DEKRA sustainability score: 56/100
Better than 66% of Consulting / Professional Services
Leading practice starts at 60. The highest score on SINK is 71.
DEKRA is a German testing, inspection and certification company, headquartered in Stuttgart and best known for vehicle inspection; its roots go back to 1925. It had about 48,000 employees and €4.4 billion revenue in 2025.
Head office Stuttgart, GermanyStaff ~48,000 (2025)Revenue ~€4.4B (FY2025)Website ↗
DEKRA's total footprint fell to 210,000 tCO2e in 2025 and its SBTi-validated targets are absolute, though its value-chain emissions have edged up each year. Its electricity was 100% renewable in 2025, but it says this fell short of RE100's quality criteria. It retired 80,000 carbon credits to claim carbon neutrality for 2025 and has since dropped neutrality claims; it publishes no water or waste tonnages.
DEKRA scores 56/100 (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 DEKRA joint 40th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 9th of 30 in Consulting / Professional Services.
What is DEKRA doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Emissions Trajectory (3/10, 4/10).
Where DEKRA 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 waterMonitor its water use and take measures to reduce it.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How it uses materials and handles wasteReport measurable waste or recycling targets publicly.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling4/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its 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 water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets7/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is DEKRA's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is DEKRA's score based on?
11 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
55% of them were published by DEKRA itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Gross Scope 1 39,950 42,970 37,523 -13”
“3.5 Waste generated in operations 5.1 4.7 6.2 +33”
“An exceptional performance was acknowledged for example in the areas of Targets and Verification.”
“DEKRA is setting its sights on 2030 to procure renewable electricity that fully complies with RE100 requirements.”
“100% suppliers sustainability checked 100% 100% of suppliers managed by Global Procurement”
“a target path of absolute emission reductions until 2030 vs. a 2019 base-year of 46.2% in scope 1 and 2, and 27.5% in scope 3”
“financial support for external projects implemented by partners such as UNICEF, WWF, NABU, and Bergwaldprojekt”
“DEKRA 2020 2030 Services Germany”
“Von 2019 bis 2024 konnte DEKRA die Klimaemissionen um mehr als 50 Prozent reduzieren”
“Umsatzplus von fast 5 Prozent, ohne Zeitarbeit 7 Prozent”
“DEKRA holds a Platinum rating from EcoVadis”
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How does DEKRA compare with other consulting / professional services companies?
Where DEKRA sits among consulting / professional services peers.
Among the 30 major consulting / professional services brands we've scored, DEKRA is tied =9th of 30, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Consulting / Professional Services?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above DEKRA.
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