Danfoss is a privately held Danish maker of hydraulics, climate and refrigeration components and power electronics, headquartered in Nordborg; its roots go back to 1933.
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Danfoss has cut its own emissions 51% since 2019, but its total footprint is 110 MtCO2e, almost all from its products in use. In December 2025 it replaced its absolute supply-chain target with intensity targets. Waste it dumped at Himmark Strand on Als from 1955 to 1977 is now a listed pollution site with a bathing ban.
Danfoss scores 32/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified October 2026.
That places Danfoss joint 585th of 883 companies scored, and 10th of 14 in Industrial Equipment / Machinery.
Where Danfoss sits among industrial equipment / machinery peers.
Among the 14 major industrial equipment / machinery brands we've scored, Danfoss sits 10th of 14.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
No TNFD disclosure, nature footprint, or site-level biodiversity data published.
The full reasoning is in the ten questions below.
However, Danfoss replaced its 2022 SBTi target of 15% absolute Scope 3 cut by 2030 with intensity-based targets per EUR value added and per ton of refrigeration.
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The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Danfoss.
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See the breakdown →Danfoss's score has moved from 33 to 32 across 2 recorded reviews, down 1 point.
Initial public score 32 (publish-draft)
Initial public score 33 (publish-draft)
The formula and all 10 sources.
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
“1 and 2) by 33% and by 51% since”
“Danfoss further commits to reduce scope 3 GHG emissions 66.33% per EUR value added within the same timeframe.”
“Danfoss receives A- rating from CDP for climate change and water security leadership.”
“updated its value chain (scope 3) targets to be intensity-based”
“Danfoss will reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions by 15% in the same time frame.”
“as a virtual PPA, Danfoss will not physically power its facilities with the electricity that was generated in Texas”
“Forureningen består hovedsagelig af olieprodukter og vinylklorid”
“Processen var fuldt lovlig, da det skete mellem 1955 og 1977”
“Dertil kommer et bidrag på 25 millioner kroner fra Danfoss.”
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Danfoss is a privately held Danish maker of hydraulics, climate and refrigeration components and power electronics, headquartered in Nordborg; its roots go back to 1933. It had about 39,400 employees and €9.4 billion sales in 2025.
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