Rolls-Royce scores 27/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified October 2026.
That places Rolls-Royce joint 650th of 809 companies scored, and joint 3rd of 9 in Aerospace.
Rolls-Royce discloses Scope 1+2 emissions with limited assurance and reports 21% absolute reductions since 2019, but it has no SBTi-validated targets. Scope 3 coverage is narrow—only use-of-products measured at scale. Renewable energy at 18% remains marginal. Water, biodiversity, and end-of-life product circularity are unreported or nascent.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Transparency & Accountability (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (3/10, 3/10).
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.
“1) 5,847,474 GJ; 2) 34%; 3) 18%”
“Bureau Veritas UK Limited has been engaged by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc to provide limited assurance”
“we have already reduced our annual Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 21% since 2019”
“Use of sold products on a fossil fuel based pathway (with weight based adjustment) 85.7 MtCO2e”
“In 2024, the Board approved the first phase of a sustainability strategic review...newly created Safety, Energy Transition & Tech Committee”
“Rolls-Royce has been participating in the CDP for over a decade”
“Near-term: Committed; Long-term: No target; Net Zero Standard: Committed”
“Rolls-Royce has concluded a long-term power purchase agreement with Stadtwerke Ulm for the annual purchase of around 20,000 MWh”
“Rolls-Royce has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with renewable energy provider EDP Renewables APAC to install solar panels”
“We collect the amount of energy consumed in kilowatt-hours (kWh) for our facilities and in support of our manufacturing activities”
“Water recovery and re-use has been considered in the design of the RR SMR's effluent collection and treatment system”
“Rolls-Royce exhibits strategic engagement that is both supportive and oppositional with science-aligned climate policy”
“National Mining Association, European Business Aviation Association, Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA), Airlines UK”
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Where Rolls-Royce sits among aerospace peers.
Among the 9 major aerospace brands we've scored, Rolls-Royce is tied =3rd of 9, with 2 others.
Rolls-Royce's score has moved from 39 to 27 across 2 recorded reviews — down 12 points.
Aggregator sweep, source-fix pass: dead cited URLs re-sourced and broker citations replaced with primaries; re-scored under pinned code 9196601.
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Rolls-Royce is a British aerospace, defence, and energy multinational founded in 1906, headquartered in London. It designs and manufactures aircraft engines, marine propulsion systems, nuclear reactors, and power systems for commercial, military, and energy sectors. A major OEM with 54,500 employees and £4.7bn FY2019 revenue.
Peer aerospace and defence OEM; comparable scale and engine/propulsion manufacturing.
View breakdown →Direct competitor in aircraft engine and energy systems; similar market positioning.
View breakdown →Aerospace OEM customer and industry peer; shared decarbonisation and supply chain pressures.
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