Pershing Square Holdings is a closed-end investment holding company founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York.
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Pershing Square publishes no emissions data—operational or financed—despite $16B in assets and concentrated holdings in mid-to-high-emission businesses. No climate targets exist. Governance acknowledges ESG but lacks quantified environmental accountability or disclosure.
Pershing Square scores 24/100 (Significant gaps) 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 Pershing Square joint 753rd of 847 companies scored, and 48th of 51 in Financial Services / Banking.
Where Pershing Square sits among financial services / banking peers.
Among the 51 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, Pershing Square sits 48th of 51.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
No portfolio-level carbon footprint, no PCAF methodology, no financed emissions data published.
AUM grew to $16.1B during review period, implying rising financed emissions exposure absent deliberate decarbonisation strategy.
No absolute or intensity emissions reduction targets found across 2022–2026 documents.
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“Our interest in ESG considerations relates to how they may impact our portfolio companies and how we operate our own business.”
“Number of employees: 84 (2025)”
“2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014”
“Restaurant Brands International Inc. ... Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc. ... Amazon.com, Inc.”
“principally engaged in the business of acquiring and holding significant (but generally not controlling) positions in a concentrated number of large capitalization companies”
“The dashboard shows businesses that have validated science-based targets.”
“top holdings are Brookfield Corporation, Amazon.com, Uber Technologies, Microsoft, and Restaurant Brands International”
“Waste reduction schemes implemented across offices.”
“InfluenceMap maintains the world's leading database of corporate and industry association lobbying of climate policy”
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Pershing Square Holdings is a closed-end investment holding company founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York. It manages approximately $16 billion in assets through concentrated equity positions in large-cap North American companies including Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Restaurant Brands International. The firm operates as a financial services entity focused on equity investment and portfolio stewardship.
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