Oddbox sustainability score: 45/100
Oddbox is a UK-based e-commerce grocer that rescues cosmetically imperfect and surplus produce from farms and sells it direct to consumers via subscription boxes. Founded in 2014, the company operates from a single warehouse with a small delivery fleet across the UK and Europe.
More about Oddbox
It has rescued over 50,000 tonnes of food and donates unsold stock to food charities.
Founded 2014Head office London, UKStaff ~58Revenue ~£27.4MWebsite ↗
Oddbox's core business—rescuing surplus produce—delivers genuine food waste impact but masks weak emissions transparency. The company calculates carbon footprints but publishes no tonnage data. Scope 1/2/3 figures remain private. Net-zero 2030 lacks interim milestones or external validation. B Corp certification and clean controversy record are genuine strengths; operational data disclosure is not.
Oddbox scores 45/100 (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 Oddbox joint 280th of 934 companies scored, and joint 11th of 24 in E-commerce / Online Retail.
What is Oddbox doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Resource Use & Waste (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (3/10, 3/10).
Where Oddbox lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations4/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain4/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- 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 targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Oddbox's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Oddbox's score changed?
Oddbox's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 42.
- 42 → 4225 April 2026
Session 2a cleanup: recomputed performance from sum(questions[].score). performance 46→47, score 42→45.
- Scored 425 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Oddbox's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by Oddbox itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 5 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
8 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Oddbox compare with other e-commerce / online retail companies?
Where Oddbox sits among e-commerce / online retail peers.
Among the 24 major e-commerce / online retail brands we've scored, Oddbox is tied =11th of 24, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in E-commerce / Online Retail?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Oddbox.
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