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Paramount Global | Sustainability Performance

https://www.paramount.com/
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Media and entertainment company operating television, film, streaming, and publishing businesses.

1914

United States

10,001+ employees

Entertainment

$10B+ in revenue

N/A in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#9897
Overall
#2211
in United States
#57
in Entertainment

Sustainability Maturity

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Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

19 out of 79

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk
Social
Diversity and inclusionPay gapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

161.1K CO2e tonnes, 2023
Aligned

Female engagement

42% 2024
Aligned

Externalities

18.7M $, 2024
Critical

Market cap

575.0M $, 2026▼5342.8% YoY

Revenue

29.2B $, 2024▼1.5% YoY

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 10 out of 79


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 10 out of 79

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Scope 2 location based
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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Industry Benchmark

5.5

B/M 6.8

73.9

B/M 91.4


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Female engagement

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
100
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Controversy level


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  • Paramount Global (CBS, MTV, Paramount Pictures parent), has faced sustained class actions over the contested 2024 USD 8 billion Skydance Media/Larry Ellisoncontrolled merger affecting Paramount Class B institutional minority shareholders, plus periodic SEC enforcement scrutiny on inadequate disclosure of postCOVID linear TV customer demand collapse and the historic Shari Redstone/National Amusements controlling shareholder governance complexity.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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45Moderate
$23.8Mestimated revenue at risk
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Nature risk

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Production loss

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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Market cap

575.0M $, 2026▼5342.8% YoY

Revenue

29.2B $, FY2024▼1.5% YoY

EBITDA

-4.9B $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

-18% Industry: 9▲91.6% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$29.2BFY2024 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Revenue by region


Revenue by region %

International

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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Debt/equity ratio

0.9 Industry: 2▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

-20.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
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Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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30.2

▼ 0.2%

2022

29.7

▼ 0.8%

2023

29.2

▼ 0.3%

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34.3

2030

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

Not available

Workplace health & safety policy

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42%
Independent Directors

8 out of 19 incl. management

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SBTi targets and commitments

TargetStatusTemperature alignmentYear
Near-term targetTargets set1.5°C2030
Long-term targetNot disclosed--
Net-zeroCommitment removed--
Business Ambition 1.5°CMember-2021

Target details

Near-Term Targets: Paramount Global commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50.1% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. Paramount Global also commits that 67% of its suppliers by emissions covering purchased goods and services, capital goods, and business travel, will have science-based targets by 2028.

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Overall score

65

Environment

57

Social

75

Governance

63

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

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Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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CDP Scores


Climate Score

B

Water Score

C-

A

A-

B

B-

C

C-

D

D-

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SDG impact

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2024

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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