Spotify Technology S.A. scores 17 points higher than Netflix on SINK's sustainability index.
Spotify Technology S.A. is more sustainable according to SINK's open sustainability index, scoring 58/100 vs Netflix's 41/100 — a difference of 17 points.
Netflix scores 41/100 on the SINK sustainability index (Below expectations). Netflix discloses dual-framework emissions data and maintains 100% renewable electricity claims, but absolute total emissions rose 25.9% in 2024. Scope 3—95% of footprint—has only an intensity target allowing absolute growth. The company relies heavily on carbon offsets, including credits from a Kenya project later suspended for Indigenous rights violations.
Spotify Technology S.A. scores 58/100 on the SINK sustainability index (Making progress). Spotify has genuinely low direct emissions and reports them thoroughly with third-party verification. The company achieved 31% absolute emissions reduction year-on-year and has decoupled growth from carbon output. Critical gaps: no water monitoring despite cloud computing's indirect water footprint, minimal nature risk assessment, and unvalidated SBTi targets undermine the 2030 net-zero claim.
Both companies are rated on the same 10-question SINK rubric: Scope 1/2/3 carbon footprint, energy source, nature and biodiversity, resource use, water, emissions trajectory, science-based targets, transparency, and controversies. Scores are 0–100, based on public data, and fully reproducible.
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