Stripe sustainability score: 40/100

·SaaS / Digital Services·San Francisco, US·Founded 2010·Last verified 31 May 2026
40
out of 100
Below expectationsPending ReviewThin evidence· 6 src

Stripe scores 40/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified May 2026.

That places Stripe joint 267th of 637 companies scored, and 34th of 44 in SaaS / Digital Services.

Stripe publishes almost no corporate environmental data despite $5.1B revenue and 8,000 employees. No emissions disclosure, no renewable energy targets, no reduction pathway. The company funds carbon removal innovation through Frontier but exempts itself from basic operational reporting. Clean track record masks hollow commitments.

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The calculation

How is Stripe's SINK score calculated?

Same formula for every company. No curve. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
SaaS / Digital Services sector ceiling.
70 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
27 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 70) + (0.7 × 27) = 39.9
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 1
Final score
Rounded. Below expectations.
40 / 100
The ten questions

What is Stripe doing well, and where does it fall short?

Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (8/10, 3/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (1/10, 1/10).

Where the evidence comes from

What evidence is Stripe's score based on?

6 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 6 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.

Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 6 sources, 83% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.

[1]Public record
Stripe has a science-based way to offset its emissions
2019
Q1Q4
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[2]Self-reported
Stripe's negative emissions commitment
Unknown
Q1Q8
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[3]Self-reported
Stripe Climate
Ongoing
Q2Q5Q8Q9
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[4]Self-reported
Stripe 2024 newsroom update
2024
Q3
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[5]Self-reported
Frontier Climate
Ongoing
Q8Q10
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[6]Self-reported
Stripe annual updates 2024
2024
Q9
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Stripe in context

How does Stripe compare with other saas / digital services companies?

Where Stripe sits among saas / digital services peers.

Among the 44 major saas / digital services brands we've scored, Stripe sits 34th of 44.

34/44
Stripe's rank
47
Industry average
25
Industry low
71
Industry high
How this score has moved

Has Stripe's score changed?

today

Score history begins 6 April 2026.

As Stripe's score updates, the trajectory will appear here.

We're backfilling historical scores for FTSE 100 and S&P 100 companies over the coming weeks.

What's being contested

Has Stripe's score been challenged?

This score is not currently being contested.

Every challenge is published. We'd rather be corrected than wrong — that's the whole point.

No challenges submitted yet. If you have evidence that contradicts this score, you can challenge any question above — cite a public source and we'll review it.

About Stripe

Stripe is a fintech and digital payments platform founded in 2010, processing $1.4 trillion in annual payment volume. Based in San Francisco, it operates as a SaaS infrastructure provider for online and mobile commerce, serving millions of businesses globally. It remains privately held with approximately 8,000 employees.

Founded
2010
Headquarters
San Francisco, US
Employees
~8,500
Annual revenue
~$5.1B (net revenue estimate, 2024)
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