Schindler sustainability score: 47/100
Better than 83% of Industrial Equipment / Machinery
Leading practice starts at 60. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Schindler is a Swiss maker of elevators and escalators, headquartered in Hergiswil; Schindler Holding AG is registered from 1929 and its roots go back to 1874. It had about 67,400 employees and CHF 10.9 billion revenue in 2025.
Founded 1929Head office Hergiswil, SwitzerlandStaff ~67,381 (2025)Revenue ~CHF 10.9B (FY2025)Website ↗
Schindler reports assured emissions and has SBTi-approved targets for net zero by 2040. Its reported cuts are partly accounting changes, including renewable certificates and a new method for emissions from its products in use, while its location-based operational emissions are up 4% since 2020. It publishes no biodiversity assessment.
Schindler scores 47/100 (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 October 2026.
That places Schindler joint 236th of 1,023 companies scored, and 4th of 19 in Industrial Equipment / Machinery.
What is Schindler doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Targets & Commitments (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Emissions Trajectory (3/10, 5/10).
Where Schindler 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 natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How it uses materials and handles wasteReport measurable waste or recycling targets publicly.
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 chain7/10Its Scope 3 emissions aren't fully verified or falling year on year.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less 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 waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
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How is Schindler's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Schindler's score based on?
19 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
58% of them were published by Schindler itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Total scope 1 125 756 131 225 129 680”
“Deloitte AG”
“the use of 50 2023 Canoo Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV) battery-electric vans”
“Total scope 3 7 804 365 10 128 135 15 611 373”
“In 2025, we launched our supplier engagement program with a tool that calculates supplier footprints using primary data for purchased materials and components.”
“Increase the average EcoVadis assessment score for the top 100 production material factory suppliers (by spend) to 55 by 2025 59”
“Since 2024, Schindler uses country-specific emission factors for the calculation of scope 3 category 11 emissions.”
“In 2025, Schindler achieved its goal of sourcing and using 100% renewable electricity, partially by purchasing EACs”
“Schindler 2021 2025 Manufacturing Switzerland”
“Attribute Certificates (EACs) where necessary.”
“Other environmental risks arising from Schindler’s supply chain and its products include the impact of extracting and processing raw materials (e.g., steel, aluminum, and concrete)”
“Total water withdrawn (m³) 610 516 637 404”
“SBTi ha dado el visto bueno a los objetivos a corto y largo plazo planteados por Schindler”
“includes sustainability criteria linked to the achievement of climate transition plan KPIs, progress towards climate-related targets and achievement of the targets”
“Die übrigen fünf Schweizer Firmen auf der A-Liste des CDP sind Givaudan, Novartis, Holcim, Schindler und Barry Callebaut.”
“The European Commission (EC) has imposed its largest-ever cartel fine for fixing lift prices against five firms including Switzerland's Schindler.”
“In 2025, 15 Schindler’s production sites were ISO 14001 certified”
“Our target to hit net-zero by 2040 is backed up by measurable steps.”
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How does Schindler compare with other industrial equipment / machinery companies?
Where Schindler sits among industrial equipment / machinery peers.
Among the 19 major industrial equipment / machinery brands we've scored, Schindler sits 4th of 19.
Who scores higher in Industrial Equipment / Machinery?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Schindler.
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