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IMI sustainability score: 46/100

·Industrial Equipment / Machinery·Birmingham, United Kingdom·Founded 1862·Last verified 14 September 2026
46
out of 100
Making progressPending ReviewThin evidence· 6 src

IMI scores 46/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified September 2026.

That places IMI joint 164th of 680 companies scored, and 2nd of 9 in Industrial Equipment / Machinery.

IMI has verified Scope 1+2 emissions down 36% since 2019 and SBTi-validated net-zero targets. Supply chain dominates emissions at 99% of footprint but lacks third-party verification. Renewable energy covers only 17 sites; market-based procurement is absent. Biodiversity strategy is non-existent.

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The calculation

How is IMI's SINK score calculated?

Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
Industrial Equipment / Machinery sector ceiling.
44 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
61 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 44) + (0.7 × 61) = 55.9
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 0.82
Final score
Rounded. Making progress.
46 / 100
The ten questions

What is IMI doing well, and where does it fall short?

Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Targets & Commitments (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Energy Source (3/10, 4/10).

Where the evidence comes from

What evidence is IMI's score based on?

6 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

Provisional evidence. Published on 6 sources and 2 independent parties — below our full-confidence threshold of 8 sources and 3 independent parties. Every source shown below passed the same quality checks as any other score: all live, none from data aggregators. There is simply less of it.

This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 6 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.

This score is published on six verified sources and two independent parties, below the eight sources and three independent parties we require for full confidence. All six are live and none comes from a data aggregator. IMI discloses a CDP Climate grade on its own website, but no public CDP page carries it, so it cannot be cited as an independent source; if that disclosure appears citably in a future CDP cycle it would supply the third party and move this to full confidence. The score itself is unaffected by the count.

Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 6 sources, 67% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.

[1]Public record
Companies House Filing History — IMI plc (Company No. 00714275)

SECR disclosure: Scope 1 10,133 tCO2e; Scope 2 22,665 tCO2e (location-based); Total 3,103,871 tCO2e

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[2]Self-reported
IMI Climate Action Page

The Scope 1 & 2 data in our SECR table has been externally verified by Ricardo Energy & Environment

Ongoing
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[3]Self-reported
IMI GRI Content Index 2024

IMI has sought external assurance regarding SECR table and will look to expand this to include Scope 3

2025
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[4]Self-reported
IMI GRI Content Index 2025

Sustainable Procurement at IMI involves surveying selected suppliers for our priority areas of climate impact

2025
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[5]Self-reported
IMI Sustainability — Our Approach

We have approved science based targets which the SBTi validated in July 2024

Ongoing
Q8
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[6]Third-party verified
LobbyMap — Climate Policy Influence Database

InfluenceMap maintains the world's leading database of corporate and industry association lobbying of climate policy

Ongoing
Q10
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IMI in context

How does IMI compare with other industrial equipment / machinery companies?

Where IMI sits among industrial equipment / machinery peers.

Among the 9 major industrial equipment / machinery brands we've scored, IMI sits 2nd of 9.

2/9
IMI's rank
38
Industry average
31
Industry low
48
Industry high
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Has IMI's score been challenged?

This score is not currently being contested.

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About IMI

IMI plc manufactures precision fluid and motion control components for industrial, HVAC, life sciences, and transport applications across 49 facilities in 50+ countries. Founded 1862, headquartered in Birmingham, UK. A mid-cap mechanical engineering company with diversified end-market exposure.

Founded
1862
Headquarters
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Employees
~10,000
Annual revenue
~£2,210m
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