Bose sustainability score: 29/100
Bose Corporation is a privately held maker of headphones, speakers and automotive sound systems, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. It has approximately 5,200 employees and does not publish its revenue.
Head office Framingham, United StatesStaff ~5,200 (2024)Revenue Not published (private company)Website ↗
Bose publishes its own operational emissions but no Scope 3 figure, which matters most for an electronics maker. About 9% of its electricity came from renewable energy credits in FY24, and its waste rose between FY21 and FY24. It has no nature disclosure and no external assurance, its SBTi alignment is unconfirmed, and its product repairability is poor.
Bose scores 29/100 (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 November 2026.
That places Bose joint 757th of 1,024 companies scored, and joint 35th of 46 in Electronics / Hardware.
What is Bose doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (2/10, 3/10).
Where Bose 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.
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
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 chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling4/10No 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 nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- 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 reports4/10No 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 Bose's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Bose's score based on?
15 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
40% of them were published by Bose itself; the rest come from independent sources.
9 of 15 sources are independent of the company.
“Bose does not seek external assurance for its ESG Report.”
“We have not yet completed third-party verification of our CO2e emissions data.”
“Bose expects its suppliers to comply with the RBA Code of Conduct”
“Bose Corporation participates in the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation”
“Bose does not offer repair manuals or spare parts.”
“Many smart gadgets become electronic waste when cloud services shut down.”
“opening up the SoundTouch API may be a step towards appeasing angry customers”
“market leaders like Apple, Bose, and Sennheiser have yet to fully embrace sustainability”
“with no mention of a trade-in scheme or compensation of any kind”
“The announcement is a classic example of the growing problem”
“Cloud support for Bose's SoundTouch platform officially ended on May 6, 2026”
“the SoundTouch API will be open-sourced for the community”
“The Bose sustainability program manages the social, environmental, and governance responsibilities of our business.”
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How does Bose compare with other electronics / hardware companies?
Where Bose sits among electronics / hardware peers.
Among the 46 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, Bose is tied =35th of 46, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Electronics / Hardware?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Bose.
Intel reported 26,376,000 tCO2e for 2025, up from 26,261,000 t in 2024, and that size brings the 0.70x size deduction.
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