🌿 GTIAS Risk Leaderboard

ESG & Environmental Risk

Industries ranked by their sustainability exposure — carbon intensity, resource dependency, regulatory transition risk, and circular economy readiness.

25 Industries Ranked
422 Total Industries Scored
SU GTIAS Pillar
What this tells you

High-scoring industries face the greatest pressure from decarbonisation mandates, resource scarcity, and ESG-driven capital allocation shifts.

Top 25 — ESG & Environmental Risk

Ranked by average score across the Sustainability & Resource Efficiency pillar. Score out of 5.0 — higher indicates greater structural risk exposure.

# ISIC Industry Risk Score
1 0520 Mining of lignite
4.4/5
2 0620 Extraction of natural gas
4.4/5
3 0892 Extraction of peat
4.4/5
4 0311 Marine fishing
4.2/5
5 0610 Extraction of crude petroleum
4.2/5
6 0510 Mining of hard coal
4/5
7 0710 Mining of iron ores
4/5
8 0721 Mining of uranium and thorium ores
4/5
9 0891 Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals
4/5
10 1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
4/5
11 1920 Manufacture of refined petroleum products
4/5
12 2012 Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds
4/5
13 3510 Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
4/5
14 4220 Construction of utility projects
4/5
15 5629 Other food service activities
4/5
16 0149 Raising of other animals
3.8/5
17 0729 Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores
3.8/5
18 0893 Extraction of salt
3.8/5
19 1910 Manufacture of coke oven products
3.8/5
20 2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
3.8/5
21 2610 Manufacture of electronic components and boards
3.8/5
22 2750 Manufacture of domestic appliances
3.8/5
23 2790 Manufacture of other electrical equipment
3.8/5
24 2818 Manufacture of power-driven hand tools
3.8/5
25 3821 Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste
3.8/5
Methodology

Rankings are computed by averaging GTIAS attribute scores within the Sustainability & Resource Efficiency pillar for each of 422 profiled industries. Scores range from 0–5 — higher indicates greater structural risk exposure. No editorial weighting is applied. Learn more about the GTIAS methodology.

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