Exxon Mobil sustainability score: 18/100
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
ExxonMobil is a multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Spring, Texas. It operates upstream, downstream, and chemical segments globally, with ~57,900 employees and $332.2 billion in FY2025 revenue.
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The company is among the world's largest integrated energy producers.
Founded 1882Head office Spring, Texas, United StatesStaff ~57,900 (FY2025)Revenue $332,238M total revenues and other income (FY2025)Website ↗
Exxon Mobil operates with minimal climate accountability. Scope 1–2 emissions are modestly declining, but absolute life-cycle emissions are rising. Scope 3—which represents 88% of its footprint—has no targets. Active lobbying against climate disclosure rules and API membership that opposes climate policy cap the rating.
Exxon Mobil scores 18/100 (Significant gaps) 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 Exxon Mobil joint 997th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 9th of 18 in Oil & Gas.
What is Exxon Mobil doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Transparency & Accountability (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (1/10, 2/10).
Where Exxon Mobil 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 record on controversiesDeal with the findings under question 10, in public.
- How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
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 chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies1/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Exxon Mobil's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Exxon Mobil's score changed?
Exxon Mobil's score has moved from 15 to 18 across 2 recorded reviews, up 3 points.
- 15 → 18+317 October 2026
Fortune 50 re-score (owner-approved batch 1, 2026-10-17)
- Scored 151 September 2026
Initial score 15 (score-company publish)
What evidence is Exxon Mobil's score based on?
11 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
50% of them were published by Exxon Mobil itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Environmental Resources Management CVS has provided their independent limited level of assurance that the 2024 ExxonMobil greenhouse gas emissions inventory meets ISO 14064-3 expectations”
“In 2025, 35% of major operating sites were within 5 km of designated protected areas on land and 10 km of designated marine protected areas.”
“Exxon is a leading member of the American Petroleum Institute (API), which has consistently lobbied to block or water down effective climate policy.”
“In 2025, 99% of the waste from our operated assets and remediation activities was managed by third-party facilities assessed by independent evaluators.”
“We estimate that about 12% of the freshwater volume we withdraw is from water-stressed areas, based on analysis using the WRI tool.”
“the Company's announced ambition ultimately to achieve net zero with respect to Scope 1 and 2 emissions”
“The Advancing Climate Solutions Report includes 2025 greenhouse gas emissions performance data as of March 13, 2026”
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How does Exxon Mobil compare with other oil & gas companies?
Where Exxon Mobil sits among oil & gas peers.
Among the 18 major oil & gas brands we've scored, Exxon Mobil is tied =9th of 18, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in Oil & Gas?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Exxon Mobil.
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