Broadcom sustainability score: 34/100
Broadcom designs and supplies semiconductor products and infrastructure software. Semiconductor solutions brought in 58% of its net revenue and infrastructure software 42% in its year to 2 November 2025.
More about Broadcom
Broadcom Inc. is the successor to Broadcom Limited, incorporated in Singapore in 2015, after moving its home to the United States in 2018; its roots go back to 2005. It had about 33,000 employees at 2 November 2025 and US$63.9 billion net revenue in that year.
Founded 2015Head office Palo Alto, United StatesStaff ~33,000 (2 November 2025, year-end)Revenue ~US$63.9B net revenue (FY ended 2 November 2025; US$63,887 million)Website ↗
Broadcom reported 3,089,798 tCO2e for 2025, up from 2,631,281 tCO2e in 2024, covering Scope 1, market-based Scope 2 and 12 Scope 3 categories; use of sold products is not reported. Renewable sources were 42% of its electricity, with no published split between contracts, tariffs and certificates, and certificates are used. Scope 1 and 2 are 40% below 2021, past its self-described science-based 38% target for 2030; no SBTi validation was found. It has no net zero goal and no Scope 3 target. Assurance covers only Scope 1 and 2. No environmental fine or upheld action from 2022 onwards was found.
Broadcom scores 34/100 (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 November 2026.
That places Broadcom joint 596th of 994 companies scored, and 26th of 41 in Electronics / Hardware.
What is Broadcom doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Controversies & Red Flags (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Energy Source (0/10, 2/10).
Where Broadcom lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- 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 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 controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Broadcom's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Broadcom's score based on?
11 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
9% of them were published by Broadcom itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scope 2, 2025: market-based 135,985 t, location-based 204,014 t. The score uses market-based.
“Total Scope 2 Emissions (market-based) 135,985”
“Scope 2 (Market-Based): 135,985 metric tons of CO2 equivalent”
“It reports expanded Scope 3 emissions of 1,847,962 tCO2e across six disclosed categories.”
“onsite solar photovoltaic installations, renewable utility agreements, and renewable energy credit purchases”
“The company says the use of renewable energy certificates brings the total reduction to 68%.”
“Responsible Minerals Initiative member”
“no material amounts have been accrued or disclosed”
“Navigated challenging regulatory and geopolitical environment, with heightened focus on regulatory compliance and climate-related matters”
“Broadcom has no significant ongoing risk events.”
“installed some equipment to capture those F-gases”
“Broadcom lacks long-term targets in line with Science-Based-Targets-initiative (SBTi) methodologies”
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How does Broadcom compare with other electronics / hardware companies?
Where Broadcom sits among electronics / hardware peers.
Among the 41 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, Broadcom sits 26th of 41.
Who scores higher in Electronics / Hardware?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Broadcom.
Nintendo reports comprehensive Scope 1 and 2 emissions with a 24% absolute reduction from 2023 to 2024, but lacks science-based targets, third-party GHG verification, and any renewable energy strategy at its Japan headquarters.
See the breakdown →TSMC reported 49,626,066 tCO2e for 2025: Scope 1, market-based Scope 2 and 11 Scope 3 categories, with no figure for the use of sold products.
See the breakdown →Panasonic has strong target-setting (SBTi-verified net-zero) and operational emissions reporting, but faces a massive Scope 3 problem: 125Mt CO2e dwarfs its 1.5Mt direct footprint, reduction pace is slow (2% annually), and renewable energy penetration remains stuck at 32.5%.
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