Yubico AB sustainability score: 23/100
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Head office SEStaff ~470Revenue ~SEK 2,326M (~USD 210M)Website ↗
Yubico AB scores 23/100 (Significant gaps) 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 September 2026.
That places Yubico AB joint 925th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 42nd of 46 in Electronics / Hardware.
What is Yubico AB doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Transparency & Accountability (8/10, 4/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (1/10, 1/10).
Where Yubico AB 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.
- Emissions from its own operationsPublish emissions figures for its own operations, even an estimate from energy bills.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations2/10No 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 falling1/10No 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 nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- 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 reports4/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
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How is Yubico AB's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Yubico AB's score changed?
Yubico AB's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 23.
- 23 → 237 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 2315 September 2026
Initial score 23 (score-company publish)
What evidence is Yubico AB's score based on?
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
“Pages 25–30 in this report constitute Yubico's statutory Sustainability Report in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act.”
“Climate Compensation: Yubico offsets business travel emissions and, through its partnership with Solvatten, helped deploy 86 clean water units in 2024, preventing 600 tons of CO₂.”
“Yubico's main product portfolio includes a variety of product families, from the YubiKey 5 series to the YubiKey 5 FIPS series, the security key series and the YubiKey Bio series.”
“Net sales increased by 27.3 percent to SEK 2,326.2 (1,827.3) million.”
“Yubico is a Swedish company that owns subsidiaries in the USA, UK and Germany. We strongly believe there are security and privacy benefits for our customers by manufacturing and programming our products in Sweden and the USA.”
“Each YubiKey is estimated to function for at least 10,000 USB or Lightning port insertions and withstand at least 500,000 write/erase cycles.”
“Yubico AB has today published the Annual Report for 2024 which includes the company's Sustainability Report.”
“LobbyMap maintains the world's leading database of corporate and industry association climate policy engagement.”
“InfluenceMap maintains the world's leading database of corporate and industry association lobbying of climate policy around the globe.”
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How does Yubico AB compare with other electronics / hardware companies?
Where Yubico AB sits among electronics / hardware peers.
Among the 46 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, Yubico AB is tied =42nd of 46, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Electronics / Hardware?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Yubico AB.
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