Chevron sustainability score: 16/100
Chevron Corporation is a multinational oil and gas producer headquartered in San Ramon, California. With FY2025 revenues of $189.0 billion and 43,039 employees, it is among the world's largest integrated energy companies, operating upstream, downstream and chemical businesses.
Founded 1926Head office San Ramon, California, USStaff ~43,039 (FY2025)Revenue $189,031M revenues (FY2025)Website ↗
Chevron's absolute emissions are rising: Scope 1 went from 52 Mt to 54 Mt and use-of-products Scope 3 from 405 Mt to 432 Mt (2023 to 2024). Its targets are intensity-only, with no absolute reduction path. It lobbies against climate policy, belongs to trade groups opposed to it, and is a defendant in 34 climate lawsuits. Its renewable energy and nature commitments are small relative to its operations.
Chevron scores 16/100 (Significant gaps) 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 Chevron joint 925th of 934 companies scored, and joint 16th of 18 in Oil & Gas.
What is Chevron doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Transparency & Accountability (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Controversies & Red Flags (0/10, 1/10).
Where Chevron 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 chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- 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 nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste2/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- 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 controversies1/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Chevron's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Chevron's score changed?
Chevron's score has moved from 12 to 16 across 2 recorded reviews, up 4 points.
- 12 → 16+417 October 2026
Fortune 50 re-score (owner-approved batch 2, 2026-10-17)
- Scored 128 February 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Chevron'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 Chevron itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Direct GHG emissions (scope 1) – all GHGs (million tonnes CO₂e) 54 57 53 52 54”
“These metrics include Scope 1 (direct emissions) and Scope 2 (indirect emissions associated with imported electricity and steam)”
“upstream methane intensity declined to 1.7 kg CO2e per barrel of oil equivalent in 2024 from 2.0 previously”
“By the end of 2023, the team had identified about 230 species.”
“ranked the Chevron El Segundo facility on Santa Monica Bay as the largest water polluter for nitrogen and selenium in 2021”
“Complete GHG abatement projects to achieve potential designed abatement of approximately 0.5 MM tonnes”
“Chevron has not published an account of its climate-related positions and engagement activities.”
“Chevron cleared them in a sweeping $138 million settlement that also included the Martinez refinery.”
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How does Chevron compare with other oil & gas companies?
Where Chevron sits among oil & gas peers.
Among the 18 major oil & gas brands we've scored, Chevron is tied =16th of 18, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Oil & Gas?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Chevron.
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