Spotify | Sustainability Performance

https://open.spotify.com

A digital music streaming service offering a vast library of songs, podcasts, and audio content.

2006

Sweden

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Media Production

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#549

Overall

#43

in Sweden

in Media Production

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

Available in
Scale package

Access

Industry Rank

19 out of 42

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesNature and biodiversityClimate risk

Social

Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions

Financial Data

Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

5.0K CO2e tonnes, 2024

Leading

Female employees

43% 2025

Aligned

Externalities

625.3K $, 2024

Critical

Market cap

91.2B $, 2026▲46.5% YoY

Revenue

17.6B $, 2025▼8.8% YoY

R&D intensity

8.1% 2025

Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

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Spotify Technology SA has faced sustained scrutiny over the contested January 2022 Joe Rogan COVID-19 controversy (Spotify's USD 100+ million Joe Rogan Experience exclusive license led to artist Neil Young/Joni Mitchell/India.Arie removing music from Spotify January-February 2022 over alleged JRE COVID-19 misinformation) affecting Spotify's institutional shareholders amid US discretionary podcasting sector regulatory pressure.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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Biodiversity impact

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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SDG impact (historical)

Reveal data for 5 credits

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Reporting

Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees

Total sustainability employees

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Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

Download Controversy Analysis

Spotify Technology SA has faced sustained scrutiny over the contested January 2022 Joe Rogan COVID-19 controversy (Spotify's USD 100+ million Joe Rogan Experience exclusive license led to artist Neil Young/Joni Mitchell/India.Arie removing music from Spotify January-February 2022 over alleged JRE COVID-19 misinformation) affecting Spotify's institutional shareholders amid US discretionary podcasting sector regulatory pressure.

Spotify | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

Available in Scale package

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Carbon emissions

Female employees

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Carbon certificate projects

Climate risk

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Revenue by region

Margin trends

R&D intensity

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Sustainability targets and commitments

Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Available in Scale package

Spotify | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

Available in Scale package

View similiar companies

Carbon emissions

Female employees

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Carbon certificate projects

Climate risk

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Revenue by region

Margin trends

R&D intensity

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Sustainability targets and commitments

Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Available in Scale package

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Scale package

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