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JD Sports Fashion·Retail (non-fashion)·Manchester, UK·Founded 1981·Last verified 25 April 2026
43
out of 100
Below expectationsPending Review

JD Sports discloses multi-scope emissions and holds RE100 membership, but operational emissions are rising sharply—Scope 1 up 53% since 2021—with no absolute reductions recorded. The company is off-track for its SBTi targets. Nature and waste strategies are absent; supply chain leverage is minimal since 95% of sales come from third-party brands.

The calculation

Every score shows its working.

Same formula for every company. No curve. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
Retail (non-fashion) sector ceiling.
48 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
54 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 48) + (0.7 × 54) = 52.2
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 0.82
Final score
Rounded. Below expectations.
43 / 100
The ten questions

Where JD Sports Fashion is strong, and where it isn't.

Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Energy Source (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Emissions Trajectory (2/10, 3/10).

Where the evidence comes from

Every document used, listed.

13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

[1]Third-party verified
Tracenable: JD Sports Fashion GHG Emissions
Ongoing
Q1Q2Q3
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[2]Self-reported
JD Sports ESG: Environment Overview
Ongoing
Q1Q2
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[3]Third-party verified
Net0Tracker: JD Sports
Ongoing
Q3Q8
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[4]Third-party verified
Good On You Directory: JD Sports
Ongoing
Q3Q5
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[5]Self-reported
JD Sports ESG: Climate Change
Ongoing
Q4
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[6]Public record
Draper's Record: JD Sports Retains Carbon Charity Rating
Unknown
Q4Q7
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[7]Self-reported
JD Sports Environment Sustainability (Mission Labs Archive)
Ongoing
Q5Q6Q7
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[8]Third-party verified
Biffa: Delivering Sustainable Solutions for JD Sports
Unknown
Q6
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[9]Third-party verified
tracenable.com — climate targets
Unknown
Q8
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[10]Self-reported
JD Sports ESG Overview
Ongoing
Q9
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[11]Public record
Retail Gazette: JD Sports CDP A-List
2025
Q9
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[12]Public record
Wikipedia: JD Sports
Ongoing
Q10
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[13]Third-party verified
Sustainalytics: JD Sports Fashion ESG Rating
2024
Q10
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JD Sports Fashion in context

Where JD Sports Fashion sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.

Among the 42 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, JD Sports Fashion sits 19th of 42.

19/42
JD Sports Fashion's rank
40
Industry average
18
Industry low
57
Industry high
How this score has moved

JD Sports Fashion's score over time.

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What's being contested

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About JD Sports Fashion

JD Sports Fashion is a British multinational retailer of sportswear, footwear, and fashion accessories, headquartered in Manchester. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it operates over 3,000 stores globally and is one of Europe's largest independent fashion retailers, with significant exposure to apparel supply chain sustainability risks.

Founded
1981
Headquarters
Manchester, UK
Employees
~90,000
Annual revenue
~£10.5B
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