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Saudi Aramco·Oil & Gas·Dhahran, Saudi Arabia·Founded 1988·Last verified 21 April 2026
12
out of 100
Critical concernPending Review

Saudi Aramco is the world's largest corporate emitter, refusing to disclose ~96% of its emissions (Scope 3: 1.6–1.84 billion tonnes CO₂e annually) while pursuing intensity-only targets that explicitly allow absolute emissions to rise. Active lobbying against climate policy, greenwashing complaints, and UN human rights warnings mark a company prioritising shareholder returns over climate responsibility.

The calculation

Every score shows its working.

Same formula for every company. No curve. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
Oil & Gas sector ceiling.
20 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
21 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 20) + (0.7 × 21) = 20.7
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 0.6
Final score
Rounded. Critical concern.
12 / 100
The ten questions

Where Saudi Aramco is strong, and where it isn't.

Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Water Impact (5/10, 4/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (0/10, 0/10).

Where the evidence comes from

Every document used, listed.

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

[1]Self-reported
2024 Sustainability Report
2024
Q1
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[2]Third-party verified
Energy Intelligence — Saudi Aramco Emissions & Targets
2024
Q1Q3Q8
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[3]Public record
Al Jazeera — Aramco's Carbon Footprint Understatement
2021
Q1Q2
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[4]Public record
Earth.org — Fossil Fuel Giants & Global Emissions
Unknown
Q2
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[5]Third-party verified
ClientEarth — The Greenwashing Files: Aramco
Ongoing
Q2Q8
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[6]Third-party verified
Statista — Saudi Aramco Gas Emissions
Unknown
Q3
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[7]Third-party verified
Climate Action Tracker — Saudi Arabia
Ongoing
Q4
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[8]Public record
World Eco Magazine — Saudi Aramco Renewable Energy
Unknown
Q4
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[9]Self-reported
aramco.com — power systems
Unknown
Q4
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[10]Self-reported
Aramco — Biodiversity Initiatives
Ongoing
Q5
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[11]Third-party verified
Impakter — Saudi Aramco Sustainability Report
Unknown
Q5
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[12]Self-reported
aramco.com — minimizing environmental impact
Unknown
Q6
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[13]Self-reported
aramco.com — environment and climate change
Unknown
Q6
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[14]Self-reported
Aramco — Water Conservation
Ongoing
Q7
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[15]Self-reported
aramco.com — 2023 minimzing environment imapct en
Unknown
Q7
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[16]Self-reported
argaam.com — articledetail
Unknown
Q8
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[17]Self-reported
aramco.com — sustainability report
Unknown
Q9
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[18]Third-party verified
ca100.influencemap.org — Saudi Aramco Scorecard 37598
Unknown
Q9
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[19]Self-reported
knowesg.com — saudi aramco
Unknown
Q9
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[20]Third-party verified
ClientEarth — UN Action Against Saudi Aramco
2024
Q10
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[21]Third-party verified
LobbyMap — Saudi Aramco Lobbying
Ongoing
Q10
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[22]Public record
DeSmog — Financial Times, Reuters Pull Aramco Sponsored Content
2024
Q10
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[23]Third-party verified
InfluenceMap — Carbon Majors Database 2023 Update
2023
Q10
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Saudi Aramco in context

Saudi Aramco sits at the bottom of the oil & gas pack.

Among the 10 major oil & gas brands we've scored, Saudi Aramco sits 10th of 10.

10/10
Saudi Aramco's rank
18
Industry average
12
Industry low
23
Industry high
How this score has moved

Saudi Aramco's score over time.

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Score history begins 4 April 2026.

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What's being contested

This score is not currently being contested.

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About Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco is a multinational petroleum and natural gas company, the world's largest by market cap and production volume. Headquartered in Saudi Arabia and 98.5% state-owned, it operates integrated upstream, downstream, and chemicals segments across global markets. A dominant player in global oil supply and a major source of anthropogenic emissions.

Founded
1988
Headquarters
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Employees
~79,000 (2019)
Annual revenue
~$481B
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