Citi·Financial Services / Banking·388 Greenwich Street, United States·Founded 1998·Last verified 31 May 2026
32
out of 100
Below expectationsPending Review

Citi maintains glossy sustainability reporting while its core business—fossil fuel financing—accelerated in 2024. The bank ranked second-largest financier of oil and gas since Paris with $396B committed. Operational emissions fell sharply, but financed emissions, which dwarf direct impact by orders of magnitude, moved decisively in the wrong direction.

The calculation

Every score shows its working.

Same formula for every company. No curve. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
Financial Services / Banking sector ceiling.
50 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
43 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 50) + (0.7 × 43) = 45.1
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 0.7
Final score
Rounded. Below expectations.
32 / 100
The ten questions

Where Citi is strong, and where it isn't.

Strongest on Energy Source and Carbon Footprint — Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (1/10, 2/10).

Where the evidence comes from

Every document used, listed.

12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

7 of 12 sources are third-party verified or public record.

[1]Self-reported
Global Sustainability Report 2024
2024
Q1
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[2]Self-reported
2023 Citi Climate Report Supplement
2023
Q1Q2Q6Q7
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[3]Self-reported
2023 Citi Climate Report
2023
Q2Q8
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[4]Third-party verified
Banking on Climate Chaos 2025
2025
Q3Q10
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[5]Self-reported
Citi to Power Its Texas Operations with Clean Renewable Energy
2019
Q4
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[6]Public record
Citi $441B, $1T Sustainable Finance 2030 Goal ESG Report
Unknown
Q4Q6
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[7]Third-party verified
Indigenous Peoples, Biodiversity, and Responsibilities of Financial Institutions
Unknown
Q5
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[8]Third-party verified
Citi: Sustainable Banking or Greenwashing?
Unknown
Q5
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[9]Self-reported
Citi Sustainable Issuance Framework Second Party Opinion
2025
Q9
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[10]Third-party verified
Citi Reports Clients' Climate Transition Progress
2024
Q9
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[11]Third-party verified
Citigroup Climate Finance Rating
Unknown
Q10
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[12]Third-party verified
Open Letter: Scientists Urge Citi to Stop Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion
Unknown
Q10
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Citi in context

Where Citi sits among financial services / banking peers.

Among the 29 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, Citi sits 23rd of 29.

23/29
Citi's rank
40
Industry average
23
Industry low
65
Industry high
How this score has moved

Citi's score over time.

today

Score history begins 4 April 2026.

As Citi's score updates, the trajectory will appear here.

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What's being contested

This score is not currently being contested.

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No challenges submitted yet. If you have evidence that contradicts this score, you can challenge any question above — cite a public source and we'll review it.

About Citi

Citigroup is a global financial services conglomerate headquartered in New York, providing retail banking, institutional clients services, wealth management, and capital markets financing. With $81.1 billion in annual revenue and 219,000 employees, it ranks among the world's largest banks by assets and geographic reach.

Founded
1998
Headquarters
388 Greenwich Street, United States
Employees
~240,000
Annual revenue
$81.1B (FY2024)
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