Nokia sustainability score: 37/100
Better than 49% of Electronics / Hardware
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Nokia is a Finnish maker of mobile and fixed network equipment, headquartered in Espoo. Nokia Oyj was entered in the Finnish trade register in 1896; its roots go back to 1865.
More about Nokia
It had about 78,000 employees and €19.9 billion net sales in 2025.
Head office Espoo, FinlandStaff ~78,005 (2025)Revenue ~€19.9B (FY2025)Website ↗
Nokia has cut its own operational emissions 86% since 2019 and has an SBTi-validated net-zero target for 2040. But its total footprint rose 17% in 2025 to 30.5 MtCO2e, driven by customers' use of its products and the Infinera acquisition. Its electricity is 96% renewable, and it publishes no group water or biodiversity data that our reader could check.
Nokia 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 October 2026.
That places Nokia joint 507th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 21st of 46 in Electronics / Hardware.
What is Nokia doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Targets & Commitments and Carbon Footprint: Operations (9/10, 8/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Emissions Trajectory (1/10, 3/10).
Where Nokia 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 waterPublish figures for its water use.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling.
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
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 chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is7/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water1/10No figures for its water use.
- Its climate targets9/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Nokia's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Nokia's score changed?
Nokia's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 37.
- 37 → 3727 October 2026
Initial public score 37 (publish-draft)
- Scored 3727 October 2026
Initial public score 37 (publish-draft)
What evidence is Nokia's score based on?
14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
0% of them were published by Nokia itself; the rest come from independent sources.
14 of 14 sources are independent of the company.
“Total scope 1 and 2 emissions 56 764 100 %”
“includes a double materiality assessment, EU Taxonomy disclosures and limited external assurance”
“Nokia mandates that its final assembly suppliers reach zero emissions by 2030”
“Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), direct procurement of renewable electricity products from energy suppliers and the use of renewable electricity certificates”
“su uso en toda la empresa en 2020 fue del 39%”
“Green campus with all energy purchased green”
“setting up a new refurbishment and repair center in Egypt”
“Offense Category : water pollution violation”
“Nokia has announced that its 2040 net zero target has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)”
“new commitment to reduce emissions by 50% across both its own operations and products in use by 2030, from a 2019 base year”
“Nokia outlined ambitions to halve emissions across its own operations and products used by its customers by 2030”
“Nokia has reported to the CDP for more than 10 years, and recently, the telecommunications vendor earned an A- score.”
“to improve energy efficiency and achieve weight reduction”
“Agency : Illinois Environmental Protection Agency”
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How does Nokia compare with other electronics / hardware companies?
Where Nokia sits among electronics / hardware peers.
Among the 46 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, Nokia is tied =21st of 46, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in Electronics / Hardware?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Nokia.
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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