Canal+ sustainability score: 31/100
Canal+ is a French pay-TV and content group based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris: it sells TV subscriptions in Europe, Africa and Asia, owns the film and TV studio STUDIOCANAL and the news channel CNews, and took over South Africa's MultiChoice in 2025. Canal+ SA was registered in France in 2018 and has been listed in London since December 2024; its roots go back to 1984 (Société d'Édition de Canal Plus, 329 211 734).
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It had about 15,000 employees and €6.95 billion revenue in 2025.
Founded 2018Head office Issy-les-Moulineaux, FranceStaff ~15,000 (group incl. MultiChoice, March 2026)Revenue ~€6.95B revenue (2025)Website ↗
Canal+ reports 697,020 tCO2e for 2025, but it counts none of the content, sports rights and services it buys, and MultiChoice's supply chain is not measured, so the size deduction for an incomplete footprint (0.70x) applies. It says 78% of its electricity is renewable without saying how, and MultiChoice, which relies on coal-fired grid power, is left out. It has no quantified climate target and buys offsets. France's broadcasting regulator fined its news channel CNews for unchallenged climate-science denial, a decision upheld in 2025. Its set-top boxes use recycled plastic and many are refurbished.
Canal+ scores 31/100 (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 Canal+ joint 658th of 934 companies scored, and 19th of 28 in Media / Entertainment / Publishing.
What is Canal+ doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Transparency & Accountability (6/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (2/10, 2/10).
Where Canal+ lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain4/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No 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 Canal+'s SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Canal+'s score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
30% of them were published by Canal+ itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Partial Scope 3 covers GHG emissions related to upstream energy”
“has approximately 15,000 employees”
“Electricity usage is higher than in prior years”
“fining the channel €20,000 for broadcasting controversial climate scepticism without balanced reporting”
“CNews devra donc bien payer une amende de 20.000 euros”
“the regulator levied at €20,000 fine against another TV station, CNews, for a similar broadcast violation.”
“CNews en véhicule une toutes les 35 minutes”
“63 cas de mésinformation climatique, soit 64% des 98 cas détectés sur les quatre chaînes”
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How does Canal+ compare with other media / entertainment / publishing companies?
Where Canal+ sits among media / entertainment / publishing peers.
Among the 28 major media / entertainment / publishing brands we've scored, Canal+ sits 19th of 28.
Who scores higher in Media / Entertainment / Publishing?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Canal+.
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