Dollar Tree sustainability score: 28/100
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Dollar Tree runs discount variety stores selling everyday consumables, such as household paper, food and health products, alongside toys, housewares, party goods and seasonal items. At 31 January 2026 it operated approximately 9,000 stores in 48 states and the District of Columbia and approximately 275 in Canada; in fiscal 2025 consumables brought in $9,425.9 million, variety goods $8,860.5 million and seasonal goods $1,109.3 million.
More about Dollar Tree
Dollar Tree, Inc. is a Virginia corporation, and it sold its Family Dollar business on 5 July 2025. At 31 January 2026 it employed 33,755 full-time store and distribution centre associates, 1,426 full-time store support centre associates and 117,851 part-time associates, and it had $19,395.7 million net sales from continuing operations in its year to 31 January 2026.
Head office Chesapeake, United StatesStaff 33,755 full-time store and distribution centre associates, 1,426 full-time store support centre associates and 117,851 part-time associates (31 January 2026)Revenue ~US$19.4B net sales (US$19,395.7M, fiscal 2025 to 31 January 2026, continuing operations)Website ↗
Dollar Tree's footprint was 16,906,277 tCO2e in fiscal 2024 (year to 31 January 2025, continuing operations, Family Dollar excluded), up from 13,996,610 t in fiscal 2023. Its Scope 3 figure is the sum of its printed category lines; the use of products it sells (7,249,992 t) and the goods it buys (5,694,482 t) are the main parts. Only 6,679 MWh of its 1,390,079 MWh of purchased electricity was low-carbon, down from 55,203 MWh. Its absolute target to cut Scope 1 and 2 by 50% by FY2032 is self-set, with no SBTi validation. It was ordered to pay penalties in a 2023 California hazardous-waste judgment, and paid $190,000 to Washington State in 2024 over lead and cadmium in children's products.
Dollar Tree scores 28/100 (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 Dollar Tree joint 861st of 1,118 companies scored, and joint 56th of 67 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is Dollar Tree doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (0/10, 1/10).
Where Dollar Tree 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
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling.
- Its effect on waterPublish figures for its water use.
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
Every question that lost points
- 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 falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is3/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- 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 water1/10No figures for its water use.
- 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 controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Dollar Tree's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Dollar Tree's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
20% of them were published by Dollar Tree itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Gross global Scope 2, market-based emissions (metric tons CO2e) 529752.19”
“Scope 1: 171,884 metric tons of CO2 equivalent”
“Scope 1 +2 emissions intensity compared to industry / competitor average : High”
“Dollar Tree has not implemented this resolution.”
“will offset 29% of the energy needs of 184 Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores in New York”
“Dollar Tree has not publicly documented progress on reducing chemicals of high concern or plastics of high concern beyond regulatory compliance in the last four years.”
“Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by FY2032”
“Dollar Tree is ordered to pay civil penalties for their hazardous waste/hazardous materials violations”
“contained illegal levels of toxic heavy metals lead and cadmium”
“On July 5, 2025, we completed our previously announced sale of the Family Dollar business to 1959 Holdings, LLC.”
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How does Dollar Tree compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where Dollar Tree sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 67 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Dollar Tree is tied =56th of 67, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Dollar Tree.
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