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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | €5.31m |
| 2024 | 3 | €55.9m |
| 2025 | 1 | €334,587 |
| 2026 | 1 | €1.62m |
6 cases
18 Jun 2026 Siliziumkarbid-Hersteller (anonymisiert)Silicon carbide producer: NOK 18m over unrepresentative emission measurements €1.62m
Økokrim (Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime) issued an industrial company producing silicon carbide with a penalty notice of NOK 18,000,000 for breaches of the Pollution Control Act (forurensningsloven) and for giving incorrect information to Miljødirektoratet (Norwegian Environment Agency). In Økokrim's view, the air emission measurements in 2021 were not representative because, among other things, production was lower during the measurement campaigns; this created a risk that considerably more of the carcinogenic benzo[a]pyrene was emitted than permitted. The company has accepted the penalty notice.
Self-monitoring of emissions must reflect normal operations – anyone who embellishes measurements by throttling production risks heavy corporate penalties.
Integrity of environmental self-monitoring and reports to authorities
- Authority / court
- Økokrim
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- Forurensningsloven (Umweltschutzgesetz); falsche Angaben gegenüber Miljødirektoratet
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- According to Økokrim, managers took the decisions on the non-representative measurements knowing that they would not reflect actual emissions.
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026
Original amount 18,000,000 NOK, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Jun 2026.
- Økokrim, Nachrichten (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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14 Mar 2025 AV Terrace Bay Inc.AV Terrace Bay pulp mill: CAD 525,000 fine for effluent and air emission breaches €334,587
In May 2023 all rainbow trout died in a toxicity test on the effluent of the pulp mill, which is discharged via a creek into Lake Superior; in the same month the mill also exceeded the limit for total reduced sulphur (TRS) in its air emissions four times. The court convicted the company of two offences under the Environmental Protection Act and fined it CAD 525,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of CAD 131,250.
Even short-lived exceedances of effluent and air emission limits can lead to heavy fines; continuous monitoring and swift corrective action are essential.
Compliance with effluent and emission limits
- Authority / court
- Gericht in Thunder Bay (Ermittlung und Anklage: Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- Environmental Protection Act (Ontario), RSO 1990, c E.19 – Abwasserqualität nach der Umweltgenehmigung (Environmental Compliance Approval) und Industriestandard für TRS-Emissionen
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Mitigating circumstances
- According to the ministry, the company reported the test result and each TRS exceedance as required, immediately investigated the causes of the exceedances and submitted an abatement plan; weekly follow-up tests of the effluent showed no further failures.
- Published
- 14 Jul 2025
Original amount 525,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 14 Mar 2025.
- Ontario Newsroom, Court Bulletin (MECP): Pulp Mill Fined $525,000 for Environmental Protection Act Violations, 14.07.2025 Press release of an authority
- Ontario Newsroom API: Court Bulletin 1006183 (maschinenlesbare Fassung) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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19 Dec 2024 The Manitowoc Company, Inc.; Grove U.S. L.L.C.; Manitowoc Crane Group Germany GmbHManitowoc: USD 42.6m for cranes with uncertified diesel engines €41m
Under a consent decree, crane maker Manitowoc and two subsidiaries will pay a civil penalty of 42,600,000 USD because, between 2014 and 2018, they allegedly sold cranes with at least 1,032 diesel engines that were covered neither by a valid EPA certificate of conformity nor by the transition programme for equipment manufacturers; reporting, bonding and labelling requirements were also breached. In addition, the companies will fund the repowering of a locomotive in the Sparrows Point area (Baltimore) with an engine meeting current emission standards. According to the EPA, the court approved the settlement in March 2025.
Companies using transitional engine allowances must be able to allocate every installed unit – otherwise it counts as uncertified.
Certification of engines in imported machinery
- Authority / court
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) / U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- Clean Air Act, Sections 203(a) und 213(d) (Mobile-Source-Vorschriften für Offroad-Dieselmotoren)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 19 Dec 2024
Original amount 42,600,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Dec 2024.
- EPA: Manitowoc Company Clean Air Act Settlement Summary Press release of an authority
- Proposed Consent Decree, United States v. The Manitowoc Company, Inc. et al., Civil Action 2:24-cv-1635 (E.D. Wis.) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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9 Aug 2024 a UK boiler manufacturerCMA: boiler manufacturer changes marketing of hydrogen-blend-ready boilers Other
The CMA was concerned that the manufacturer, by promoting the ability of its gas boilers to run on a blend of up to 20% hydrogen, gave the impression of an environmental benefit or of future-proofing consumers' heating. The company gave formal undertakings to change or remove such marketing claims, inform its installers and retailers and report to the CMA on compliance; it did not admit any breach of the law.
Environmental claims must reflect the actual benefit to consumers today – a technical option is not yet a climate benefit.
Environmental marketing claims (greenwashing)
- Authority / court
- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Misleading environmental and sustainability claims
- Legal basis
- Part 8 Enterprise Act 2002 (Undertakings nach section 219); Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 9 Aug 2024
- CMA, Fälle (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 9 Aug 2026 · Direct link
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4 Mar 2024 a Japanese engine manufacturerJapanese engine manufacturer: USD 16.2m CARB settlement over refrigeration unit engines €14.9m
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement of 16,196,120 USD with a Japanese engine manufacturer. Almost 20,000 engines, mainly for transport refrigeration units, were affected: an incompletely reported auxiliary emission control device (AECD), the use of test procedures not applicable to the engine type, and the production of large spark-ignition engines not covered by the CARB certification. According to CARB, the company made modifications to address the incomplete reporting so that it will meet certification requirements in future.
Every device that affects emission control belongs in full in the certification application – even for small engines.
Complete information in certification procedures
- Authority / court
- California Air Resources Board (CARB)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- CARB Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engines and Equipment Regulation
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 4 Mar 2024
Original amount 16,196,120 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Mar 2024.
- California Air Resources Board (CARB), Veröffentlichung der Behörde (Entscheidung 2024) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 8 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 4 Mar 2026 · Direct link
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13 Sep 2023 a US subsidiary of a Japanese vehicle and engine manufacturerUS subsidiary of engine maker: almost USD 8m CARB settlement over small engine emissions €5.31m
CARB reached a settlement with the US subsidiary of a Japanese vehicle and engine manufacturer totalling 7,968,419 USD for breaches of the rules on small off-road engines (SORE) and on evaporative emissions: a civil penalty of 5,694,452 USD and 2,273,967 USD for four environmental projects. The company had obtained a variance for several engine families, mostly generators, whose carbon canisters did not meet capacity requirements, but failed to meet its conditions; after the variance was revoked, all units sold under it counted as non-compliant. It is the third SORE enforcement action against the company within four years. The authority allegedly made the findings set out here; this account is not based on a final judgment. The amount field records only the civil monetary penalty.
Companies selling under a conditional variance must monitor compliance with its terms continuously – if it lapses, every sale becomes non-compliant.
Complying with conditions attached to variances
- Authority / court
- California Air Resources Board (CARB)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- CARB Small Off-Road Engine (SORE) Regulation; Evaporative Emissions Regulations
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Repeat case
- yes
- Mitigating circumstances
- According to CARB, the company cooperated in resolving the allegations.
- Published
- 13 Sep 2023
Original amount 5,694,452 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 13 Sep 2023.
- California Air Resources Board (CARB), Veröffentlichung der Behörde (Entscheidung 2023) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 8 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 13 Sep 2025 · Direct link