Fortescue sustainability score: 24/100
Fortescue Metals Group is Australia's second-largest iron ore producer, extracting ~190Mt annually from the Pilbara region. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Perth, it supplies global steelmakers and is transitioning its fleet to renewable energy and battery-electric equipment by 2030.
Founded 1976Head office Perth, AustraliaStaff ~15,000Revenue ~US$18BWebsite ↗
Fortescue reports detailed emissions data and has ambitious 2030/2040 decarbonisation targets backed by US$6.2B investment and major equipment orders. However, absolute emissions have risen, not fallen. Core weaknesses: negligible progress on Scope 1+2 reduction, severe biodiversity and water disclosure gaps, and unresolved Yindjibarndi indigenous rights dispute over 249 destroyed heritage sites.
Fortescue scores 24/100 (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 May 2026.
That places Fortescue joint 837th of 934 companies scored, and 7th of 13 in Mining & Extraction.
What is Fortescue doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (3/10, 3/10).
Where Fortescue 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 falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate 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 controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Fortescue's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Fortescue's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by Fortescue 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.
8 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Fortescue compare with other mining & extraction companies?
Where Fortescue sits among mining & extraction peers.
Among the 13 major mining & extraction brands we've scored, Fortescue sits 7th of 13.
Who scores higher in Mining & Extraction?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Fortescue.
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