Bentley Motors sustainability score: 45/100
Bentley Motors manufactures ultra-luxury automobiles at its Crewe, England headquarters. Founded in 1919, it became a Volkswagen Group subsidiary in 1998.
More about Bentley Motors
The company produces approximately 13,000 vehicles annually, primarily ICE and PHEV models, positioning it in the high-end automotive segment with significant per-vehicle use-phase emissions.
Founded 1919Head office Crewe, EnglandStaff ~4,000Revenue ~£2.5BWebsite ↗
Bentley operates a carbon-neutral UK factory with 100% renewable electricity, but hides absolute emissions figures across its supply chain and use-phase operations—the dominant impact category for a luxury car maker. Core electrification target pushed back five years to 2035. Intensity metrics and offsets mask the scale of real emissions reduction.
Bentley Motors scores 45/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified May 2026.
That places Bentley Motors joint 280th of 934 companies scored, and 1st of 26 in Automotive.
What is Bentley Motors doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Energy Source and Transparency & Accountability (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (3/10, 3/10).
Where Bentley Motors lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations5/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is8/10Its own operations aren't shown to run on 100% renewable energy.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- 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 targets4/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Bentley Motors's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Bentley Motors'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 Bentley Motors 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 Bentley Motors compare with other automotive companies?
Bentley Motors is the highest-scoring automotive company we've rated.
Among the 26 major automotive brands we've scored, Bentley Motors sits 1st of 26.
Who comes next in Automotive?
Bentley Motors leads its sector. These are the next 3 down.
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