Hobbycraft sustainability score: 37/100
Hobbycraft is a UK-based craft and hobby retailer operating approximately 100 stores plus distribution and head office facilities. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Christchurch, it supplies art materials, crafts, and hobby products to consumers across the United Kingdom.
More about Hobbycraft
The company generated approximately £216M in revenue prior to 2025 CVA-driven store closures.
Founded 1995Head office Christchurch, United KingdomStaff ~2,000–3,000Revenue ~£216MWebsite ↗
Hobbycraft has delivered measurable progress on packaging reduction but remains fundamentally opaque on carbon emissions. No Scope 1, 2, or 3 data disclosed; no climate targets set. The company's sustainability story rests on product-level wins (plastic-free packaging, styrofoam elimination) that mask a complete absence of emissions accountability across a 100+ store estate and global supply chain.
Hobbycraft scores 37/100 (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 May 2026.
That places Hobbycraft joint 482nd of 934 companies scored, and 28th of 50 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is Hobbycraft doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Resource Use & Waste (7/10, 5/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Carbon Footprint: Operations (1/10, 2/10).
Where Hobbycraft lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations2/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain2/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling1/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its 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 reports4/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Hobbycraft's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Hobbycraft's score based on?
8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
25% of them were published by Hobbycraft itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 9 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does Hobbycraft compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where Hobbycraft sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 50 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Hobbycraft sits 28th of 50.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Hobbycraft.
John Lewis Partnership's own emissions fell to 88,598 tCO2e in its year to January 2026, about 40% below 2020/21, and KPMG assures them; its electricity is renewable under certificates and most of its heavy trucks run on biomethane.
See the breakdown →Tesco has credible operational decarbonization (65% Scope 1+2 reduction, 100% renewable electricity) but supply chain emissions—98% of its footprint—remain largely unquantified and unverified.
See the breakdown →Lidl has achieved substantial operational emissions cuts (52–60% since 2019) through renewable electricity, but Scope 3—over 90% of its footprint—lacks year-on-year reduction evidence.
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