IMAX sustainability score: 23/100
Better than 4% of Electronics / Hardware
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
IMAX Corporation designs premium large-format cinema projection systems and licenses them to theatre operators worldwide, taking a share of box office revenue. Manufacturing is outsourced.
More about IMAX
Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, with around 700 employees and revenues of approximately $350M, it also provides film remastering services and co-produces occasional documentary content.
Founded 1967Head office Mississauga, Ontario, CanadaStaff ~700Revenue ~$352MWebsite ↗
IMAX discloses no global Scope 1, 2, or 3 emissions figures, no emissions trajectory, no climate targets, and no renewable energy strategy; its most recent global sustainability report dates to 2021. It has around 700 employees across offices in Canada and the United States.
IMAX scores 23/100 (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 July 2026.
That places IMAX joint 925th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 42nd of 46 in Electronics / Hardware.
What is IMAX doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (8/10, 4/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (1/10, 1/10).
Where IMAX 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
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling, even from energy bills or mileage.
- Its climate targetsSet emissions reduction targets.
- Emissions from its own operationsPublish emissions figures for its own operations, even an estimate from energy bills.
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 chain2/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling1/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- 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 targets1/10No emissions reduction targets.
- How openly it reports2/10No published sustainability data, or no one named as responsible for it.
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How is IMAX's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas IMAX's score changed?
IMAX's score has moved from 32 to 23 across 3 recorded reviews, down 9 points.
- 32 → 23-97 November 2026
Sources replaced with the company's own or independent reports or removed. With no published global emissions figure, the 0.70x size step now applies.
- 32 → 327 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 3226 July 2026
Initial public score 32 (publish-draft)
What evidence is IMAX's score based on?
8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
13% of them were published by IMAX itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Although the Company's business is not carbon intensive, we continually look to raise awareness in environmental sustainability”
“emissions and emissions data ... are immaterial to the Group's operation and have not been disclosed in this ESG report”
“In 2024, our Sheridan Park and Los Angeles facilities implemented a new waste management practice to divert organic wastes from landfills”
“IMAX's catalog of sustainability-themed films includes 'A Beautiful Planet', 'Born to be Wild', 'Pandas'”
“reduce our environmental footprint by implementing energy efficient measures, reducing waste, reducing use of fresh water”
“2018 Environmental, Social and Governance Report ... most recent and archived IMAX Corporation Sustainability Report”
“InfluenceMap's LobbyMap platform and database, which includes assessments of over 400 of the largest industrial companies globally”
“IMAX Corp. today launched an ambitious corporate social responsibility initiative, 'Big Picture'”
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How does IMAX compare with other electronics / hardware companies?
Where IMAX sits among electronics / hardware peers.
Among the 46 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, IMAX is tied =42nd of 46, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Electronics / Hardware?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above IMAX.
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