Melrose Industries sustainability score: 46/100
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
Melrose Industries is a London-based aerospace and defence components manufacturer, formed in 2003. Through subsidiary GKN Aerospace, it supplies complex aerostructures, engine assemblies, and systems to commercial and military aircraft OEMs globally.
More about Melrose Industries
Revenue ~£1.3bn (FY2018).
Head office United KingdomStaff ~16,000Revenue ~£3,468M (FY2024)Website ↗
Melrose has SBTi-validated near-term targets and achieved 33% absolute Scope 1+2 cuts, but excludes the largest supply chain category (purchased goods) from its reduction target. Scope 3 verification is pending, and nature risk remains unquantified despite acknowledged exposure.
Melrose Industries scores 46/100 (Making progress) 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 Melrose Industries joint 256th of 934 companies scored, and 1st of 9 in Aerospace.
What is Melrose Industries doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Targets & Commitments and Controversies & Red Flags (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (3/10, 6/10).
Where Melrose Industries 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 falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water6/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Melrose Industries's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Melrose Industries's score changed?
Melrose Industries's score has moved from 39 to 46 across 2 recorded reviews, up 7 points.
- 39 → 46+73 October 2026
Aggregator sweep, source-fix pass: dead cited URLs re-sourced and broker citations replaced with primaries; re-scored under pinned code 9196601.
- Scored 392 August 2026
Initial public score 39 (publish-draft)
What evidence is Melrose Industries's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
80% of them were published by Melrose Industries itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“In 2024, we completed a sustainability data pre-assurance review”
“Absolute 2020 baseline Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions (recalculated in 2024) were 108,411 tCO2e”
“Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Revised Edition, ISO 14064 Part 1 and the Environmental Reporting Guidelines, including the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting guidance”
“GKN Aerospace's total CO2 emissions in 2023 were 1,882,291 tCO2e”
“Melrose Sustainability data centre includes the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) index, the Energy Consumption, Energy Efficiency And Carbon Emissions”
“Source 50% of electricity from renewable sources by 2025 and 75% by 2030”
“committed to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2020 base year”
“Our 2025 Group sustainability targets and our Net Zero 2050 targets have been validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative”
“MSCI which upgraded our ESG rating to 'AA' making us a leader among our aerospace and defence industry peers; CDP which ranks us 'B'”
“The company achieved all of its 2025 environmental targets, including Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity, water withdrawal intensity and waste diversion”
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How does Melrose Industries compare with other aerospace companies?
Melrose Industries is the highest-scoring aerospace company we've rated.
Among the 9 major aerospace brands we've scored, Melrose Industries sits 1st of 9.
Who comes next in Aerospace?
Melrose Industries leads its sector. These are the next 3 down.
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