Intermediate Capital sustainability score: 41/100
Better than 73% of Financial Services / Banking
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
Intermediate Capital Group is a London-based alternative asset manager founded in 1989, deploying private capital across private debt, credit, structured capital, private equity secondaries, and real assets. AUM approximately $66 billion.
More about Intermediate Capital
A specialist in European and Asia Pacific markets, ICG is publicly listed and operates through approximately 966 employees across multiple offices globally.
Founded 1989Head office London, United KingdomStaff ~966Revenue ~$1.2BWebsite ↗
ICG has delivered measurable operational decarbonisation—85% Scope 1+2 reduction, SBTi-validated targets, 100% renewable electricity—but material financed emissions lack absolute quantification. Nature, water, and waste disclosure remain minimal. Strong governance and clean controversy record offset weak supply-chain transparency.
Intermediate Capital scores 41/100 (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 August 2026.
That places Intermediate Capital joint 390th of 1,023 companies scored, and 17th of 61 in Financial Services / Banking.
What is Intermediate Capital doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Transparency & Accountability and Controversies & Red Flags (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Resource Use & Waste (4/10, 4/10).
Where Intermediate Capital 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 natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles wastePublish verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Emissions from its supply chainMeasure most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions.
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 chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is7/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets7/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
A score changes when the evidence does. We use new published evidence at the next rescore. Anyone can send us new evidence, free. How to send it.
How is Intermediate Capital's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Intermediate Capital's score changed?
Intermediate Capital's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 41.
- 41 → 417 November 2026
Limited-evidence banner: 2 independent parties once company-published sources are not counted (owner ruling 2026-11-07). Score unchanged.
- Scored 4129 August 2026
Initial public score 41 (publish-draft)
What evidence is Intermediate Capital's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
75% of them were published by Intermediate Capital itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“the Group has already achieved our Scope 1 and 2 science-based target (SBT)”
“Our measured emissions equated to carbon intensity of 0.13 tCO2e/employee or 0.09 tCO2e/£m revenue.”
“Total Scope 1 & 2 (market-based) GHG emissions (tCO2e) ICG SBT linear trajectory 1.5 degree aligned trajectory”
“GHG emissions data and portfolio company specific financial data are as at 31 December 2024”
“The Group's net zero commitment is supported by two ambitious emissions reduction targets by 2030, which have been approved and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).”
“While our own operational emissions have negligible impact compared to those of our investments, we recognise our responsibility to ensure our own business operations are fully accounted for.”
“The SBTi's Target Dashboard lists companies and financial institutions that have set science-based targets, or have committed to developing targets.”
“Covering 100% of AUM, policy requires us to consider the implications of climate-related risk”
“It covers sustainability in both our investments (see 'Investing Sustainably') and within our own operations”
“ICG's 2023 ESG Risk Rating places it in the top 98th percentile among Asset Management and Custody Services companies assessed by Sustainalytics”
“rankings for financial institutions assessed under the LobbyMap platform appear in the table below”
“CDP Climate Change Score 2022 Leadership A- (2021: Management, B)”
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How does Intermediate Capital compare with other financial services / banking companies?
Where Intermediate Capital sits among financial services / banking peers.
Among the 61 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, Intermediate Capital sits 17th of 61.
Who scores higher in Financial Services / Banking?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Intermediate Capital.
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