Anthropic is a San Francisco-based AI safety company founded in 2021, developing large language models including Claude.
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Anthropic is a $380B-valued AI company with virtually no environmental accountability. It reports zero emissions data despite being one of the world's largest compute consumers, projects 5GW data center needs by 2028, and advocates for weaker environmental permitting rules. No targets, no renewable energy strategy, no transparency.
Anthropic scores 31/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Anthropic joint 588th of 847 companies scored, and 63rd of 76 in SaaS / Digital Services.
Where Anthropic sits among saas / digital services peers.
Among the 76 major saas / digital services brands we've scored, Anthropic sits 63rd of 76.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
2GW (2027) and 5GW (2028) data center projections confirm accelerating energy demand with no decoupling strategy.
No Scope 1 or Scope 2 emissions disclosed.
No Scope 3 assessment conducted.
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The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Anthropic.
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Anthropic is a San Francisco-based AI safety company founded in 2021, developing large language models including Claude. With ~3,000 employees and rapidly growing revenue, it is one of the largest consumers of cloud compute infrastructure globally, relying primarily on AWS and Google Cloud for its computational needs.
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