Mercedes-Benz has reduced operational emissions 74% from 2018 but total absolute emissions rose 7.86% in 2024. Scope 3 targets are intensity-based, allowing growth with sales. The company abandoned its all-electric-by-2030 pledge in May 2024 and faces serious lobbying red flags: InfluenceMap grades it C-, documenting advocacy against EU CO₂ standards across four misaligned trade associations.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Emissions Trajectory (2/10, 3/10).
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Among the 24 major automotive brands we've scored, Mercedes-Benz is tied =11th of 24, with 2 others.
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Mercedes-Benz Group AG is a German luxury automotive manufacturer headquartered in Stuttgart, founded in 1926. A global leader in premium cars, trucks, and mobility solutions, it operates manufacturing plants across Europe, Asia, and North America. The company is transitioning toward electric vehicles while maintaining internal combustion engine production into the 2030s.
Direct luxury automotive peer facing identical EV transition pressures and European emissions regulation scrutiny.
View breakdown →Larger German OEM with similar supply chain complexity and trade association lobbying visibility under climate scrutiny.
View breakdown →EV-only automaker against which Mercedes' intensity-based targets and ICE continuation strategy are increasingly measured.
View breakdown →Major corporation with documented trade association misalignment on climate policy and lobbying red flags comparable to Mercedes' ACEA/VDA positions.
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