NVIDIA Corporation·Electronics / Hardware·Santa Clara, United States·Founded 1993·Last verified 31 May 2026
32
out of 100
Below expectationsPending Review+4 since last review

NVIDIA's emissions doubled year-over-year to 7.15 million tCO2e in FY25, with no absolute Scope 3 reduction target despite $216 billion revenue. Greenpeace ranked the company last among top 10 AI firms for supply chain decarbonization. Renewable energy claims rely on unbundled RECs while actual grid emissions rise. Nature impacts remain entirely unaddressed.

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
Electronics / Hardware sector ceiling.
40 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
38 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 40) + (0.7 × 38) = 38.6
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 0.82
Final score
Rounded. Below expectations.
32 / 100
The ten questions

Where NVIDIA Corporation is strong, and where it isn't.

Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (7/10, 5/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (0/10, 1/10).

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.

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

[1]Self-reported
NVIDIA Sustainability Report Fiscal Year 2025
2025
Q1Q3Q8Q9
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[2]Third-party verified
The Sustainable Innovation: NVIDIA Sustainability Profile
Unknown
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q7Q8Q9
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[3]Public record
Data Center Dynamics: NVIDIA Reaches 100 Percent Renewable Energy Target
Unknown
Q1Q3Q4
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[4]Third-party verified
Greenpeace East Asia: NVIDIA Ranks Last on AI Supply Chain Decarbonization
2025
Q2Q4Q10
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[5]Public record
Trellis: NVIDIA Top ESG Priority—Power Gobbled by AI Chips
Unknown
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[6]Public record
Eco Sostenibile: NVIDIA Ecological Cost of AI 2024 Sustainability Report
2024
Q3Q5Q6
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[7]Public record
Design Life-Cycle: NVIDIA GPU
Unknown
Q5
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[8]Public record
MIT News: Explained—Generative AI Environmental Impact
2025
Q5
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[9]Self-reported
NVIDIA Environmental Health & Safety Energy Policy
Unknown
Q6
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[10]Public record
Green Digest: NVIDIA Environmental and Social Impact
Unknown
Q6Q7
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[11]Public record
Carbon Credits: NVIDIA Posts Over $46B Revenue—Balancing Profits with Green Goals
Unknown
Q6
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[12]Third-party verified
Corporate Knights: Paradox—NVIDIA Sustainability Performance
2026
Q7Q10
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NVIDIA Corporation in context

Where NVIDIA Corporation sits among electronics / hardware peers.

Among the 21 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, NVIDIA Corporation is tied =16th of 21, with 1 other.

=16/21
NVIDIA Corporation's rank
39
Industry average
25
Industry low
64
Industry high
How this score has moved

NVIDIA Corporation's score over time.

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What's being contested

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About NVIDIA Corporation

NVIDIA designs and manufactures graphics processing units and system-on-chip processors for data centers, gaming, and AI applications. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, it is the world's dominant GPU supplier and a critical infrastructure provider for generative AI. The company is fabless, outsourcing manufacturing to TSMC, Samsung, and SK Hynix.

Founded
1993
Headquarters
Santa Clara, United States
Employees
~36,000
Annual revenue
~$130B (FY24) / ~$216B (FY25)
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