Lendlease sustainability score: 48/100
Better than 77% of Construction / Real Estate
Leading practice starts at 60. 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.
Lendlease is a multinational construction, real estate development, and asset management company headquartered in Sydney. Operating across residential, commercial, infrastructure and urban renewal projects, it ranks among Australia's largest property developers with significant presence in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
Founded 1958Head office Sydney, AustraliaStaff ~10,800Revenue ~A$8.4BWebsite ↗
Lendlease has achieved strong operational emissions reductions and 100% renewable electricity by FY25, backed by SBTi-validated targets. Scope 3 emissions remain largely unquantified despite comprising 90% of footprint. Nature strategy is nascent, water targets absent, and circular economy commitments lack specifics.
Lendlease scores 48/100 (Making progress) 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 May 2026.
That places Lendlease joint 211th of 1,023 companies scored, and 10th of 40 in Construction / Real Estate.
What is Lendlease doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Energy Source and Carbon Footprint: Operations (9/10, 8/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (5/10, 5/10).
Where Lendlease 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 supply chainMeasure most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions.
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
- Its effect on waterRun a water stewardship programme or verify a fall in water use.
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 chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling8/10Not shown to be on a 1.5°C path across all its emissions.
- How clean its energy is9/10Its own operations aren't shown to run on 100% renewable energy.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water5/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Lendlease's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Lendlease's score changed?
Lendlease's score has moved from 55 to 48 across 2 recorded reviews, down 7 points.
- 55 → 48-77 November 2026
Limited-evidence banner: 2 independent parties once company-published sources are not counted (owner ruling 2026-11-07). Score unchanged.
- Scored 554 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Lendlease'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 Lendlease itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 11 June 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does Lendlease compare with other construction / real estate companies?
Where Lendlease sits among construction / real estate peers.
Among the 40 major construction / real estate brands we've scored, Lendlease sits 10th of 40.
Who scores higher in Construction / Real Estate?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Lendlease.
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