M&G sustainability score: 35/100
Better than 57% of Financial Services / Banking
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
M&G plc is a UK-based financial services and asset management firm founded in 1901, headquartered in London. It manages £375.9B in assets under management across equities, bonds, alternatives, and real estate.
More about M&G
As an asset manager and asset owner, M&G's sustainability impact is dominated by financed emissions from its investment portfolios rather than direct operations.
Founded 1901Head office London, United KingdomStaff ~8,282Revenue ~£4,425MWebsite ↗
M&G manages £375.9B in assets while holding £1.5B in coal exposure and material fossil-fuel investments. Operational emissions targets are absolute and credible, but portfolio decarbonisation relies on intensity metrics that allow financed emissions to rise with AUM growth. Core weakness: asset manager climate alignment is compromised by fossil-sector holdings without documented divestment policy.
M&G scores 35/100 (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 M&G joint 572nd of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 25th of 61 in Financial Services / Banking.
What is M&G doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Energy Source (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (4/10, 4/10).
Where M&G 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.
- How it uses materials and handles wasteReport measurable waste or recycling targets publicly.
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 chain4/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- 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 measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets5/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports7/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies4/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is M&G's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is M&G's score based on?
9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
67% of them were published by M&G itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“GHG emissions statement in accordance with the Companies (Directors' Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018”
“environmental metrics cover 70% (2024: 69%) of Group AUMA as at 31 December 2025”
“Achieved 100% renewable electricity across our in-scope corporate office in 2025”
“50% reduction in emissions intensity (tCO2e/$m invested) for in-scope public equity and corporate debt by 2030”
“M&G plc joins RE100, which committed us to reach 100% renewable energy for our corporate operations”
“Based on the asset manager's assessment of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) high-risk sector in our listed equity and corporate bond exposures, we have created a target list of companies for engagement”
“M&G's total exposure to coal is $1.5 billion, including holdings in NTPC, Sumitomo and POSCO”
“asset managers continue to hold equity investment portfolios misaligned with Paris Agreement goals, while their efforts to drive the transition through stewardship have stagnated”
“M&G's climate commitments include targets to reduce carbon emissions from operations to net zero by 2030”
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How does M&G compare with other financial services / banking companies?
Where M&G sits among financial services / banking peers.
Among the 61 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, M&G is tied =25th of 61, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Financial Services / Banking?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above M&G.
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