Legal & General 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 May 2026.
That places Legal & General joint 145th of 596 companies scored, and joint 10th of 35 in Financial Services / Banking.
Legal & General discloses carbon targets and renewable energy progress but relies on intensity metrics for its largest climate impact—financed emissions. Operational emissions have genuinely fallen 30% since 2021, yet the investment portfolio (where real-world decarbonisation matters) is tracked only per pound invested, not absolute tonnes. Nature and water data remain absent, and a 2025 investigation found fossil fuels in a fund labelled 'Climate Pathway.'
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Transparency & Accountability and Carbon Footprint — Operations (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Resource Use & Waste (3/10, 3/10).
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Where Legal & General sits among financial services / banking peers.
Among the 35 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, Legal & General is tied =10th of 35, with 1 other.
Score history begins 11 April 2026.
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Legal & General is a UK-headquartered financial services and asset management company founded in 1836, employing over 9,300 people. It operates insurance, pension administration, and institutional investment management divisions, managing c.£1.4 trillion in assets. As a major institutional investor, its climate footprint is dominated by financed emissions rather than direct operations.
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