Palantir Technologies sustainability score: 56/100
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Palantir Technologies is a data analytics and intelligence software company founded in 2003, headquartered in Palo Alto. It provides Foundry and Gotham platforms for data integration and analysis across government, defense, and commercial sectors.
More about Palantir Technologies
Palantir operates as a SaaS business with no manufacturing footprint.
Founded 2003Head office Palo Alto, United StatesStaff ~3,936Revenue $2.87B (FY2024)Website ↗
Palantir discloses carbon emissions annually with GHG Protocol methodology but refuses third-party verification, undercutting credibility. Its SBTi submission was rejected. Emissions rose 1.7% year-on-year in 2024. Offsets mask unabated gross emissions of 23,000+ tCO₂e. Environmental governance and TCFD alignment are absent.
Palantir Technologies scores 56/100 (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 Palantir Technologies joint 40th of 1,023 companies scored, and 8th of 69 in SaaS / Digital Services.
What is Palantir Technologies doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (4/10, 4/10).
Where Palantir Technologies 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
- How clean its energy isShow at least half its energy is renewable, with a transition plan.
- 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 operations6/10Its 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 falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- 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 reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Palantir Technologies's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Palantir Technologies'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 Palantir Technologies 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 Palantir Technologies compare with other saas / digital services companies?
Where Palantir Technologies sits among saas / digital services peers.
Among the 69 major saas / digital services brands we've scored, Palantir Technologies sits 8th of 69.
Who scores higher in SaaS / Digital Services?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Palantir Technologies.
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