Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust sustainability score: 49/100
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc is a UK-listed closed-end investment company that owns and finances renewable energy assets—primarily solar and wind farms—across Europe. It has no employees; its £42.8M investment income (FY2025) comes from its portfolio of 39 operational and development-stage assets.
More about Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust
Managed by Octopus Energy AIF Management Limited.
Founded 2019Head office United KingdomStaff No employeesRevenue £42.8M investment income (FY2025)Website ↗
ORIT is a closed-end renewable-energy investment trust with no direct operations—it owns solar and wind assets whose emissions it reports on an equity-share basis. Scope 1 and 2 emissions are modest but largely unverified; Scope 3 dropped sharply in 2025 due to asset sales and consultant changes, not operational cuts. No emissions target, no SBTi commitment, and biodiversity measurement absent.
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust scores 49/100 (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 November 2026.
That places Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust joint 186th of 986 companies scored, and joint 8th of 62 in Financial Services / Banking.
What is Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Targets & Commitments and Water Impact (2/10, 3/10).
Where Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling4/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is7/10Less 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 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 targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust's score based on?
8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
38% of them were published by Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust itself; the rest come from independent sources.
ORIT is an investment company whose income is investment income, so under our majority-revenue rule it is classed as Financial Services / Banking. ORIT's 1,855 tonnes, its equity share of its portfolio's emissions, count as its financed figure (owner ruling 2026-11-06). Whether funds like this should be looked through to the generation they own is queued for our next method update, to be decided for all funds.
“Indirect emissions (market-based)1 444.8 0 444.8”
“Environmental damage (carbon, biodiversity, water, and waste)”
“ORIT is partnering with Wychwood Biodiversity”
“completed the acquisition of two onshore wind farms in Finland.”
“reported the acquisition of a sixth Irish solar site”
“aggressive accounting policies may contribute to the downfall of the Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust”
“Fast-growing green power investor Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) is deepening its commitment to Finland.”
“is considering offloading a number of assets to generate cash”
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How does Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust compare with other financial services / banking companies?
Where Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust sits among financial services / banking peers.
Among the 62 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust is tied =8th of 62, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in Financial Services / Banking?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust.
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