Energy Supply / Utilities

Enel S.p.A. sustainability score: 38/100

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About Enel S.p.A.

Enel S.p.A. is a multinational energy utility founded in 1962 and headquartered in Rome, Italy. With 61,055 employees and €140.5B in FY2022 revenue, it generates and distributes electricity across Europe, the Americas, and Africa.

More about Enel S.p.A.

Renewables comprise 68% of installed capacity; thermal and nuclear generation remain material.

Founded 1962Head office Rome, ItalyStaff ~65,000Revenue ~€92BWebsite ↗

Our verdict

Enel has strong emissions reporting and a credible downward trajectory, but weakened near-term ambitions and missed SLB targets undermine credibility. Renewable capacity targets were scaled back, supply chain coverage remains incomplete at 1 of 15 Scope 3 categories, and significant gas and nuclear generation persist across 30+ countries.

Enel S.p.A. scores 38/100 (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 May 2026.

That places Enel S.p.A. joint 460th of 934 companies scored, and joint 9th of 20 in Energy Supply / Utilities.

The ten questions

What is Enel S.p.A. doing well, and where does it fall short?

Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Transparency & Accountability (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Resource Use & Waste and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (5/10, 6/10).

What's missing

Where Enel S.p.A. 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 chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
  • Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
  • How clean its energy is7/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
  • Its effect on nature6/10No verified restoration beyond its own footprint, or supply chain not mapped for nature risk.
  • How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
  • Its effect on water6/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
  • Its climate targets7/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
  • How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
  • Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.

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The calculation

How is Enel S.p.A.'s SINK score calculated?

Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
Energy Supply / Utilities sector ceiling.
55 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the ten questions, each scored 0 to 10.
68 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 55) + (0.7 × 68) = 64.1
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on total emissions. Bigger polluters lose more.
× 0.6
Final score
Rounded. Below expectations.
38 / 100
Where the evidence comes from

What evidence is Enel S.p.A.'s score based on?

16 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.

31% of them were published by Enel S.p.A. itself; the rest come from independent sources.

Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.

11 of 16 sources are independent of the company.

[1]Self-reported
ESG Focus for Investors (December 2025)
2025
Q1Q2Q3Q7Q8
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[2]Self-reported
GHG Inventory 2024
2024
Q1
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[3]Independent source
Tracenable Climate Targets Database — Enel
Ongoing
Q2Q8
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[4]Independent source
Climate Action 100+ Company Scorecard — Enel S.p.A.
Ongoing
Q3
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[5]Independent source
An Italian Utility Company Missed Their Emission Target: What Does It Mean for the Sustainability-Linked Bonds Market?
UnknownArchived copy from 2026-01-16: the original link no longer opens for us.
Q3Q10
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[6]Public record
EnergyConnects: Enel Reports Significant Growth and Continued Commitment to Renewable Energy in Q1 2024
2024
Q4
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[7]Independent source
Statista: Enel — Electricity Generation Share by Source
Ongoing
Q4
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[8]Independent source
IEEFA: Takeaways from Enel's Sustainability-Linked Bonds Performance Targets
Unknown
Q4Q8Q10
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[9]Independent source
Now for Nature: Enel Company Profile
Ongoing
Q5
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[10]Public record
Argus Media: Bunge, Iberdrola, Enel, Drax to Report on Nature Impact
Unknown
Q5
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[11]Self-reported
Enel North America: 2024 Sustainability Deck
2024
Q6
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[12]Self-reported
Beyond Reporting: Enel Renewables
Ongoing
Q6
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[13]Self-reported
Enel Climate Policy Advocacy Report 2024
2024
Q9Q10
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[14]Independent source
CDP Climate Change Questionnaire 2023
2023
Q9
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[15]Independent source
InfluenceMap Live Scorecard — Enel Climate Action Engagement
Ongoing
Q9Q10
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[16]Independent source
LobbyMap: Enel — Climate Change Project
Ongoing
Q10
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    Enel S.p.A.: SINK sustainability score 38/100.

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Enel S.p.A. in context

How does Enel S.p.A. compare with other energy supply / utilities companies?

Where Enel S.p.A. sits among energy supply / utilities peers.

Among the 20 major energy supply / utilities brands we've scored, Enel S.p.A. is tied =9th of 20, with 2 others.

=9/20
Enel S.p.A.'s rank
37
Industry average
25
Industry low
51
Industry high
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