Nintendo sustainability score: 37/100
Better than 49% of Electronics / Hardware
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Nintendo is a video game hardware and software company founded in 1889, headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. With 7,317 employees as of 2023, it designs and manufactures gaming consoles, handhelds, and accessories, generating ~¥1.6 trillion in annual revenue.
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A market leader in gaming, Nintendo operates globally but maintains its largest operations in Japan.
Founded 1889Head office Kyoto, JapanStaff ~8,205Revenue ~$7.7BWebsite ↗
Nintendo reports comprehensive Scope 1 and 2 emissions with a 24% absolute reduction from 2023 to 2024, but lacks science-based targets, third-party GHG verification, and any renewable energy strategy at its Japan headquarters. Supply chain emissions dominate at 2.48M tCO₂e with no supplier engagement programme. Water and biodiversity impacts remain largely unaddressed despite hardware manufacturing's inherent resource intensity.
Nintendo scores 37/100 (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 Nintendo joint 507th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 21st of 46 in Electronics / Hardware.
Limited evidence. This score rests on 7 sources, 29% of them published by the company itself. Every source cited here passed the same quality checks as any other score: all live, none from data aggregators. There is simply less of it.
What is Nintendo doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Targets & Commitments (2/10, 2/10).
Where Nintendo 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 waterMonitor its water use and take measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targetsSet specific targets with dates.
- How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
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 chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is3/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No 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 reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
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How is Nintendo's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Nintendo's score based on?
7 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
29% of them were published by Nintendo itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 7 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 7 sources, 29% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
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How does Nintendo compare with other electronics / hardware companies?
Where Nintendo sits among electronics / hardware peers.
Among the 46 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, Nintendo is tied =21st of 46, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in Electronics / Hardware?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Nintendo.
Qualcomm reported 4,461,955 tCO2e for FY2025, up from 4,126,846 t in FY2024; the figure includes outsourced chipmaking and use of its products, and its Scope 3 is not assured.
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