PwC is one of the Big Four professional services firms, providing audit, assurance, tax, and management consulting globally.
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PwC reports comprehensive emissions reductions (71% Scope 1&2, 43% business travel) and 95% renewable electricity, but global Scope 3 coverage remains incomplete. Critical weakness: PwC audits and advises fossil fuel majors without published sector phase-out policy, structurally enabling oil and gas lobbying. Supplier engagement lags targets.
PricewaterhouseCoopers scores 53/100 (Making progress) 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers joint 80th of 847 companies scored, and joint 8th of 16 in Consulting / Professional Services.
Where PricewaterhouseCoopers sits among consulting / professional services peers.
Among the 16 major consulting / professional services brands we've scored, PricewaterhouseCoopers is tied =8th of 16, with 1 other.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Only 10% of suppliers have validated science-based targets as of FY24.
Global network-level consolidated figures with verified metrics absent.
Professional services firm inherently low-water-intensity with no significant pollution or chemical discharge risk.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Energy Source and Carbon Footprint — Operations (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain and Resource Use & Waste (4/10, 4/10).
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Experian has reduced operational emissions 82% since 2019 and holds SBTi-validated targets, but Scope 3 emissions are rising despite methodology improvements.
See the breakdown →IBM has cut operational emissions 68.5% since 2010 and sources 79.6% renewable electricity, meeting near-term targets early.
See the breakdown →Bioregional has cut its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 89% since 2018/19, but Scope 3, about 99% of its 139.7 tCO2e footprint and estimated mainly from spending, fell only 9.6%, largely by cutting travel.
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PwC is one of the Big Four professional services firms, providing audit, assurance, tax, and management consulting globally. Founded in 1995 through merger, headquartered in London, it operates a network of legally separate member firms with 295,371 employees and $45.1 billion FY2021 revenue.
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