Cartier is a Paris-based luxury jewellery and watch Maison of the Richemont group, selling fine jewellery, watches and accessories through its own boutiques worldwide.
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Cartier publishes no emissions figures of its own; its footprint sits inside Richemont's group report, which sets its scale penalty but earns it no credit. It has its own SBTi-validated near-term target, a 46% absolute cut across Scopes 1 to 3 by 2030, but its net-zero commitment has lapsed and no Cartier-level progress is published. Solar and hydro power at its Turin manufacture and its RJC certification are documented.
Cartier scores 33/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified October 2026.
That places Cartier joint 539th of 847 companies scored, and 5th of 8 in Jewellery & Watches.
Where Cartier sits among jewellery & watches peers.
Among the 8 major jewellery & watches brands we've scored, Cartier sits 5th of 8.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Cartier-level Scope 1 and 2 emissions not published.
No Cartier-level Scope 3 disclosure.
No published Cartier-level emissions series or progress against its 2019-base SBTi near-term target.
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The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Cartier.
Rolex's reported footprint fell 72% from 2021 to 891 kt in 2025, but rose year on year in 2025 as Scope 3 grew while Scope 1 and 2 fell, and its report is not externally audited.
See the breakdown →Swatch Group reports declining absolute emissions across Scopes 1–2 (31% since 2021) and Scope 3 (27% since 2023), but has no group Scope 3 target yet, although Scope 3 is 96% of its footprint.
See the breakdown →Richemont has cut its own Scope 1 and 2 emissions sharply since 2019, but Scope 3, 98.7% of its footprint, is up 21.4% on the 2019 base year and its Scope 3 target is relative rather than absolute.
See the breakdown →Cartier's score has moved from 34 to 33 across 2 recorded reviews, down 1 point.
correction: deliberate re-score under v2.5.13 (owner, 2026-10-15) — moved into Jewellery & Watches from a pre-v2.5 record and re-scored under current rules, not a silent base swap.. Sector corrected "FMCG / Consumer Goods" (base 30) → "Jewellery & Watches" (base 40), sourced from EDITORIAL Owner decision 2026-10-15: Jewellery & Watches (v2.5.13; brand-vs-parent ruling)
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The formula and all 8 sources.
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
“In FY26, Richemont's total GHG emissions amounted to 1 382 444 tonnes of CO2e”
“Scope 3 emissions represent 98.8% of total GHG emissions”
“Cartier commits to reduce absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions 46% by 2030 from a 2019 base year.”
“Manufactures Cartier Joaillerie IS A CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFIED ENTITY OF THE RESPONSIBLE JEWELLERY COUNCIL”
“advertising by one of the world's biggest jewelers with images of an Indigenous people devastated by illegal gold mining has some complaining of greenwashing”
“And Cartier published the photo without the approval of Yanomami leadership”
“solar panels that produce 20% of the plant's energy requirements”
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Cartier is a Paris-based luxury jewellery and watch Maison of the Richemont group, selling fine jewellery, watches and accessories through its own boutiques worldwide. Its Swiss manufactures operate as branches of Richemont International SA, and its jewellery manufacture holds Responsible Jewellery Council chain-of-custody certification.
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