RCS MediaGroup | Sustainability Performance
Italian multimedia publishing group (Rizzoli Corriere della Sera) publishing newspapers, magazines and books.
1927
Italy
1,001 - 5,000 employees
Publishing
$500M - 1B in revenue
$25M - 100M in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#7787
Overall#297
in Italy#19
in PublishingSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementSocial
Diversity and InclusionGovernance
TargetsESG scores and ExclusionsFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
CO2 scope 1 + 2
Critical
Renewable energy
Aligned
Waste generated
Critical
Female employees
Laggard
Market cap
Revenue
Carbon emissions
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: 6 out of 50
Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)
Industry rank: 6 out of 50
Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
(adj. for revenues)
(adj. for revenues)
Renewable energy
Reveal data for 1 credit
41%2025
Industry rank: 4 out of 50
Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: 4 out of 50
Total energy
Share of renewable energy
Industry benchmark
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark
12.6
B/M 8.6
160.5
B/M 161.6
52.2
B/M 15.8
149.9
B/M 111.7
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Female employees
Reveal data for 1 credit
Share of female employees (%)
Share of female board members
25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
Waste
Reveal data for 1 credit
18.2K2025
Total waste generated (tonnes)
Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
Industry Benchmark
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Controversy level
- RCS MediaGroup's newspaper operations underwent workforce reductions affecting journalists and editors at Corriere della Sera and Gazzetta dello Sport.
Carbon emissions breakdown
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Waste management
Reveal data for 2 credits
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Water management
Reveal data for 2 credits
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Market cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Operating margin
Revenue & EBITDA
$888.3MFY2025 revenue
Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)
Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
Margin trends
Margin as % of revenue
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
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Free cashflow
Capex
Debt/equity ratio
Return on invested capital
11.0%FY2026
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals
Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)
Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only
0.9
20230.9
▼ 5.4%
0.9
▼ 1.5%
0.8
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Environmental policy coverage
Carbon reduction policy
Not available
Human rights policy
Available
Recycling policy
Available
Workplace health & safety policy
Available
67%
Independent Directors
8 out of 12 incl. management
Overall score
66
Environment
63
Social
84
Governance
50
Exclusion screening
Adult content
Not available
Alcoholic
Not available
Animal testing
Not available
Firearms
Not available
Tobacco
Not available
Gambling
Not available
Nuclear
Not available
