Motability Operations sustainability score: 40/100
Motability Operations runs the UK Motability scheme, leasing cars and other vehicles to disabled people and then selling the cars on; lease rentals and used-car sales each bring in about half its revenue. Motability Operations Group plc was incorporated in 2008.
More about Motability Operations
It had 1,665 employees and £7.18 billion revenue in its year to September 2025.
Founded 2008Head office London, UKStaff ~1,665 (FY2025 average FTE)Revenue ~£7.18B revenue (FY to Sep 2025)Website ↗
Motability Operations' footprint was 9.42 MtCO2e in its 2025 year, almost all of it from the cars it leases and sells, including 2.07 Mt from the leased fleet on the road, and 13.5% above 2021. It says its targets are SBTi-approved, but its supply-chain target is per vehicle, and only about 13% of its new registrations in early 2024 were fully electric. Its own sites run on renewable electricity, and it reconditions returned cars in-house.
Motability Operations scores 40/100 (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 November 2026.
That places Motability Operations joint 409th of 934 companies scored, and 2nd of 26 in Automotive.
What is Motability Operations doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Transparency & Accountability and Controversies & Red Flags (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (3/10, 3/10).
Where Motability Operations 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 falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets7/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
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How is Motability Operations's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Motability Operations's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
50% of them were published by Motability Operations itself; the rest come from independent sources.
6 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
“Total gross Scope 1 & Scope 2 emissions/tCO e”
“Motability Operations has reduced its Scope 1 and 2 (location-based) emissions from 1,191 tCO₂e in FY21 to 847 tCO₂e in FY25”
“More than 99% of our emissions come from the petrol and diesel vehicles on the Scheme”
“accounted for almost one-in-five (18.8%) new vehicles in Britain (366,726 units) last year”
“Electric Vehicles (EVs) represent 7 percent of the Scottish fleet, 78 percent are petrol/diesel”
“Motability Operations advocates for policies and practices that advance the mobility and independence of disabled people.”
“Motability Operations is poised to expand its de-fleet services with the acquisition of a 22-acre facility from Fleet Auction Group”
“Motability Operations Group Plc earned an overall score of 100.4”
“premium car brands, including BMW and Mercedes-Benz, have been removed from the Motability Scheme with immediate effect”
“qualifying schemes which lease vehicles to eligible disabled people will be impacted, the only current example of which is the Motability scheme”
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How does Motability Operations compare with other automotive companies?
Where Motability Operations sits among automotive peers.
Among the 26 major automotive brands we've scored, Motability Operations sits 2nd of 26.
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