McLaren Automotive sustainability score: 32/100
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McLaren Automotive is a British manufacturer of high-performance supercars, producing approximately 2,100–2,200 vehicles annually from facilities in Woking and Sheffield. Founded in 1985, it designs and assembles carbon-fibre-bodied petrol and hybrid vehicles, positioned in the ultra-premium automotive segment.
More about McLaren Automotive
Parent company McLaren Holdings is privately held.
Founded 1985Head office Woking, UKStaff ~2,500Revenue ~£618M (H1-H2 2024 annualised)Website ↗
McLaren Automotive discloses almost nothing about its emissions despite a Carbon Trust certification since 2011. Scope 1 and 2 figures are hidden; Scope 3 is entirely absent. The company commits to keeping petrol engines in every model through 2030, undermining any credibility in its net-zero pledges. No validated science-based targets exist.
McLaren Automotive scores 32/100 (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 May 2026.
That places McLaren Automotive joint 658th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 10th of 36 in Automotive.
What is McLaren Automotive doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Resource Use & Waste (7/10, 5/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (1/10, 2/10).
Where McLaren Automotive 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 chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling, even from energy bills or mileage.
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations3/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain1/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is3/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports3/10No published sustainability data, or no one named as responsible for it.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is McLaren Automotive's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas McLaren Automotive's score changed?
McLaren Automotive's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 32.
- 32 → 327 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 3211 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is McLaren Automotive's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
50% of them were published by McLaren Automotive itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 11 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does McLaren Automotive compare with other automotive companies?
Where McLaren Automotive sits among automotive peers.
Among the 36 major automotive brands we've scored, McLaren Automotive is tied =10th of 36, with 4 others.
Who scores higher in Automotive?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above McLaren Automotive.
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