TOMRA Systems

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.

TOMRA's core products — deposit-return reverse vending machines and sensor-based recycling sorters — directly enable circular-economy material flows, reducing virgin resource demand and landfill/incineration emissions at scale across 100+ markets; avoided emissions are disclosed separately using WBCSD methodology, which is a mark of intellectual honesty, though the scale of energy consumed by its ~113,700 installed machines is a material Scope 3 liability that tempers a perfect score.

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

SBTi validation was secured in 2024 for near-term targets (55% absolute Scope 1&2 reduction by 2033; 62% Scope 3 intensity reduction by 2033) and long-term targets (90%/97% reductions by 2050), aligned with 1.5°C; however, Scope 3 is measured on an intensity basis (per mEUR value added) rather than absolute, which permits total Scope 3 emissions to rise with revenue growth, and independently verified progress against these targets is still early-stage.

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

TOMRA reports improved workplace safety in 2023, actively discloses DEI and employee engagement commitments, links executive bonuses to sustainability performance, and conducts product life-cycle assessments; the 2023 cyberattack (NOK 120m in costs) exposed IT governance weaknesses, and a major restructuring of the Food division (20% headcount reduction) in 2023–2024 represents a notable labour event that warrants monitoring.

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

TOMRA publishes detailed annual reports including full Scope 1, 2, and expanded Scope 3 data, is a CDP participant, discloses avoided-emissions methodology externally (developed with Eunomia), conducts third-party LCAs on products, and reports against ESRS 2 governance standards; the score is held back by the fact that CDP rating level and third-party assurance scope on the full GHG inventory were not publicly confirmed in available sources.

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

No material environmental violations, fossil-fuel lobbying, conflict-zone involvement, or governance scandals were found; the principal demerits are the July 2023 cyberattack (significant operational disruption, NOK 120m in costs, and IT security questions) and the 2023–2024 Food division restructuring with a 20% workforce reduction, both of which are operationally significant but not sustainability-integrity red flags.