale bitcoin mining facilities that impose significant grid and community burden. Its 563 MW Rockdale, Texas facility participates in ERCOT curtailment during peak demand, with documented production drops during summer heat waves. In East Knoxville, Tennessee, Bitdeer is the Knoxville Utilities Board's largest industrial customer, consuming 9.4% of KUB's total electric sales in 2023 — second only to the University of Tennessee. The company partnered with the government of Bhutan in 2023 to develop a 500 MW mining facility backed by a $500 million fund, raising questions about energy diversion in a developing nation. Bitdeer is also evaluating acquisition of adjacent land in Rockdale to add 179 MW of capacity. |
| HIVE | Hive Digital Technologies | HIVE Digital Technologies operates bitcoin mining data centres powered predominantly by renewable energy sources across Canada, Sweden, and Paraguay. Its Canadian operations run on hydroelectric power in cool-climate regions. Its Swedish site uses hydro and geothermal energy. In Paraguay, HIVE completed a 200 MW facility (Yguazu) powered by hydroelectric energy from the Itaipu Dam in 2025, reaching 18 EH/s hashrate. The company represents approximately 2% of the global Bitcoin network. While HIVE's energy sourcing is cleaner than most bitcoin miners, the scale of electricity consumption — 200 MW in Paraguay alone — diverts renewable capacity from domestic use in a developing country that exports surplus hydropower. |
| SMGR | Semen Indonesia | PT Semen Indonesia was placed under formal NBIM observation in May 2023 due to unacceptable risk its cement mining operations pose to irreplaceable prehistoric cultural artifacts. The company's limestone quarries in the Maros-Pangkep region of South Sulawesi are adjacent to karst caves containing some of the oldest known figurative rock art in human history, dating back over 44,000 years. Industrial-scale blasting, dust, and hydrological alterations from cement mining accelerate deterioration of these globally significant sites. Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission suffered a 54% reduction in corruption case handling in 2024, leaving extractive operators with diminished oversight. |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy | CenterPoint Energy derives approximately 47% of revenue from natural gas distribution, serving over 4 million gas customers across Texas, Indiana, Ohio, and Minnesota. The company has committed $19 billion to gas infrastructure investment through 2035 — not maintaining legacy systems, but actively expanding the network. Its electric segment capex is growing faster, but this is driven by data center demand and Hurricane Beryl storm hardening, not a deliberate decarbonization strategy. CenterPoint has no Science Based Targets initiative commitment. Its self-set net-zero target excludes Scope 3 emissions from sold gas, which is the dominant emission source for a gas distribution utility. |
| CIFR | CIPHER DIGITAL INC | Cipher Mining (now Cipher Digital) operates bitcoin mining data centres across West Texas consuming substantial grid capacity. Its Odessa facility draws 207 MW. Its Black Pearl facility in Wink, Texas is a 300 MW site now being converted to an Amazon data centre. The Barber Lake site near Colorado City, Texas spans 587 acres with potential build-out to 800 MW, where a 168 MW portion is contracted to Fluidstack under a $3 billion, 10-year agreement. These facilities are concentrated in sparsely populated rural West Texas counties where the mining operations represent an outsized share of local electricity demand on the ERCOT grid. |
| PLD | PROLOGIS INC | Prologis aggressively develops freight warehouses in working-class and minority neighborhoods, triggering severe environmental justice conflicts. In LA (Harbor Gateway), residents fight a development bringing 800 daily diesel truck trips adjacent to an elementary school and nursing homes. In Portland, community advocates filed appeals to stop a distribution center near three schools. Prologis developments at the Port of Oakland triggered Title VI Civil Rights Act complaints for disproportionately subjecting communities of color to air pollution. |
| AWRE | AWARE INC | In January 2026, Senators Warner and Kaine called for formal investigation into DHS "unprecedented" and "unsupervised" use of surveillance technologies, citing biometric data collection. Aware's software is the primary mechanism. Advocacy groups documented how Aware's integration with FBI's NGI database allows ICE to identify and target undocumented immigrants arrested by local law enforcement, contributing to systemic displacement and civil liberty concerns. |
| LEN | LENNAR A CORP | Lennar Corp faces a massive lawsuit from the Seminole Tribe of Florida over hundreds of newly built defective homes. Catastrophic structural failures, collapsed roofs, and rampant black mold forced over 1,000 tribal residents to evacuate due to respiratory health hazards. Additional construction defect lawsuits in other Florida counties cite severe water intrusion and stucco defects. Recent OSHA citations for fall protection failures compound the pattern. |
| WELL | Welltower | Welltower-owned senior living facilities experienced deaths after cost-cutting measures led to inadequate staffing and supervision. Residents wandered out of facilities into freezing conditions and died from exposure. CIO engaged directly with the company and found the response unsatisfactory — no meaningful accountability or operational changes. Pattern of prioritizing margins over resident safety in vulnerable elderly populations. |
| DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc. | Residents of Bastrop, TX described air near Darling facility as smelling like "festering dog vomit on fire" and "boiling blood," with health impacts documented up to 10 miles away. Over 1,400 community complaints filed. TX AG lawsuit documents systemic and ongoing violations of air quality and wastewater standards directly impacting human health and local ecosystems. |
| LIF | LIFE360 INC | Life360's subsidiary Tile is defendant in active class-action (Ireland-Gordy v. Tile Inc.) alleging devices are defectively designed, enabling stalking and harassment. As of August 2025, the court allowed stalking claims to proceed, noting Tile's marketing on questionable platforms (including pornographic sites) exacerbated misuse risk against women. |
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