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ABB | Sustainability Performance

https://www.abb.com

Develops and manufactures electrification, automation, and robotics solutions for various industries.

1988

Switzerland

10,001+ employees

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#7537
Overall
#171
in Switzerland
#60
in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

9 out of 109

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

374.0K CO2e tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Renewable energy

62% 2025

Waste generated

218.0K tonnes, 2024
Laggard

Female employees

28% 2025
Aligned

Externalities

232.2K $, 2024
Critical

Market cap

180.0B $, 2026▲26.1% YoY

Revenue

27.0B $, 2025▲7.9% YoY

R&D intensity

3.96% 2025

Carbon emissions

Reveal data for 1 credit

Industry rank: 14 out of 109


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 14 out of 109

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
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Renewable energy

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62%2025

Industry rank: 7 out of 109


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 7 out of 109

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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Renewable electricity

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

Industry benchmark

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

11.3

B/M 13.9

44.5

B/M 37.2

6.6

B/M 3.2


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
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Waste

Reveal data for 1 credit
218.0K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
Industry Benchmark

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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • ABB paid USD 327 million combined DOJ and SEC FCPA settlement in 2022 over its third successive bribery case in 17 years, this time over South Africa Eskom Kusile coal plant payments to politicallyconnected intermediaries, plus historical Mexico and Iraq violations.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
Reveal data for 20 credits
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160 assets assessed
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68High
$2.2Bestimated revenue at risk
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
Industry benchmark

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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

One row per year, with the latest at the top. Each driver uses its own scale.

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Biodiversity impact

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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities

Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

180.0B $, 2026▲26.1% YoY

Revenue

27.0B $, FY2025▲7.9% YoY

EBITDA

4.7B $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

17% Industry: 11▲9.9% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$27.0BFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

4.5B 2025▲14.3% YoY

Capex

1.0B 2025▲15.6% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.5 Industry: -4▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

4.0%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark

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Return on invested capital

19.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark

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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

26.2

▲ 13.0%

2023

24.9

▼ 6.4%

2024

27.0

▼ 19.7%

2025

53.8

2030

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Sustainability targets and commitments

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TargetYearValueScopeBaseline

Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Available

Human rights policy

Available

Recycling policy

Available

Workplace health & safety policy

Available

50%
Independent Directors

10 out of 20 incl. management

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Overall score

90

Environment

96

Social

87

Governance

87

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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