Carbon Footprint — Operations: How does Auto Trader score?

Auto Trader Group plc's Annual Report and Financial Statements 2025 (published June 2025) discloses total Scope 1, 2 and 3 combined emissions of c.93.2k tonnes CO₂e for FY2025, down from 98.9k in FY2024. The report separately attributes 9.9k tonnes to the core Auto Trader business (down from 14.2k in FY2024) and 83.3k tonnes to subsidiary Autorama. The report uses the phrase 'our calculations estimate' rather than confirming third-party assurance on the operational emissions figure, and the publ

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain: How does Auto Trader score?

The FY2025 Annual Report confirms that 'the majority of our emissions are Scope 3, predominantly attributable to our suppliers and emissions relating to the small number of vehicles sold by Autorama that pass through their balance sheet.' Scope 3 is therefore captured in the 93.2k tonne total. The company has SBTi-validated targets that by definition required a Scope 3 inventory to be submitted. However, the publicly available report does not provide a granular breakdown of Scope 3 categories, m

Emissions Trajectory: How does Auto Trader score?

Total group emissions fell from 98.9k tonnes (FY2024) to 93.2k tonnes (FY2025), a 6% absolute reduction. Core Auto Trader business emissions fell from 14.2k to 9.9k tonnes, a 30% absolute reduction year-on-year. Autorama emissions fell from 84.7k to 83.3k tonnes. This constitutes an evidenced absolute reduction across both sub-entities in the most recent year. Year-on-year comparison is available (2024 vs 2025), though the public excerpts do not provide a longer multi-year series beyond two data

Energy Source: How does Auto Trader score?

The company's environment page states that it is working to minimise environmental impact including energy use and references a climate contribution strategy involving over £350k supporting carbon removal projects and environmental initiatives. The FY2025 report and public ESG pages do not disclose a specific percentage of renewable electricity consumed, whether the company holds a certified green tariff, a PPA, or RE100 membership. Auto Trader is a digital-first marketplace business with data c

Nature & Biodiversity Impact: How does Auto Trader score?

Auto Trader Group plc is a digital marketplace platform. Its direct operations — offices and data centres — have negligible land-use, deforestation, or ecosystem disruption impact. The company's supply chain is dominated by technology suppliers and Autorama vehicle transactions. No TNFD disclosure or formal biodiversity assessment was located in publicly available report excerpts. The company does not operate in high-risk ecosystems and its core business model (facilitating second-hand car trans

Resource Use & Waste: How does Auto Trader score?

Auto Trader Group plc is a digital platform business with minimal physical material throughput. The company introduced a sustainability rating for new car reviews on its marketplace platform (April 2026), indicating awareness of material resource use in its sector. No quantified waste figures, circular economy targets, or supplier material requirements were found in publicly accessible sources. As a digital services company, primary resource impacts relate to data centre hardware lifecycle, offi

Water Impact: How does Auto Trader score?

Auto Trader Group plc operates as a digital marketplace with offices and data centres. Water consumption is not a material operational risk for this type of business; there is no manufacturing, chemical processing, or agricultural activity. No water consumption data, water bills, or stewardship programme was located in publicly available sources. Data centres do use water for cooling, which is a moderate consideration, but at the scale of Auto Trader's ~900-person operation this is not a signifi

Targets & Commitments: How does Auto Trader score?

Auto Trader Group plc has SBTi-validated targets: net zero by 2040 across its entire value chain, and a near-term target to halve carbon emissions by 2030. The FY2025 Annual Report confirms these targets 'have been validated and approved' by the SBTi. The environment page confirms the net-zero 2040 target 'has been resubmitted to the SBTi and has been validated and approved.' The company also has a climate contribution strategy investing over £350k in carbon removal projects. Near-term SBTi targ

Transparency & Accountability: How does Auto Trader score?

Auto Trader Group plc publishes annual sustainability information within its statutory Annual Report (Working Responsibly section), fully discloses through CDP, is a FTSE4Good constituent, and reports against TCFD and SASB frameworks. The company established a formal Board-level Corporate Responsibility Committee in 2021 with a dedicated chair (Jeni Mundy, succeeded). Sustainability targets are SBTi-validated. The company discloses emissions data publicly. However, no evidence was found that exe

Controversies & Red Flags: How does Auto Trader score?

No credible greenwashing findings, regulatory actions, environmental fines, or upheld ASA/FTC rulings against Auto Trader Group plc were identified in any searched sources. No InfluenceMap profile was found for the company, and no evidence of lobbying against climate policy or membership in trade associations actively opposing climate regulation was located. The company actively advocates for EV adoption, briefs government on EV transition, and gave evidence to the House of Lords Committee on EV

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Auto Trader Sustainability Score: 62/100

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🚗 SaaS / Digital ServicesGBLeading practice

~900 employees~£601M revenue93Kt CO₂e totalRanked #8 of 503Website ↗

Auto Trader is a saas / digital services company headquartered in GB with total reported emissions of 93Kt CO₂e per year. Based on our 10-question rubric, Auto Trader scores 62/100 — rated as a leader in sustainability practice for its sector.

SINK Score Breakdown

How we calculated Auto Trader's score using our formula: (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale Penalty

Base Impact

SaaS / Digital Services industry ceiling

Performance

58/100

10 questions scored below

Scale Penalty

emissions volume multiplier

SINK Score

(0.3 × 70 + 0.7 × 58) × 1 = 62

Emissions Breakdown

Total

93Kt

CO₂e per year

10-Question Rubric Breakdown

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5/10

Carbon Footprint — Operations

5/10

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain

6/10

Emissions Trajectory

5/10

Energy Source

5/10

Nature & Biodiversity Impact

5/10

Resource Use & Waste

5/10

Water Impact

7/10

Targets & Commitments

7/10

Transparency & Accountability

Q10

8/10

Controversies & Red Flags

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