Corson is the Chairman, president and CEO of Imperial Oil, the Canadian branch of Exxon Oil, and is part of the Pathways Alliance, a coalition of tar sands companies. Imperial Oil has known about the link between fossil fuels and global heating since the 1970s. Corson and Imperial have a record of misrepresenting their own climate research and discrediting real climate solutions, and they continue to oppose climate policy, prioritizing their profits over the future of the planet.

Imperial made $7.4 billion in profits last year, and Corson himself saw his own earnings double in 2022 to $17.34 million. That makes him Canada’s top-paid energy CEO! Imperial’s oil and petrochemical refineries are some of the most polluting in all of Canada: toxic releases are almost routine at Imperial’s refinery in the area around Sarnia and Aamjiwnaang First Nation, referred to as “Chemical Valley”.  In Alberta, Imperial’s toxic wastewater (known as tailings) keep leaking. In fact, recently one of Imperial’s projects leaked toxic tailings into areas used for hunting and harvesting by Indigenous communities – and Corson kept it quiet for nine months. It took another spill of 5.3 million liters for the communities to learn about the first leak, and despite being caught, Corson continues to minimize the impacts.

Check out Brad Corson’s lengthy climate villain resume. It’s full of experience greenwashing, keeping secrets and hoarding wealth.