Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust scores 26/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified August 2026.
That places Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust joint 551st of 658 companies scored, and joint 41st of 46 in Financial Services / Banking.
Scottish Mortgage is a listed investment trust with negligible operational footprint but material financed emissions exposure through ~100 portfolio companies. It publishes partial portfolio-level climate data via TCFD but has no entity-specific emissions targets. Its manager withdrew from net-zero initiatives in 2024, and the Trust explicitly states ESG is secondary to returns.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Water Impact (5/10, 4/10). Weakest on Targets & Commitments and Emissions Trajectory (2/10, 2/10).
8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.
“the Company being an externally-managed investment company with no employees”
“SCOTTISH MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - Free company information from Companies House”
“Material scope 3 emissions are very likely to be higher for the 2023 reporting”
“Baillie Gifford courted controversy in 2024 when it left the Net Zero Asset Managers' Initiative”
“Baillie Gifford has left the Climate Action 100+ group and Net Zero Asset Managers initiative”
“Baillie Gifford are integrating their screening tool into their firmwide Climate Audit tool”
“This strategic report, which includes pages 4 to 56, has been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006”
“Baillie Gifford, which left NZAM in 2024... also has not rejoined”
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Where Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust sits among financial services / banking peers.
Among the 46 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust is tied =41st of 46, with 1 other.
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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust is a UK-listed closed-end investment company founded in 1909 and headquartered in Edinburgh. It manages a globally diversified portfolio of ~100 public and private growth companies across technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors. The Trust is externally managed by Baillie Gifford and has no employees or direct operations.
Peer growth-focused investment trust with similar technology portfolio concentration and no direct operations.
View breakdown →Comparable externally-managed UK investment trust with global equity exposure and similar TCFD reporting.
View breakdown →Larger asset manager competing for capital in growth equity segments; comparable financed emissions exposure.
View breakdown →UK-based asset manager with similar external portfolio management model and TCFD climate disclosure obligations.
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