Co-operative Group Limited is a UK-based retail cooperative operating approximately 2,400 stores across food retail, convenience, and funeral services.
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Co-op has delivered measurable absolute emissions cuts across Scope 1+2 (59%) and met climate targets early, backed by SBTi validation. Scope 3 lags at 21% reduction despite representing 90% of footprint. Supply chain animal welfare failures and incomplete nature disclosure weaken its sustainability case.
Co-operative Group Limited scores 50/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Co-operative Group Limited joint 149th of 847 companies scored, and 4th of 48 in Retail (non-fashion).
Where Co-operative Group Limited sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 48 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Co-operative Group Limited sits 4th of 48.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
As a retailer without manufacturing or water-intensive operations, direct water use is moderate.
No TNFD-aligned disclosure or quantified nature footprint confirmed.
The full reasoning is in the ten questions below.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Energy Source (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (4/10, 5/10).
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
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Co-operative Group Limited is a UK-based retail cooperative operating approximately 2,400 stores across food retail, convenience, and funeral services. Founded in 1863 and headquartered in Manchester, it is one of the UK's largest food retailers by market share.
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