Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY) sustainability score: 46/100
Ernst & Young (EY) is a multinational professional services network providing audit, tax, advisory and consulting services. Its central coordinating entity, Ernst & Young Global Limited, is based in London, and the network's roots go back to the 1989 merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young.
More about Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)
With about 415,000 people and $57bn revenue in FY26, it is one of the Big Four accounting firms.
Head office London, United KingdomStaff ~300,000 (2022)Revenue 39,959,000,000 USD (FY2021)Website ↗
EY's climate disclosure is comprehensive but undercut by rising absolute emissions since FY22 and heavy reliance on offsets to claim 'carbon negative' status. Scope 3 supplier engagement trails its own target. The firm's material involvement in fossil-fuel consulting and auditing—without public acknowledgment in its sustainability narrative—is a critical integrity gap.
Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY) scores 46/100 (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 October 2026.
That places Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY) joint 256th of 934 companies scored, and 20th of 29 in Consulting / Professional Services.
What is Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY) doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Energy Source (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Controversies & Red Flags (3/10, 3/10).
Where Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY) 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 chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is7/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its 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 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 reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies3/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)'s SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)'s score changed?
Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)'s score has moved from 58 to 46 across 2 recorded reviews, down 12 points.
- 58 → 46-1225 October 2026
Re-scored under v2.5.19 (RE100 UK pre-v2.5 re-score, owner-approved 2026-10-25; docs/rescore-plan-2026-10.md)
- Scored 5811 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)'s score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
50% of them were published by Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY) itself; the rest come from independent sources.
6 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
“emissions have declined by 40% to 832,000 tons of carbon”
“cut greenhouse gas emissions by 52% per EY”
“by 40% to 832k tCO e.”
“will publish a TNFD-aligned report as part of our FY25 reporting”
“including virtual power purchase agreements and energy attribute certificates”
“ERNST & YOUNG GLOBAL LIMITED”
“EY said it had looked for carbon credits for an unnamed "major global natural gas producer"”
“the Big Four multinational accounting firms – Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC – also continue to do “lucrative work” for fossil fuel companies.”
“there is little evidence that any of the firms are taking climate risk into account”
“The basis of Business Fast’s article is that EY omitted detailed information concerning all of its carbon offset schemes.”
“announces combined global revenues of US$57b for the fiscal year ending June 2026 (FY26)”
“EY grew its headcount worldwide by 2.2%, from 406,209 in FY 2025 to 415,182 in FY 2026.”
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How does Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY) compare with other consulting / professional services companies?
Where Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY) sits among consulting / professional services peers.
Among the 29 major consulting / professional services brands we've scored, Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY) sits 20th of 29.
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