Wise·Financial Services / Banking·London·Founded 2011·Last verified 31 May 2026
40
out of 100
Below expectationsPending Review

Wise discloses a single 2022 emissions figure (33,952 tCO2e) without Scope 3 breakdown, third-party verification, or updated data despite rapid growth doubling headcount and tripling revenue. No science-based targets, no renewable energy percentage, and emissions trajectory remains unmeasured. The company offsets rather than reduces.

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.
35 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 50) + (0.7 × 35) = 39.5
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 1
Final score
Rounded. Below expectations.
40 / 100
The ten questions

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

Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint — Operations (10/10, 4/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (1/10, 2/10).

Where the evidence comes from

Every document used, listed.

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

Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 6 sources, 100% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.

[1]Self-reported
ESG page and commitments
Ongoing
Q1Q2Q4Q5Q6Q8Q9
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[2]Self-reported
FY2025 Annual Report
2025
Q3Q9
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[3]Self-reported
Policy Positions
Ongoing
Q4Q10
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[4]Self-reported
Wise deepens partnership with Opna: £1M carbon removal commitment
2025
Q8
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[5]Self-reported
Wise partners with Opna to drive climate resilience
2024
Q5
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[6]Self-reported
ESG Manager blog: Driving ESG impact
2025
Q9
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Wise in context

Where Wise sits among financial services / banking peers.

Among the 29 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, Wise is tied =13th of 29, with 1 other.

=13/29
Wise's rank
40
Industry average
23
Industry low
65
Industry high
How this score has moved

Wise's score over time.

today

Score history begins 6 April 2026.

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

We're backfilling historical scores for FTSE 100 and S&P 100 companies over the coming weeks.

What's being contested

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About Wise

Wise is a London-based fintech founded in 2011 specialising in international money transfers and currency exchange. With 6,500 employees across multiple offices and $2+ billion annual revenue, it operates primarily as a cloud-native platform using AWS infrastructure. The company holds a UK banking licence and serves millions of customers globally.

Founded
2011
Headquarters
London
Employees
~6,500
Annual revenue
~£1.2B (~$1.5B)
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