The Walt Disney Company runs theme parks and resorts, Disney Cruise Line, film and television studios, and streaming services.
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Disney's Scope 1 and 2 emissions are only slightly below FY2022 and rose in FY2025, and its Scope 3 rose from 10.6 Mt in FY2022 to 12.4 Mt in FY2024 (the latest year it has reported). Its 2030 net-zero goal for direct operations relies on carbon credits, equal to about 39% of its FY2025 Scope 1 and 2. It has SBTi-validated near-term targets, a 2024 CDP climate score of D, and four more cruise ships planned from 2027 to 2031.
The Walt Disney Company scores 38/100 (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 The Walt Disney Company joint 410th of 847 companies scored, and 9th of 19 in Media / Entertainment / Publishing.
Where The Walt Disney Company sits among media / entertainment / publishing peers.
Among the 19 major media / entertainment / publishing brands we've scored, The Walt Disney Company sits 9th of 19.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
The full reasoning is in the ten questions below.
Pier routed around coral; no net-loss commitment verified post-opening.
No company-wide reduction target; Disney favours local action.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (2/10, 4/10).
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See the breakdown →The Walt Disney Company's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 38.
Fortune 50 re-score on methodology v2.5.18 (agent research); sector Media / Entertainment / Publishing by SIC 7990 (owner ruling)
Initial score at platform launch
The formula and all 11 sources.
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale11 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
“Scope 2 Emissions (Market-Based)4, 5 6 611,781 572,653 727,414 679,506 687,042”
“Scope 1: 898,970 metric tons of CO2 equivalent”
“Between calendar years 2027 and 2031, Disney Cruise Line plans to launch four additional cruise ships”
“This company received a score of 16.33/100”
“rising emissions signal a need for stronger climate action and improved management”
“Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)”
“Disneyland Resort now sources 60% of its electricity through Anaheim Public Utilities' Green Power Program”
“a member of the US Chamber of Commerce and the California Chamber of Commerce, both of which strategically engage with negative positions”
“Strive toward zero waste-to-landfill for our wholly owned and operated parks, resorts, and cruise ships”
“It was routed to avoid existing coral reefs, and any viable individual corals within the pier's footprint were relocated.”
“recommended granting marine protected area status to Lighthouse Point”
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The Walt Disney Company runs theme parks and resorts, Disney Cruise Line, film and television studios, and streaming services. Headquartered in Burbank, California, with roots going back to 1923, it had about 231,000 employees and $94.4 billion in FY2025 revenue.
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