Danfoss sustainability score: 32/100
Better than 28% of Industrial Equipment / Machinery
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Danfoss is a privately held Danish maker of hydraulics, climate and refrigeration components and power electronics, headquartered in Nordborg; its roots go back to 1933. It had about 39,400 employees and €9.4 billion sales in 2025.
Head office Nordborg, DenmarkStaff ~39,353 (2025)Revenue ~€9.4B (FY2025)Website ↗
Danfoss has cut its own emissions 51% since 2019, but its total footprint is 110 MtCO2e, almost all from its products in use. In December 2025 it replaced its absolute supply-chain target with intensity targets. Waste it dumped at Himmark Strand on Als from 1955 to 1977 is now a listed pollution site with a bathing ban.
Danfoss scores 32/100 (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 Danfoss joint 658th of 1,023 companies scored, and 14th of 19 in Industrial Equipment / Machinery.
What is Danfoss doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (9/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Controversies & Red Flags (3/10, 3/10).
Where Danfoss 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 natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
- Its record on controversiesDeal with the findings under question 10, in public.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations9/10No 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 falling4/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- 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 targets7/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies3/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Danfoss's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Danfoss's score changed?
Danfoss's score has moved from 33 to 32 across 2 recorded reviews, down 1 point.
- 33 → 32-127 October 2026
Initial public score 32 (publish-draft)
- Scored 3327 October 2026
Initial public score 33 (publish-draft)
What evidence is Danfoss's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
20% of them were published by Danfoss itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“1 and 2) by 33% and by 51% since”
“Danfoss further commits to reduce scope 3 GHG emissions 66.33% per EUR value added within the same timeframe.”
“Danfoss receives A- rating from CDP for climate change and water security leadership.”
“updated its value chain (scope 3) targets to be intensity-based”
“Danfoss will reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions by 15% in the same time frame.”
“as a virtual PPA, Danfoss will not physically power its facilities with the electricity that was generated in Texas”
“Forureningen består hovedsagelig af olieprodukter og vinylklorid”
“Processen var fuldt lovlig, da det skete mellem 1955 og 1977”
“Dertil kommer et bidrag på 25 millioner kroner fra Danfoss.”
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How does Danfoss compare with other industrial equipment / machinery companies?
Where Danfoss sits among industrial equipment / machinery peers.
Among the 19 major industrial equipment / machinery brands we've scored, Danfoss sits 14th of 19.
Who scores higher in Industrial Equipment / Machinery?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Danfoss.
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