ASM International sustainability score: 46/100
Leading practice starts at 60. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
ASM International is a Dutch maker of deposition equipment for semiconductor manufacturing, headquartered in Almere; ASM International N.V. was incorporated in 1968. It had about 4,500 employees and €3.17 billion revenue in 2025.
Founded 1968Head office Almere, NetherlandsStaff ~4,519 (2025)Revenue ~€3.17B (FY2025)Website ↗
ASM has cut its own emissions 44% since 2021, but its total footprint rose 5% in 2025 to 1.7 MtCO2e and is above its base year, mainly from customers using its tools. Its claim of 100% renewable electricity rests almost entirely on unbundled certificates. It has SBTi-validated targets for net zero by 2035, with its value-chain target set per euro of value added.
ASM International scores 46/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified October 2026.
That places ASM International joint 258th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 9th of 46 in Electronics / Hardware.
What is ASM International doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (2/10, 4/10).
Where ASM International lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling.
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles wasteReport measurable waste or recycling targets publicly.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain8/10Its Scope 3 emissions aren't fully verified or falling year on year.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water6/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
A score changes when the evidence does. We use new published evidence at the next rescore. Anyone can send us new evidence, free. How to send it.
How is ASM International's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas ASM International's score changed?
ASM International's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 46.
- 46 → 4628 October 2026
Initial public score 46 (publish-draft)
- Scored 4628 October 2026
Initial public score 46 (publish-draft)
What evidence is ASM International's score based on?
9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by ASM International itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“1,334 2,466 2,759”
“John Golightly, SCC Chair, Sr. Director Sustainability, Climate, Global EH&S, ASM”
“The chair is John Golightly, Sr. Director Sustainability, Climate, Global EH&S at ASM”
“reduce scope 3 GHG emissions 58.2% per EUR of value-added gross profits within the same timeframe”
“ASM International (ASM) has announced it has joined as a founding member of the Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC)”
“with remaining emissions neutralized to achieve net-zero by”
“In July 2023, our net-zero targets for all scopes were verified by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), as the first in the semiconductor industry”
“ranking for both climate and water reporting in 2024, marking its first-time inclusion”
“targets more than 80% reclaimed water in the new facility”
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How does ASM International compare with other electronics / hardware companies?
Where ASM International sits among electronics / hardware peers.
Among the 46 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, ASM International is tied =9th of 46, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Electronics / Hardware?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above ASM International.
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