Brabners sustainability score: 37/100
Brabners is a UK law firm headquartered in Liverpool; its turnover comes principally from legal services in the UK. Brabners LLP was incorporated in 2004.
More about Brabners
It had 444 employees and 91 members, and £60.2 million turnover, in its year to April 2025.
Founded 2004Head office Liverpool, UKStaff ~444 employees + 91 members (FY to Apr 2025 average)Revenue ~£60.2M turnover (FY to Apr 2025)Website ↗
Brabners reports its own operations' emissions and business travel, 177 tCO2e in its year to April 2025, down from 263 t in 2021, but no other supply-chain emissions. It targets net zero by 2040 with no interim targets or SBTi validation, and says it has been carbon neutral since 2020 through Forest Carbon credits. It helped fund the restoration of more than 400 hectares of peatland at Kingsdale Head and has cut its energy use by 60%.
Brabners scores 37/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified November 2026.
That places Brabners joint 482nd of 934 companies scored, and 25th of 29 in Consulting / Professional Services.
What is Brabners doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (2/10, 3/10).
Where Brabners lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling4/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature6/10No verified restoration beyond its own footprint, or supply chain not mapped for nature risk.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Brabners's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Brabners's score based on?
14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
36% of them were published by Brabners itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Brabners has described itself as carbon neutral since 2020. That claim relies on carbon credits bought through Forest Carbon. SINK gives no credit for offsets; the score is based on the firm's own emissions and actions.
9 of 14 sources are independent of the company.
“Note that we have received an independent external assurance statement from an accredited energy management”
“Sector Service with Minor Environmental Footprint”
“particularly in addressing Scope 3 emissions across our supply chain”
“implementing a sustainable procurement policy across its supply chain”
“We have invested £50,000 to help kickstart a new project that will restore more than 400 hectares of internationally important peatland”
“helping to fund our peatland restoration despite not having peatland in their supply chain.”
“incorporating energy provisions, upcycled materials and high air quality performance”
“Along with a focus on energy provisions, upcycled materials and air quality”
“Our Carbon Reduction Plan includes a commitment for us to reach net zero by 2040”
“committed to becoming a net zero business by 2040”
“committing the firm to making a “material positive impact on society and the environment””
“revenues for the year to April 2025 climbed 11.7% to £60.2m”
“The firm already employs more than 400 people across its offices in Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire.”
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How does Brabners compare with other consulting / professional services companies?
Where Brabners sits among consulting / professional services peers.
Among the 29 major consulting / professional services brands we've scored, Brabners sits 25th of 29.
Who scores higher in Consulting / Professional Services?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Brabners.
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