3M | Sustainability & Chart

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Basic information on 3M

Location: United States

Industry: Manufacturing

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Impact Score

Description 3M

3M operates in the fields of industry, worker safety, healthcare, and consumer goods. The company is known for its innovation in products such as adhesives, abrasives, laminates, passive fire protection, personal protective equipment, window films, paint protection films, dental and orthodontic products.

3M Sustainability Performance

Climate

30%

Renewable Energy

3M obtains 23,2% of its energy from renewable energies. Target value per method: min. 100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

3M emits 8,2 times its CO₂ budget of 294,046 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Supply Chain

Taking into account the entire supply chain, 3M emits 81,2 times its CO₂ budget of 294,046 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Recycling and Recovery of Waste

3M recycles 62,1% of its waste. Target value per method: min. 75%

Society

57%

Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power

3M issues 25% collective agreements. Target value per method: min. 80%

CEO Pay Ratio

CEO William M. Brown earns 316 times the median salary of employees. Target value per method: max. 30 times

Employee Turnover Rate

3M has an employee turnover rate of 11,3%. Target value per method: max. 10%

Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace

3M meets 4 quality criteria for handling harassment and discrimination at the workplace. Target value per method: 4 quality criteria

Gender

67%

Women on Board

3M has 31,3% women across its top leadership and supervisory bodies. Target value per method: min. 40%

Gender Pay Gap

No data available for 3M. Target value per method: max. 3%

Women in Management

3M employs 35,7% female managers. Target value per method: min. 40%

Glass Ceiling

The proportion of women in senior management at 3M is 95,5% of the proportion of women in the overall workforce. Target value per method: min. 90%

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

Renewable Energy

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Supply Chain

Waste Recycling

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

We measure the sustainability of companies based on 12 criteria.Indicators range from 0 to 100: values from 0 to 33 are shown in red (“not sustainable”), values from 34 to 66 in yellow (“moderate”), values from 67 to 99 in light green (“almost sustainable”), and a value of 100 in green (“sustainable”). Learn more about our method.

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Sources of sustainability performance

Metric	Value	Unit	Year	PDF Name	PDF Page
CEO Pay Ratio
CEO name	William M. Brown		2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	10
CEO-to-median-salary-ratio	316	Ratio	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	99
Employee Turnover Rate
Employee turnover	11,3	%	2025	3m-2026-global-impact-report.pdf	50
Glass Ceiling
Women in workforce	37,4	%	2023	3m-global-impact-report-2024.pdf	128
Women in management	35,7	%	2023	3m-global-impact-report-2024.pdf	128
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scope 2 emissions, location based	1 060 000	metric tons CO2e	2025	ghg.pdf	2
Scope 1 emissions	1 360 000	metric tons CO2e	2025	ghg.pdf	1
Number of employees	60 500	people	2025	3m-2026-global-impact-report.pdf	29
Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace
Incident notification mechanism	Yes		2025	3m-2026-global-impact-report.pdf	37
Retaliation safeguards	Yes		2025	Handbook-Interactive-EN.pdf	52
Confidentiality mechanisms	Yes		2025	3m-2026-global-impact-report.pdf	37
Anti-discrimination policy	Yes		2025	Handbook-Interactive-EN.pdf	4
Renewable Energy
Total renewable energy consumption	1 580 000	MWh	2025	ghg.pdf	4
Total energy consumption	6 800 000	MWh	2025	ghg.pdf	4
Supply Chain
Scope 2 emissions, location based	1 060 000	metric tons CO2e	2025	ghg.pdf	2
Scope 1 emissions	1 360 000	metric tons CO2e	2025	ghg.pdf	1
Scope 3 emissions	21 441 700	tons	2025	ghg.pdf	2
Number of employees	60 500	people	2025	3m-2026-global-impact-report.pdf	29
Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power
Collective bargaining agreements coverage	25	%	2025	3m-2026-global-impact-report.pdf	38
Recycling and Recovery of Waste
Waste diversion	239 000	metric tons	2025	ghg.pdf	4
Total waste generation	385 000	metric tons	2025	ghg.pdf	4
Women on Board
Supervisory board size	11	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	42
Executive board size	5	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	52
Women on supervisory board	4	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	42
Women on executive board	1	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	52
Women in Management
Women in management	35,7	%	2023	3m-global-impact-report-2024.pdf	128

Note: The PDF pages given here refer to the page in the PDF document, which is not necessarily the one found in the footer of the page. For example, page 10 is the 10th page in the document, even if it is labeled as page 8.

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