CVS Health sustainability score: 37/100
Better than 10% of Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
CVS Health runs pharmacy benefit management (CVS Caremark), Aetna health insurance and retail pharmacies in the United States. Incorporated in Delaware in 1996 and headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, it had about 300,000 employees and $402.1 billion in FY2025 revenue.
Founded 1996Head office Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United StatesStaff ~300,000 (FY2025)Revenue $402,067M total revenues (FY2025)Website ↗
CVS Health's Scope 1 and 2 emissions are down 43% since 2019 with reasonable assurance, though Scope 1 rose in 2025, and its Scope 3 total of 26.3 Mt has not fallen steadily. Renewable electricity was 33% in 2025 against a 50% target for 2040. Its 2025 report says it moved away from material-specific plastic goals, which its packaging page still lists, and it publishes no financed emissions for Aetna's investments.
CVS Health scores 37/100 (Below expectations) 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 CVS Health joint 507th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 17th of 21 in Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals.
What is CVS Health doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Targets & Commitments (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Resource Use & Waste (4/10, 4/10).
Where CVS Health 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
- 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.
- Its effect on waterMeasure its water footprint and set reduction targets.
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 chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling6/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports7/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is CVS Health's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is CVS Health's score based on?
14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
36% of them were published by CVS Health itself; the rest come from independent sources.
9 of 14 sources are independent of the company.
“Scope 1: 268,591 metric tons of CO2 equivalent”
“Tonnes of COe 157,199 269,225 237,732 268,591”
“Calendar Year 2024 – January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 27,136,910”
“helping select Red Oak Sourcing suppliers collect GHG emissions data and establish science-based emissions reduction targets”
“The Purchased Goods & Services category comprises nearly 90% of CVS Health's Scope 3 emissions.”
“encouraging the use of recycled content or credible certification systems such as FSC, SFI, or PEFC where feasible”
“Reduce virgin plastic in Store Brand packaging by 50%”
“We monitor our water use and leverage a utility anomaly program to identify excessive usage across our footprint.”
“natural disasters and extreme weather events (which may increase in frequency or intensity as a result of climate change)”
“is formally charged with oversight of the Company’s environmental sustainability, community engagement and corporate social responsibility strategy and performance”
“it did not disclose any further details on its role within each association or their climate policy positions”
“CVS Health has defined a list of packaging designated as problematic or unnecessary to eliminate by 2030, which includes polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic.”
“CVS Health will purchase these Renewable Energy Certificates through two separate long-term agreements with Constellation Energy.”
“has announced its goal to reduce virgin plastic in its store-brand packaging by 50 percent by the end of the decade”
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How does CVS Health compare with other healthcare / pharmaceuticals companies?
Where CVS Health sits among healthcare / pharmaceuticals peers.
Among the 21 major healthcare / pharmaceuticals brands we've scored, CVS Health is tied =17th of 21, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above CVS Health.
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