Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. sustainability score: 31/100
Goldman Sachs is a global investment bank and financial services firm headquartered in New York, providing investment banking, trading, and asset and wealth management. The current holding company was incorporated in 1998 (its roots go back to 1869).
More about Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
It had about 47,400 employees and $58.3 billion in FY2025 net revenues.
Founded 1998Head office New York, NY, United StatesStaff ~47,400 (FY2025)Revenue $58,283M net revenues (FY2025)Website ↗
Goldman Sachs reports assured operational emissions, but its Scope 1 rose 4% in 2024 and it publishes no financed-emissions total, its main footprint. Banking on Climate Chaos records its fossil-fuel financing rising by $9.5 billion to $28.5 billion in 2024. Its 2030 financing targets are intensity-based, not absolute, it left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance in December 2024, and it buys offsets equal to all its operational emissions.
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. scores 31/100 (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 October 2026.
That places Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. joint 658th of 934 companies scored, and joint 43rd of 59 in Financial Services / Banking.
What is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Energy Source (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (0/10, 2/10).
Where Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 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 chain2/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No 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 water6/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies0/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s score changed?
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s score has moved from 36 to 31 across 2 recorded reviews, down 5 points.
- 36 → 31-519 October 2026
Fortune 50 re-score on methodology v2.5.17 (retail-bank Q10 exclusion only with a PCAF total); financed-emissions 0.70x floor shown
- Scored 368 February 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s score based on?
14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
36% of them were published by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. itself; the rest come from independent sources.
9 of 14 sources are independent of the company.
“Scope 2 Emissions (Market-based) (tCO2e) 8,784 9,252 468 5%”
“despite a significant increase in employee headcount over the same timeframe”
“We report Category 6-Scope 3 (Business Travel) emissions from our operations at this time.”
“Goldman Sachs $28.5 BILLION”
“Goldman Sachs did not commit to reduce its financed emissions in absolute terms.”
“Ninety-six percent of this is in line with RE100 market boundary criteria and requirements for firms joining prior to 2021.”
“Global water (m3) 929,721 918,515 11,206 1%”
“We have integrated oversight of climate-related risks into our risk management governance structure, from board-level oversight at the firmwide and legal entity levels”
“Goldman Sachs appears to be unsupportive of regulated corporate climate disclosure regulation.”
“its goal to align its financing activities with net zero by 2050, and its interim sector-specific targets remained in place”
“Goldman Sachs has quit the United Nations-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance”
“Goldman Sachs' departure appears to have kicked off a wave of other banks ditching NZBA membership.”
“GS' failure to align financing practices with its commitment and the scientific consensus exposes the Company”
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How does Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. compare with other financial services / banking companies?
Where Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. sits among financial services / banking peers.
Among the 59 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is tied =43rd of 59, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Financial Services / Banking?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
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