Kingfisher sustainability score: 43/100
Kingfisher is a FTSE 100 retailer operating DIY, home improvement, and garden stores across Europe under banners including B&Q, Screwfix, and Tradepoint. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in London, it serves millions of customers annually through physical stores and digital channels, generating approximately £12bn revenue.
Head office United KingdomStaff ~76,000Revenue ~£12,784MWebsite ↗
Kingfisher has reduced operational emissions 66% since 2016/17 and sourced 95% of electricity from zero-carbon sources, but Scope 3 coverage remains partial—only 2 of 15 categories disclosed. Water management lacks formal targets. Vendor decarbonisation is underway but verification incomplete.
Kingfisher scores 43/100 (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 Kingfisher joint 331st of 934 companies scored, and joint 13th of 50 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is Kingfisher doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Energy Source (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (4/10, 6/10).
Where Kingfisher lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling6/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is8/10Its own operations aren't shown to run on 100% renewable energy.
- Its effect on nature6/10No verified restoration beyond its own footprint, or supply chain not mapped for nature risk.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets7/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
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How is Kingfisher's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Kingfisher's score changed?
Kingfisher's score has moved from 40 to 43 across 2 recorded reviews, up 3 points.
- 40 → 43+33 October 2026
Aggregator-citation sweep: broker citations replaced with the primary disclosures they mirror, re-scored through the guarded pipeline under pinned code 9196601.
- Scored 402 August 2026
Initial public score 40 (publish-draft)
What evidence is Kingfisher's score based on?
16 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
63% of them were published by Kingfisher itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Scope 1 total: 83,581 tCO₂e; Scope 1 and 2 total (market-based): 94,955 tCO₂e”
“DNV provided independent assurance of selected aspects of our 2024/25 data”
“In line with the SECR (Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting) requirements, we report our emissions and energy use”
“Over 90% of Kingfisher's Scope 3 emissions are associated with its products”
“Kingfisher wants its top 100 vendors to create a sustainability roadmap and emissions reduction target by 2028”
“66.0% reduction in carbon emissions across our operations since 2016/17”
“reduced absolute scope 3 (indirect) emissions from supply chains and product use by 30.4%”
“By 2030, Kingfisher aims to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 68% (from a 2016/17 baseline)”
“44% of the company's US$400m in gross capital expenditure last year went into renewable energy initiatives”
“investing US$750,000 over three years to support six projects, which cover some 190,000 hectares of community managed forests”
“Limited assurance provided by DNV over targets that relate to the Selected Information”
“CDP Forests: We have continued to maintain a score of 'B'”
“US oil & gas companies and trade associations dominate top spots — Kingfisher not listed”
“membership of the British Retail Consortium's Climate Action Roadmap, a ground-breaking decarbonisation plan”
“By 2030, Kingfisher aims to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 68% (from a 2016/17 baseline), and Scope 3 emissions by 46%”
“In 2021, we supported Kingfisher with the submission of its new 1.5C science-based targets, which were approved by the SBTi”
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How does Kingfisher compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where Kingfisher sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 50 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Kingfisher is tied =13th of 50, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Kingfisher.
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