DCC sustainability score: 34/100
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
DCC plc is a Dublin-based multinational distribution and services company founded in 1976. Operating across energy, healthcare, and environmental solutions, DCC Energy is the dominant LPG, heating oil, and diesel distributor in Europe and the US.
More about DCC
The group also manages renewable energy products and corporate PPAs, but fossil fuels remain the core revenue driver and emissions source.
Head office IrelandStaff ~11,700Revenue ~£18.0BWebsite ↗
DCC is a fossil-fuel distributor whose 37 million tCO2e Scope 3 emissions dwarf operational progress. Operational emissions are declining and verified, but the core business—selling LPG, heating oil, and diesel across Europe and the US—remains 93% fossil-dependent. Limited supplier engagement, no nature strategy, and unvalidated net-zero targets reveal structural rather than transitional weakness.
DCC scores 34/100 (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 October 2026.
That places DCC joint 565th of 934 companies scored, and joint 14th of 20 in Energy Supply / Utilities.
What is DCC doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Resource Use & Waste (2/10, 3/10).
Where DCC 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 chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets4/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies4/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is DCC's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas DCC's score changed?
DCC's score has moved from 32 to 34 across 3 recorded reviews, up 2 points.
- 32 → 34+23 October 2026
Aggregator-citation sweep: broker citations replaced with the primary disclosures they mirror, re-scored through the guarded pipeline under pinned code 9196601.
- 32 → 3218 August 2026
Direction-blind emissions retrieval (agent-fed): basis not-retrieved->disclosed, scale 0.7->0.7, score 32->32. Primary: DCC plc Annual Report & Accounts 2026 (Deloitte-assured GHG table).
- Scored 322 August 2026
Initial public score 32 (publish-draft)
What evidence is DCC's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
80% of them were published by DCC itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (tCO2e): 1 ktCO2e (market based) and 20 ktCO2e (location based)”
“Our total Scope 1 and 2 emissions were 4.4% lower in 2025 compared to 2024.”
“DCC lowered its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 4.4% and cumulatively by 48% versus the 2019 baseline”
“All spills of significance are reported to the relevant environmental authorities and are cleared up to their exacting standards resulting in no long-term environmental impact.”
“In 2024 DCC retained its 'B' rating with CDP which reflects taking coordinated action on climate issues.”
“In 2026 Sustainalytics assessed DCC Energy's ESG risk as medium with a score of 20.0.”
“DCC Energy, as an Irish company listed outside the EU, was originally due to report under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in 2026”
“Reduction in scope 3 emissions · Communities and the Environment · 2.6%”
“DCC Energy plc is a multi-energy sales and distribution business operating in Europe and the US.”
“SBTi · Unknown — Science Based Targets initiative validation status”
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How does DCC compare with other energy supply / utilities companies?
Where DCC sits among energy supply / utilities peers.
Among the 20 major energy supply / utilities brands we've scored, DCC is tied =14th of 20, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Energy Supply / Utilities?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above DCC.
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