F&C Investment Trust sustainability score: 27/100
Better than 18% of Financial Services / Banking
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
F&C Investment Trust PLC is a closed-ended equity investment trust founded in 1868, headquartered in London. It holds a diversified portfolio of 350+ companies across 35 countries, with management delegated to Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
More about F&C Investment Trust
The trust has no direct employees or operational footprint, functioning as a holding vehicle for global equity exposure.
Head office United KingdomStaff ~10 (own staff; managed by Columbia Threadneedle Investments with ~2,500 employees)Revenue ~£113M (2025, Wikipedia)Website ↗
F&C Investment Trust discloses minimal environmental data despite managing £3bn+ in global equities. Portfolio carbon intensity has risen over two years. No science-based targets, no financed emissions figure, no net zero interim milestones. The trust relies entirely on manager Columbia Threadneedle for ESG governance and publishes no dedicated sustainability reporting.
F&C Investment Trust scores 27/100 (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 August 2026.
That places F&C Investment Trust joint 815th of 1,023 companies scored, and 50th of 61 in Financial Services / Banking.
What is F&C Investment Trust doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Water Impact (6/10, 4/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Emissions Trajectory (2/10, 2/10).
Where F&C Investment Trust 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
- Emissions from its own operationsPublish emissions figures for its own operations, even an estimate from energy bills.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling, even from energy bills or mileage.
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations2/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is3/10No 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 water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports4/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is F&C Investment Trust's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas F&C Investment Trust's score changed?
F&C Investment Trust's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 27.
- 27 → 277 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 272 August 2026
Initial public score 27 (publish-draft)
What evidence is F&C Investment Trust's score based on?
9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
44% of them were published by F&C Investment Trust itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“the portfolio's carbon intensity has increased in the last two years as a result of changes within the portfolio”
“F&C Investment Trust plc ('F&C'/the 'Company') today announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2024”
“Engagement progress and voting activity is reported to investors in a quarterly and an annual Stewardship report”
“delivering on the investment returns objective might periodically mean increases in the overall carbon intensity”
“It does not pursue a sustainability objective and does not meet the criteria for a sustainable investment label”
“Columbia Threadneedle Investment's Vice President... 'Biodiversity loss poses a significant risk to both the global economy'”
“Our focus has never wavered since the day we were founded in 1868: to bring the benefits of creative and responsible investing”
“F&C Investment Trust plc (the 'Company' or 'F&C') was founded in 1868 as the first investment trust”
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How does F&C Investment Trust compare with other financial services / banking companies?
Where F&C Investment Trust sits among financial services / banking peers.
Among the 61 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, F&C Investment Trust sits 50th of 61.
Who scores higher in Financial Services / Banking?
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