Hyundai Motor Company sustainability score: 29/100
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Hyundai Motor Company makes and sells cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles, including under its Genesis brand, and also offers financial services. It was established in 1967 and is based in Seoul.
More about Hyundai Motor Company
Its sales revenue was KRW 186,254.5 billion in 2025, and it had about 123,360 employees at the end of 2025: 73,335 in Korea and 50,025 overseas.
Founded 1967Head office Seoul, South KoreaStaff ~123,360 (31 December 2025: 73,335 Korea + 50,025 overseas)Revenue ~KRW 186.25 trillion sales revenue (2025)Website ↗
Hyundai's footprint was 201,615,337 tCO2e in 2025, 2.2% below 2024 on a restated basis, and most of it comes from the fuel and electricity its vehicles use. 35% of its electricity was renewable in 2025, 88% overseas, but its Korean plants still run mostly on grid power. Hyundai reports that SBTi approved near-term targets in 2025 to cut Scope 1 and 2 by about 42% by 2030 and use-phase emissions by 63% by 2035; its 2045 carbon-neutrality pledge is not SBTi-validated. CDP rated it A on climate and on water. InfluenceMap finds it backed a weaker US fuel economy rule in February 2026 and opposed the UK ZEV mandate.
Hyundai Motor Company scores 29/100 (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 November 2026.
That places Hyundai Motor Company joint 753rd of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 17th of 36 in Automotive.
What is Hyundai Motor Company doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (1/10, 4/10).
Where Hyundai Motor Company 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.
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
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 chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No 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 nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- 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 targets7/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports7/10No 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 Hyundai Motor Company's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Hyundai Motor Company's score changed?
Hyundai Motor Company's score has moved from 23 to 29 across 2 recorded reviews, up 6 points.
- 23 → 29+65 November 2026
Re-scored on v2.5 (brand batch: car makers, 2026-11-05); pre-v2.5 record
- Scored 238 February 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Hyundai Motor Company's score based on?
15 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
20% of them were published by Hyundai Motor Company itself; the rest come from independent sources.
12 of 15 sources are independent of the company.
“In 2025, Hyundai emitted 1,911,084”
“emissions amounted to 2,097,809”
“Scope 3 emissions, accounting for the majority of its footprint, are only partially reported, with no supplier-level targets”
“major automakers like Hyundai, Volkswagen, and Toyota have not disclosed their steel emissions”
“total emissions in India grew by an alarming 70 percent”
“the company sold 4,138,389 vehicles worldwide, nearly unchanged from 2024”
“Hyundai plans to procure 64MW (megawatts) of solar renewable energy for the Ulsan plant by 2025”
“authorized the filling or dredging of 221 acres (89 hectares) of wetlands at the plant site”
“In the water management category, the company also received the 'Leadership A' rating for the second consecutive year”
“Hyundai disclosed membership of only a limited number of trade associations”
“2045 net-zero pledge has not been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative”
“German authorities are investigating Hyundai and Kia for selling around 210,000 vehicles in Germany”
“HMGMA is estimated to need 4 million gallons per day once we reach full production”
“received 5.58 points for the proportion of zero-emission vehicle sales and a mere 3 points for decarbonizing efforts in their supply chains”
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How does Hyundai Motor Company compare with other automotive companies?
Where Hyundai Motor Company sits among automotive peers.
Among the 36 major automotive brands we've scored, Hyundai Motor Company is tied =17th of 36, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Automotive?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Hyundai Motor Company.
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