Johnson & Johnson scores 12 points higher than The Procter & Gamble Company on SINK's sustainability index.
Johnson & Johnson is more sustainable according to SINK's open sustainability index, scoring 38/100 vs The Procter & Gamble Company's 26/100, a difference of 12 points.
Johnson & Johnson scores 38/100 on the SINK sustainability index (Below expectations). J&J's Scope 1 and 2 emissions fell 38% from 2021, mostly through renewable electricity instruments including unbundled certificates; Scope 1 itself fell only about 3% from 2023 to 2025. It reports Scope 3 by category but states no total, and says most of the recent fall in its largest categories comes from a 2025 methodology change. Only 37% of key suppliers have science-based targets, and its trade-association dues go to groups opposing climate policy.
The Procter & Gamble Company scores 26/100 on the SINK sustainability index (Significant gaps). P&G achieves strong operational emissions reductions but masks a fundamentally unaligned business model. Scope 3 emissions rising 22.7% annually puts the company on a +3°C trajectory. Five active greenwashing lawsuits, NRDC SEC complaint, and documented boreal forest degradation reveal systematic misleading of investors on core sustainability claims.
Both companies are rated on the same 10-question SINK rubric: Scope 1/2/3 carbon footprint, energy source, nature and biodiversity, resource use, water, emissions trajectory, science-based targets, transparency, and controversies. Scores are 0–100, based on public data, and fully reproducible.
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