Grainger sustainability score: 55/100
Better than 90% of Construction / Real Estate
Leading practice starts at 60. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
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Grainger is a London-listed UK residential landlord, owning and running build-to-rent apartment blocks and other private rented homes, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It reported £262.7 million of group revenue for the year to 30 September 2025, with about 370 employees.
Founded 1912Head office Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomStaff ~370 (2025)Revenue £262.7 million Group revenue (year ended 30 September 2025; 2024: £290.1 million)Website ↗
Grainger reports verified Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a full Scope 3 inventory, including the embodied carbon of its new buildings and its tenants' energy, and has SBTi-validated targets. But its embodied carbon is estimated from spend, only 32% of tenant energy comes from meter readings, its Scope 3 target is intensity-based, and its renewable electricity is tariff-based without additionality.
Grainger scores 55/100 (Making progress) 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 Grainger joint 63rd of 1,118 companies scored, and joint 5th of 53 in Construction / Real Estate.
What is Grainger doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Transparency & Accountability (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Resource Use & Waste (4/10, 4/10).
Where Grainger 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
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles wasteReport measurable waste or recycling targets publicly.
- Its effect on waterMeasure its water footprint and set reduction targets.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets7/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
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How is Grainger's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Grainger's score based on?
11 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
55% of them were published by Grainger itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Grainger prints its FY25 Scope 1 (207 tCO2e), market-based Scope 2 (83 tCO2e) and Scope 3 (54,042 tCO2e) separately; the total shown is their sum.
“of our BTR properties now rated EPC A to”
“A limited level of verification was conducted, aligned with the ISO 14064-3:2019 standard”
“T otal footp rint 1,796 1,455 -19% 514 290 -44%”
“Grainger has a target to procure 100% renewable electricity and 100% green gas for our directly purchased energy.”
“We intend to only use offsetting as a last resort where”
“Grainger undertakes biodiversity assessments for development sites. These include detailed assessments by”
“We will protect and enhance biodiversity for the benefit of the environment,”
“Grainger is the UK’s largest listed residential landlord in the Private Rented Sector (PRS).”
“ABILITY PLAZA, 1A ARBUTUS STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 4DT”
“Gordon has re-positioned Grainger as a “pureplay” build-to-rent provider”
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How does Grainger compare with other construction / real estate companies?
Where Grainger sits among construction / real estate peers.
Among the 53 major construction / real estate brands we've scored, Grainger is tied =5th of 53, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Construction / Real Estate?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Grainger.
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