Cartier sustainability score: 33/100
Cartier is a Paris-based luxury jewellery and watch Maison of the Richemont group, selling fine jewellery, watches and accessories through its own boutiques worldwide. Its Swiss manufactures operate as branches of Richemont International SA, and its jewellery manufacture holds Responsible Jewellery Council chain-of-custody certification.
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Cartier publishes no emissions figures of its own; its footprint sits inside Richemont's group report, which sets its scale penalty but earns it no credit. It has its own SBTi-validated near-term target, a 46% absolute cut across Scopes 1 to 3 by 2030, but its net-zero commitment has lapsed and no Cartier-level progress is published. Solar and hydro power at its Turin manufacture and its RJC certification are documented.
Cartier scores 33/100 (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 October 2026.
That places Cartier joint 595th of 934 companies scored, and 5th of 8 in Jewellery & Watches.
What is Cartier doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (1/10, 1/10).
Where Cartier lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations1/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain1/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling1/10No 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 waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets6/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
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How is Cartier's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Cartier's score changed?
Cartier's score has moved from 34 to 33 across 2 recorded reviews, down 1 point.
- 34 → 33-117 October 2026
correction: deliberate re-score under v2.5.13 (owner, 2026-10-15) — moved into Jewellery & Watches from a pre-v2.5 record and re-scored under current rules, not a silent base swap.. Sector corrected "FMCG / Consumer Goods" (base 30) → "Jewellery & Watches" (base 40), sourced from EDITORIAL Owner decision 2026-10-15: Jewellery & Watches (v2.5.13; brand-vs-parent ruling)
- Scored 349 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Cartier's score based on?
8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
25% of them were published by Cartier itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“In FY26, Richemont's total GHG emissions amounted to 1 382 444 tonnes of CO2e”
“Scope 3 emissions represent 98.8% of total GHG emissions”
“Cartier commits to reduce absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions 46% by 2030 from a 2019 base year.”
“Manufactures Cartier Joaillerie IS A CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFIED ENTITY OF THE RESPONSIBLE JEWELLERY COUNCIL”
“advertising by one of the world's biggest jewelers with images of an Indigenous people devastated by illegal gold mining has some complaining of greenwashing”
“And Cartier published the photo without the approval of Yanomami leadership”
“solar panels that produce 20% of the plant's energy requirements”
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How does Cartier compare with other jewellery & watches companies?
Where Cartier sits among jewellery & watches peers.
Among the 8 major jewellery & watches brands we've scored, Cartier sits 5th of 8.
Who scores higher in Jewellery & Watches?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Cartier.
Rolex's reported footprint fell 72% from 2021 to 891 kt in 2025, but rose year on year in 2025 as Scope 3 grew while Scope 1 and 2 fell, and its report is not externally audited.
See the breakdown →Swatch Group reports declining absolute emissions across Scopes 1–2 (31% since 2021) and Scope 3 (27% since 2023), but has no group Scope 3 target yet, although Scope 3 is 96% of its footprint.
See the breakdown →Richemont has cut its own Scope 1 and 2 emissions sharply since 2019, but Scope 3, 98.7% of its footprint, is up 21.4% on the 2019 base year and its Scope 3 target is relative rather than absolute.
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