Toyota Motor sustainability score: 26/100
Toyota Motor is the world's largest automaker by volume, headquartered in Toyota City, Japan. Founded in 1937, it manufactures passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and powertrains across 14+ global manufacturing plants.
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The company is a leading hybrid manufacturer but has a delayed EV transition strategy relative to peers.
Founded 2002Head office Kolín, Czech RepublicStaff ~375,000Revenue ~$291B (FY2024)Website ↗
Toyota is the world's largest automaker producing over 10 million vehicles annually, yet its emissions footprint of 589.57 Mt CO₂e remains stubbornly high with minimal absolute reductions. The company actively lobbies against climate regulations globally, funds climate deniers, faces greenwashing complaints, and ranks lowest among automakers on climate policy alignment—undermining all operational progress.
Toyota Motor scores 26/100 (Significant gaps) 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 May 2026.
That places Toyota Motor joint 787th of 934 companies scored, and joint 18th of 26 in Automotive.
What is Toyota Motor doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Water Impact (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Emissions Trajectory (0/10, 3/10).
Where Toyota Motor 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 chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- 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 nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water6/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
- Its climate targets4/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies0/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Toyota Motor's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Toyota Motor's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
42% of them were published by Toyota Motor itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
7 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Toyota Motor compare with other automotive companies?
Where Toyota Motor sits among automotive peers.
Among the 26 major automotive brands we've scored, Toyota Motor is tied =18th of 26, with 4 others.
Who scores higher in Automotive?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Toyota Motor.
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