Warner Bros. Discovery | Sustainability Performance
Produces and distributes film, television, and streaming content globally. It manages a portfolio of well-known entertainment brands and engages in various media platforms.
1985
United States
10,001+ employees
Entertainment
$10B+ in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#1419
Overallⓘ#323
in United Statesⓘ#7
in EntertainmentⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalitiesGovernance
SDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Laggard
Aligned
Laggard
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Industry Benchmark
7.2
B/M 6.8
37.3
B/M 132.6
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Controversy level
- Warner Bros Discovery has faced sustained class actions over the 2022 USD 43 billion AT&T-Discovery merger including the contested 2023 USD 200 million-plus impairment write-downs and the disclosed material covenant pressures, plus the contested 2024 CNN and HBO Max restructuring affecting thousands of US employees and triggering institutional bondholder concerns over WBD's USD 39 billion debt load.
Sustainability employees
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11+
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