Intertek is a UK-based testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company founded in 1885.
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Intertek has met its near-term SBTi emissions targets early with verified 54.7% absolute reductions in Scope 1+2 by 2025. However, Scope 3 disclosure remains narrow—only 3 of 15 categories quantified—and critical supply chain emissions unquantified. Water, waste, and biodiversity lack measurable data. A greenwashing enablement controversy via its CarbonZero certification service undercuts credibility.
Intertek scores 41/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified August 2026.
That places Intertek joint 343rd of 847 companies scored, and joint 13th of 16 in Consulting / Professional Services.
Where Intertek sits among consulting / professional services peers.
Among the 16 major consulting / professional services brands we've scored, Intertek is tied =13th of 16, with 1 other.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Purchased goods, upstream transport, downstream use-phase unquantified.
Testing/inspection operator with minimal land footprint—no extraction or agricultural operations.
No quantified waste volumes, hazardous/non-hazardous split, or landfill diversion rates disclosed.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Emissions Trajectory (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (4/10, 4/10).
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Intertek.
Protect Our Winters is a climate advocacy nonprofit with a negligible operational footprint but no formal sustainability disclosure.
See the breakdown →McKinsey reports 62% Scope 1&2 reductions and 100% renewable electricity, but its dominant emissions (Scope 3 business travel) are tracked only per-employee, not absolute.
See the breakdown →Deloitte reports comprehensive multi-scope emissions data with SBTi-validated net-zero targets, but absolute emissions reduction is glacial at 7% over five years.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
“Our annual environmental reporting cycle ran from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025.”
“Intertek's GHG emissions reporting complies with the methodologies outlined by the GHG Protocol 'Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standards', ISO 140064-1”
“We made progress on our SBTi-validated near-term target of ensuring that 70% of our key supply chain”
“met our scope 1 and 2 target early, delivering a 54.7% reduction against our 2019 base year”
“We also met our scope 3 target, achieving a 53.4% reduction against the same 2019 baseline.”
“Operational emission reductions 2019-2023: -36.7%”
“Preserving and restoring local ecosystems impacted by our operations.”
“SBTi has confirmed that Intertek's science-based targets meet its strict criteria and recommendations.”
“The SBTi's Target Dashboard lists companies and financial institutions that have set science-based targets, or have committed to developing targets.”
“The certifier, Intertek, explains that their new CarbonZero label is partly based on 'certification of traceable high-quality carbon capture or reduction investments'”
“The certification of the Lundin cargo was provided by Intertek Group, which tests, inspects and certifies”
“Intertek is one of the largest and oldest companies in the testing, inspection, and certification industry.”
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Intertek is a UK-based testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company founded in 1885. Operating in 100+ countries, it provides assurance services to manufacturing, energy, consumer, and infrastructure sectors. Listed on the London Stock Exchange; subject to private equity takeover bid as of 2026.
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