Siemens·Electrical Equipment / Lighting·Berlin, Germany·Founded 1847·Last verified 31 May 2026
56
out of 100
Making progressPending Review

Siemens has delivered genuine operational emissions cuts (60% since 2019) and secured SBTi validation, but faces a critical credibility gap: it funded the Carmichael coal mine in 2020 despite global activist pressure, and holds undisclosed trade association memberships misaligned with climate. Scope 3 remains opaque and portfolio-dependent.

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
Electrical Equipment / Lighting sector ceiling.
45 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
65 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 45) + (0.7 × 65) = 59.0
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 0.95
Final score
Rounded. Making progress.
56 / 100
The ten questions

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

Strongest on Targets & Commitments and Transparency & Accountability (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (5/10, 5/10).

Where the evidence comes from

Every document used, listed.

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

7 of 13 sources are third-party verified or public record.

[1]Self-reported
Siemens Achieves Strong Progress Sustainability Targets (Press Release)
2024
Q1Q3Q4
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[2]Self-reported
Siemens FY2024 Sustainability Report
2024
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q6Q7
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[3]Self-reported
Siemens Sustainability Report FY2023
2023
Q7
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[4]Self-reported
Siemens FY2025 Sustainability Statement
2025
Q5Q6Q7
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[5]Self-reported
Siemens Achieves Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) Validation (Press Release)
2024
Q8
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[6]Third-party verified
Statista: Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Siemens by Scope
Ongoing
Q1Q2
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[7]Third-party verified
Siemens Sustainability Report FY2024 (Market Screener Summary)
2024
Q2Q4Q9
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[8]Third-party verified
DitchCarbon: Siemens Emissions Profile
Ongoing
Q3
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[9]Third-party verified
InfluenceMap/LobbyMap: Siemens Trade Association Alignment
Ongoing
Q9Q10
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[10]Public record
Siemens Unit Resolves Alleged EPA Waste Management Violations (Bloomberg Law)
2022
Q10
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[11]Public record
Siemens Coal Mine Australia Controversy (EcoWatch)
2020
Q10
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[12]Third-party verified
Siemens Making Progress Towards 2030 Sustainability Commitments (Sustainability Online)
2025
Q5Q9
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[13]Self-reported
Siemens Driving Sustainability: Building on 2024's Momentum (Siemens Blog)
2025
Q6
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Siemens in context

Siemens shares top spot among electrical equipment / lighting peers.

Among the 9 major electrical equipment / lighting brands we've scored, Siemens is tied =1st of 9, with 1 other.

=1/9
Siemens's rank
43
Industry average
30
Industry low
56
Industry high
How this score has moved

Siemens's score over time.

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What's being contested

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About Siemens

Siemens is a German multinational industrial conglomerate founded in 1847, headquartered in Berlin with 320,000 employees. It operates across electrical engineering, automation, power systems, medical devices, and industrial software—a diversified portfolio making it a heavyweight in industrial decarbonisation but also in grey-zone supply chain and policy influence.

Founded
1847
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Employees
~320,000 (2023)
Annual revenue
€77.8B (FY2023)
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