BP p.l.c. scores 3 points higher than Shell on SINK's sustainability index.
BP p.l.c. is more sustainable according to SINK's open sustainability index, scoring 20/100 vs Shell's 17/100 — a difference of 3 points.
Shell scores 17/100 on the SINK sustainability index (Significant gaps). Shell maintains massive fossil fuel operations while claiming net-zero transition, relying on intensity targets, carbon offsets, and selective Scope 3 reporting to obscure continued expansion. Scope 1+2 reductions are largely portfolio-driven divestments. The company actively opposes climate policy through trade associations and uses phantom carbon credits to greenwash liquefied natural gas growth.
BP p.l.c. scores 20/100 on the SINK sustainability index (Significant gaps). BP is intensifying fossil fuel expansion while abandoning renewable energy targets and weakening absolute emissions commitments. Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions rose in 2024 despite claimed reductions. Active litigation over climate deception, greenwashing rulings, and trade association opposition to climate policy reveal systematic misalignment with net-zero claims.
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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