VELUX sustainability score: 45/100
VELUX is a Danish maker of roof windows and skylights, headquartered in Hørsholm and owned by VKR Holding; VELUX A/S was established in 1970 and its roots go back to 1941. 97 billion revenue in 2025.
Founded 1970Head office Hørsholm, DenmarkStaff ~11,500 (2025)Revenue ~€2.97B (FY2025)Website ↗
VELUX's total footprint fell from 1.19 MtCO2e in 2020 to 1.0 MtCO2e in 2025, and its electricity is 100% renewable, mostly from new Spanish solar parks. But in 2025 it cut its value-chain target from a 50% to a 25% reduction by 2030. It publishes no water data.
VELUX scores 45/100 (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 October 2026.
That places VELUX joint 275th of 900 companies scored, and 1st of 4 in Building Materials / Ceramics / Glass / Cement.
What is VELUX doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (2/10, 6/10).
Where VELUX lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain8/10Its Scope 3 emissions aren't fully verified or falling year on year.
- Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is8/10Its own operations aren't shown to run on 100% renewable energy.
- Its effect on nature6/10No verified restoration beyond its own footprint, or supply chain not mapped for nature risk.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets6/10Its 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 VELUX's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is VELUX's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
25% of them were published by VELUX itself; the rest come from independent sources.
9 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
“1.1 Scope 1 emissions 000 t COe 20 20 22 24”
“VELUX has reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 60% and Scope 3 emissions by 14% since 2020.”
“It revealed that 98.5% of the VELUX footprint comprises Scope 3 emissions.”
“VELUX Group and Hydro have agreed to a joint target to reduce carbon dioxide emitted per kilo of aluminium”
“Value chain emissions (scope 3) decreased by 21%, primarily due to a decline in volumes”
“80% of the electricity generated by the plants will be supplied to VELUX”
“With Alhendín fully operational, Velux has achieved its 100 percent renewable electricity goal”
“we use wood that is more than 96% PEFC certified”
“5.6 million tons of CO2 (scope 1 and 2ii)”
“verified by Carbon Trust (in accordance with Green House Gas criteria)”
“Das VELUX PA Team setzt sich zum Erreichen der international”
“has committed to an innovative way to capture the emissions the company has produced in its 80 years of existence”
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How does VELUX compare with other building materials / ceramics / glass / cement companies?
VELUX is the highest-scoring building materials / ceramics / glass / cement company we've rated.
Among the 4 major building materials / ceramics / glass / cement brands we've scored, VELUX sits 1st of 4.
Who comes next in Building Materials / Ceramics / Glass / Cement?
VELUX leads its sector. These are the next 3 down.
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