Canva sustainability score: 53/100
Canva is a cloud-based design platform founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sydney. With ~5,000 employees and $2.5B in revenue, it enables millions of users to create visual content.
More about Canva
The company operates a SaaS model with a print-on-demand supply chain, making it a moderately scaled digital services business with hybrid environmental footprint.
Founded 2012Head office Sydney, AustraliaStaff ~5,000Revenue ~$2.5BWebsite ↗
Canva measures emissions across Scopes 1–3 but hasn't updated public data since 2021. Total emissions jumped 63% in 2022 on intensity-only targets and offsets—no absolute reduction trajectory. Renewable energy coverage is solid; nature and waste programs exist but lack rigor and verification.
Canva scores 53/100 (Making progress) 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 Canva joint 87th of 934 companies scored, and joint 14th of 73 in SaaS / Digital Services.
Limited evidence. This score rests on 7 sources, 43% of them published by the company itself. Every source cited here passed the same quality checks as any other score: all live, none from data aggregators. There is simply less of it.
What is Canva doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (2/10, 3/10).
Where Canva 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 chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- 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 targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports4/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
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How is Canva's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Canva's score based on?
7 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
43% of them were published by Canva itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 5 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 7 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 7 sources, 43% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
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How does Canva compare with other saas / digital services companies?
Where Canva sits among saas / digital services peers.
Among the 73 major saas / digital services brands we've scored, Canva is tied =14th of 73, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in SaaS / Digital Services?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Canva.
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