Geely Automobile sustainability score: 27/100
Geely Automobile Holdings makes and sells cars and car parts under brands including Geely, LYNK & CO and ZEEKR, and reports all of its business as a single car segment. Geely Automobile Holdings Limited is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, is listed in Hong Kong and has its head office there; it runs 17 vehicle plants.
More about Geely Automobile
Its ultimate holding company is Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, owned by Li Shu Fu and his associates. It employed about 73,000 people at the end of 2025 and had CN¥345.2B revenue that year.
Head office Wan Chai, Hong KongStaff ~73,000 (31 December 2025, year-end)Revenue ~CN¥345.2B (2025)Website ↗
Geely Auto's footprint was 86.2 million tCO2e in 2025, mostly from the use of the cars it sells and the parts it buys, and it has risen every year since 2023 as sales grew. All 17 of its vehicle plants used renewable electricity in 2025, partly through bought certificates, and its reported figures net off carbon credits. Its targets are self-set and per vehicle: 45% lower lifecycle emissions per vehicle by 2030 against 2020 and carbon neutrality by 2045, with no validated SBTi target. Its emissions data carry limited independent assurance. Lead the Charge finds it lacks steel and aluminium decarbonisation targets.
Geely Automobile scores 27/100 (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 November 2026.
That places Geely Automobile joint 788th of 969 companies scored, and 20th of 32 in Automotive.
What is Geely Automobile doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Transparency & Accountability and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (0/10, 3/10).
Where Geely Automobile lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- 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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How is Geely Automobile's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Geely Automobile's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
20% of them were published by Geely Automobile itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA) conducted independent assurance”
“only Geely has disclosed data on upstream and downstream (scope 3) emissions.”
“lacks equivalent targets for steel and aluminum supply chain decarbonization.”
“Geely discloses the percentage of low carbon steel and aluminum in four models.”
“Geely is the first Chinese passenger car company to commit to complying with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)”
“Last year, the Hong Kong-listed carmaker saw its vehicle lifecycle carbon emissions fell 18 percent from 2020.”
“will install photovoltaic cells on the roofs of all of its factories within two years”
“launched the "Initiative to Promote Biodiversity Conservation"”
“China’s Geely (8) ranks highest among Asian automakers.”
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How does Geely Automobile compare with other automotive companies?
Where Geely Automobile sits among automotive peers.
Among the 32 major automotive brands we've scored, Geely Automobile sits 20th of 32.
Who scores higher in Automotive?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Geely Automobile.
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