Nothing sustainability score: 16/100
Nothing Technology Limited, based in London, designs and sells consumer electronics, mainly smartphones and audio devices, under the Nothing brand. It does not make its products: 98.5% of revenue comes from the sale of goods made by suppliers.
More about Nothing
This record scores the UK company on its own filed accounts.
Founded 2020Head office London, United KingdomStaff ~84 (2024)Revenue £68.4M revenue (FY ended 31 Dec 2024)Website ↗
Nothing Technology publishes no environmental data for the company itself. Its FY2024 accounts claim a SECR exemption, disclose no Scope 1, 2 or 3 emissions and describe no sustainability governance. Revenue grew 38% and staff rose to 84 in the year. The group's sustainability reports earn no credit for this UK company under SINK rules.
Nothing scores 16/100 (Significant gaps) 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 November 2026.
That places Nothing joint 1005th of 1,017 companies scored, and 45th of 45 in Electronics / Hardware.
What is Nothing doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 3/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Resource Use & Waste (0/10, 0/10).
Where Nothing lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations3/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain1/10No 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 nature0/10No evidence it knows its main risks to nature.
- How it uses materials and handles waste0/10No recycling or waste reduction shown.
- Its effect on water0/10No figures for its water use.
- Its climate targets0/10No emissions reduction targets.
- How openly it reports1/10No sustainability information published.
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How is Nothing's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Nothing's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
17% of them were published by Nothing itself; the rest come from independent sources.
10 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
“has consumed 40,000 kWh of energy or less in the United Kingdom during the year ended 31 December 2024”
“we now have nine offices worldwide”
“it’s assembled using 100% renewable electricity”
“Further information about Nothing and its GSG ethical score will be coming soon.”
“iFixit awarded a remarkably low 3 out of 10 repairability score for the Nothing 3”
“the company doesn't offer self-repair parts or an instruction manual”
“the Nothing Phone (3a) gets a 4.5 out of 10 repairability score”
“Nothing reports that it has removed the use of PVC”
“2023, Finalist, Sustainability Award”
“SGS-certified carbon footprint of 53.45kg (CO2e), almost 8.6% lower than that of the Phone(1)”
“First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off”
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How does Nothing compare with other electronics / hardware companies?
Nothing sits at the bottom of the electronics / hardware pack.
Among the 45 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, Nothing sits 45th of 45.
Who scores higher in Electronics / Hardware?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Nothing.
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