BNP Paribas sustainability score: 29/100
BNP Paribas is a Paris-based multinational banking and financial services group founded in 1848. With 180,000 employees and €51.2 billion revenue, it operates across retail banking, investment banking, asset management, and insurance across 63 countries.
More about BNP Paribas
It is one of Europe's largest universal banks.
Founded 1848Head office Paris, FranceStaff ~180,000 (2025)Revenue €51.2B (FY2025)Website ↗
BNP Paribas leads in operational transparency and TNFD biodiversity commitments but remains Europe's largest funder of fossil fuel expansion. Financed emissions disclosure is nascent (only 36% of categories covered), SBTi targets unvalidated, and intensity-based targets dominate. A climate lawsuit and deforestation-linked financing allegations expose gaps between stated policy and capital allocation.
BNP Paribas scores 29/100 (Significant gaps) 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 BNP Paribas joint 706th of 934 companies scored, and joint 46th of 59 in Financial Services / Banking.
What is BNP Paribas doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Transparency & Accountability (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (3/10, 3/10).
Where BNP Paribas lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature6/10No verified restoration beyond its own footprint, or supply chain not mapped for nature risk.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets4/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies3/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is BNP Paribas's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is BNP Paribas's score based on?
15 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
60% of them were published by BNP Paribas itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does BNP Paribas compare with other financial services / banking companies?
Where BNP Paribas sits among financial services / banking peers.
Among the 59 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, BNP Paribas is tied =46th of 59, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Financial Services / Banking?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above BNP Paribas.
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See the breakdown →Deutsche Bank's financed emissions are 634 MtCO2e in 2025, now including its clients' Scope 3 emissions and, for the first time, its asset manager DWS.
See the breakdown →DNB's financed emissions rose 64% in 2025 to 58.5 MtCO2e, partly from an acquisition and new counting methods.
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