Kroger is a US grocery retailer operating supermarkets, fuel centers and food manufacturing plants.
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Kroger discloses emissions data across Scope 1, 2, and 3 but lacks reduction strategies for 96% of its footprint and walked back its SBTi commitment. Renewable energy fell 50% year-on-year due to cost cuts. A 2026 EPA consent decree imposed $2.5M in fines for refrigerant leak violations spanning 2014–2023.
The Kroger Co. scores 27/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified October 2026.
That places The Kroger Co. joint 683rd of 847 companies scored, and 45th of 48 in Retail (non-fashion).
Where The Kroger Co. sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 48 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, The Kroger Co. sits 45th of 48.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
No renewable electricity target.
About 96% of footprint now lacks targets.
The full reasoning is in the ten questions below.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (6/10, 6/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Targets & Commitments (3/10, 3/10).
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See the breakdown →The formula and all 13 sources.
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
9 of 13 sources are independent of the company.
“Scope 1 total emissions 2,240,536 -2.1%”
“4,894,705 MTCO2e 5,081,613 MTCO2e 4,916,373 MTCO2e”
“In 2024, the amount of renewable energy purchased from utility providers declined due to unfavorable costs”
“We sell a significant amount of fuel in our 1,731 fuel centers”
“Kroger disclosed a Scope 3 footprint for the first time in 2025 but has not outlined its intention or strategies to reduce these emissions”
“Kroger will require 100% of fresh produce suppliers to implement Integrated Pest Management practices”
“Targets for increasing renewable energy ? : No / not found”
“The settlement resolves Kroger’s failure to promptly repair refrigerant equipment leaks of the refrigerant R-22, a powerful ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC), between 2014 and 2023.”
“Kroger has agreed to pay a $2.5 million civil penalty and spend $100 million over two years to retrofit or replace 600 refrigeration units”
“A recent EPA and U.S. Department of Justice consent decree with Kroger for alleged violations of refrigerant leak repair provisions under the Clean Air Act”
“the grocery company said it has pledged to set new goals aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative”
“By omitting chicken and pig suppliers from its goals, Kroger is missing a huge culprit in environmental destruction.”
“Only four companies (ALDI, Meijer, Target and Kroger) disclose their leak rates”
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Kroger is a US grocery retailer operating supermarkets, fuel centers and food manufacturing plants. Incorporated in 1902 (its roots go back to 1883) and based in Cincinnati, it had about 403,000 employees and $147.6 billion in FY2025 revenue.
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