AutoZone sustainability score: 26/100
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
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AutoZone sells car parts, accessories and maintenance items to do-it-yourself customers and, through its commercial programme, to repair garages, dealers and fleet owners; it also sells ALLDATA repair and shop software. At 29 August 2026 it ran 6,863 stores in the United States, 1,001 in Mexico and 167 in Brazil.
More about AutoZone
AutoZone, Inc. is a Nevada company; its roots go back to 1979, when it began operations. It had about 132,000 AutoZoners at 29 August 2026, about 60 percent of them full-time, and $20,338.6 million net sales in its fiscal year to that date.
Head office Memphis, United StatesStaff ~132,000 AutoZoners, about 60% full-time and 40% part-time, whole company (29 August 2026)Revenue ~US$20.3B net sales (US$20,338,555 thousand, fiscal year to 29 August 2026)Website ↗
In fiscal 2024 AutoZone reported Scope 1 of 268,476 tCO2e and market-based Scope 2 of 98,349 t; neither is externally assured. It publishes no Scope 3 figure, including for the goods it buys and sells, so the size deduction for an incomplete footprint (0.70x) applies. It reports a 20% fall that year, driven mainly by over 190,000 renewable energy certificates from a Texas solar farm it funded for tax credits, while Scope 1 rose 6.1%. Its targets cover only Scope 1 and 2 and are self-set; renewable sources supplied 0.1% of its energy. In 2019 it paid an $11 million California settlement over hazardous waste disposal at its stores.
AutoZone scores 26/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified November 2026.
That places AutoZone joint 933rd of 1,118 companies scored, and 63rd of 67 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is AutoZone doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (1/10, 1/10).
Where AutoZone lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Its effect on natureShow it knows its main risks to nature.
- Its effect on waterPublish figures for its water use.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain1/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature1/10No evidence it knows its main risks to nature.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water1/10No figures for its water use.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
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How is AutoZone's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is AutoZone's score based on?
9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
22% of them were published by AutoZone itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“257,975 268,476 6.1% 7.7%”
“gallons of water saved through smart irrigation systems since”
“AutoZone fails to provide critical information to investors including Scope 3 supply chain emissions data”
“This consists of $8.9 million for civil penalties, $1.35 million for supplemental environmental projects”
“It is estimated that AutoZone illegally disposed of over five million hazardous waste items in California.”
“Status: Resolution Withdrawn, Agreement Reached”
“The proposal earned a vote of 70.4% representing shareholder support of more than $25 billion in assets.”
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How does AutoZone compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where AutoZone sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 67 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, AutoZone sits 63rd of 67.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above AutoZone.
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