Daylesford sustainability score: 32/100
Daylesford is the trading name of Bamford Collection Limited, which runs Daylesford organic farm shops and cafés and the Bamford brand. Incorporated in 1995, it has its registered office at Daylesford Farm, Moreton-in-Marsh.
More about Daylesford
It had 675 staff and revenue of £73.6m in the year to March 2025.
Founded 1995Head office Moreton-in-Marsh, UKStaff 675Revenue £73.6MWebsite ↗
Daylesford files energy and emissions figures in its accounts, but its line items don't reconcile with its stated totals, and it publishes no Scope 3 tonnage. In the year to March 2025 its gas emissions fell and its location-based electricity emissions rose. It has no dated net zero target and reports no water use.
Daylesford scores 32/100 (Below expectations) 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 Daylesford joint 667th of 1,024 companies scored, and joint 37th of 54 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is Daylesford doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (2/10, 2/10).
Where Daylesford lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations5/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No 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 Daylesford's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Daylesford's score based on?
16 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
19% of them were published by Daylesford itself; the rest come from independent sources.
13 of 16 sources are independent of the company.
“total energy use was 5,172,514 kWh across all operations, generating 386.03 tonnes of CO2e”
“just 7% of our overall carbon footprint”
“Signed up to the Sedex platform where we are building greater visibility”
“More than 80% of goods at Daylesford are purchased from UK suppliers.”
“we have also planted 180 acres of wildflower meadow”
“Michelin Green Star dining room”
“Plenty of organic produce comes from the on-site farm”
“3,061,999 kWh of purchased electricity (2023 - 3,185,683 kWh)”
“Bamford Collection earned an overall score of 87.3”
“The Group's energy usage for the period is as follows:”
“We have a dedicated sustainability team”
“stock shrinkage and wastage alone halved from £3.2m to £1.6m”
“This publication was withdrawn on 22 September 2017”
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How does Daylesford compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where Daylesford sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 54 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Daylesford is tied =37th of 54, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Daylesford.
Specsavers has validated science-based targets and publishes Scope 1 and 2 (24,066 t, FY2025), but no Scope 3 tonnage.
See the breakdown →Boots says its footprint was 1.14 million tCO2e in 2025 across Boots UK, Ireland, Opticians and No7, down from 1.22 million t in 2022, and that this includes the products it buys and sells; it publishes no breakdown, so SINK treats its supply-chain figure as partial and the size deduction (0.70x) applies.
See the breakdown →Superdrug reports Scope 1 and 2 under the GHG Protocol in its filed accounts, but its Scope 3 covers only logistics and business travel; purchased goods, the dominant footprint for a £1.7bn health and beauty retailer, are not quantified, so the Scope 3 completeness cap applies.
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