ExxonMobil

Does the core business genuinely avoid or reduce emissions, or build climate resilience? Share of revenue that is actually 'green'. Fossil-dependent models score low.

ExxonMobil's core business produces and sells fossil fuels that generate approximately 600+ million tonnes of Scope 3 CO₂-equivalent annually; its Low Carbon Solutions division (targeting 100 Mt/yr CCS capacity by 2030) is orders of magnitude smaller and does not meaningfully reduce the company's net climate impact.

Credible, science-based targets (SBTi), a real net-zero plan with progress to date, and CDP disclosure — not just a dated press release.

ExxonMobil has pledged net-zero Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2050 and set a 2030 emissions-reduction plan, but has NOT submitted to SBTi, does not include Scope 3 (which represents ~85–90% of its total emissions footprint) in its net-zero commitment, and its 2030 targets are intensity-based (not absolute), meaning total emissions can rise with production growth.

Operational footprint, labour and social practices, and governance quality across the company's own operations and supply chain.

ExxonMobil publishes an annual Sustainability Report and discloses to CDP (receiving a C score in recent assessments), has made incremental reductions in methane intensity and routine flaring, but faces persistent criticism over labor disputes, environmental justice concerns in refinery communities, and board governance that resisted climate-focused shareholder activism until Engine No. 1's 2021 proxy success.

Quality of disclosure, independent third-party verification, and how much hard data backs the company's claims.

ExxonMobil produces detailed Scope 1 and 2 disclosures that are third-party verified by IPIECA standards, participates in CDP, and publishes an Energy & Carbon Summary; however, it omits Scope 3 from binding targets, has been criticized by the SEC for inadequate climate-risk disclosure, and its CCS project projections rely on unproven future technology at scale.

Controversies, litigation, pollution, fossil-fuel lobbying, conflict-zone involvement and governance scandals. Higher means cleaner.

ExxonMobil has faced decades of documented controversies: internal research predicting climate change as early as the 1970s while publicly funding doubt campaigns (Exxon Knew); ongoing state AG investigations and lawsuits for climate deception; the 2010 Deepwater Horizon adjacent reputational context; a 2022 lawsuit against activist shareholders; continued lobbying against carbon pricing and climate legislation; and a 2023 lawsuit attempting to block a shareholder climate resolution — all of which represent severe, repeated integrity failures.