Dell Technologies sustainability score: 37/100
Better than 49% of Electronics / Hardware
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Dell Technologies makes and sells personal computers, servers, storage and networking equipment worldwide. It was incorporated in 2013 as Denali Holding and renamed Dell Technologies in 2016; its roots go back to Dell's founding in 1984.
More about Dell Technologies
It is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, and had about 97,000 employees and $113.5 billion in FY2026 revenue.
Founded 2013Head office Round Rock, Texas, USStaff ~97,000 (FY2026)Revenue $113,538M revenues (FY2026)Website ↗
Dell reports declining operational emissions and credible climate targets, but Scope 3 rose 14% year-on-year, driven by use-phase product emissions. Biodiversity is ignored entirely. Water targets are absent. CEO's Business Roundtable membership signals policy opposition.
Dell Technologies 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 Dell Technologies joint 507th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 21st of 46 in Electronics / Hardware.
What is Dell Technologies 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 Emissions Trajectory (2/10, 4/10).
Where Dell Technologies 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.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- 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 chain7/10Its 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 is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- 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 annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Dell Technologies's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Dell Technologies's score changed?
Dell Technologies's score has moved from 35 to 37 across 3 recorded reviews, up 2 points.
- 37 → 377 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed a related-company note naming a customer, supplier or partner without a source. Score unchanged.
- 35 → 37+217 October 2026
Fortune 50 re-score (owner-approved batch 2, 2026-10-17)
- Scored 356 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Dell Technologies's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
44% of them were published by Dell Technologies itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“We commissioned an external third-party to perform limited assurance procedures with respect to these metrics.”
“All facilities globally, including leased spaces, plus company-owned and leased transportation.”
“Emissions Supplier Engagement Program (ESEP), which encourages suppliers to commit to the RE100 Initiative”
“biodiversity was not identified as a material topic and therefore is not being prioritized at this moment.”
“We embed circularity principles throughout our value chain.”
“Sourcing 61.5% of electricity from renewable sources”
“Dell invests in renewable power through virtual power purchase agreements (vPPAs), joint PPAs, and renewable energy credits.”
“it was one of the first companies to be working toward an SBTi-validated environmental target”
“This company is a member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (formerly the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative)”
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How does Dell Technologies compare with other electronics / hardware companies?
Where Dell Technologies sits among electronics / hardware peers.
Among the 46 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, Dell Technologies is tied =21st of 46, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in Electronics / Hardware?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Dell Technologies.
Qualcomm reported 4,461,955 tCO2e for FY2025, up from 4,126,846 t in FY2024; the figure includes outsourced chipmaking and use of its products, and its Scope 3 is not assured.
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