Pentland Brands sustainability score: 38/100
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
Pentland Brands owns Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, ellesse, Mitre and Kickers, which sell sports, outdoor and lifestyle products directly or through licensees and distributors. It is a division of Pentland Group, a privately owned company.
More about Pentland Brands
Pentland Brands Limited, which employs its staff and provides shared services to the brands, was incorporated in 2015 and is based in London. Pentland Brands has over 1,400 employees; no filing gives revenue for the brands business.
Founded 2015Head office London, United KingdomStaff ~1,400 (Pentland Brands, Positive Business Report 2026); Pentland Brands Limited averaged 716 in the year to 31 January 2026Website ↗
Pentland Brands' footprint was 189,300 tCO2e in 2025, almost all of it in its supply chain, and it rose 14% on 2024, which the company puts down to growth and buying Speedo's Australian and New Zealand business. Its UK sites use green tariffs backed by certificates, but it publishes no group renewable share. It says the SBTi approved its targets in 2024, including Scope 1 and 2 down 50% by 2028 from 2021 and net zero by 2040. Delivery is behind: Scope 1 and 2 are 14% below the base year and Scope 3 is 1% above it. Its emissions data is not externally assured.
Pentland Brands scores 38/100 (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 November 2026.
That places Pentland Brands joint 472nd of 969 companies scored, and joint 34th of 55 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is Pentland Brands doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Targets & Commitments (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (0/10, 2/10).
Where Pentland Brands lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is3/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets7/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Pentland Brands's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Pentland Brands's score based on?
9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by Pentland Brands itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Scope 1 and market -based Scope 2 emissions remain 14% below the FY2021 baseline.”
“This report covers UK operations”
“Full accounts made up to 31 January 2026”
“There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.”
“13.5% in Forest 500 Rankings”
“In 2024, Pentland Brands' near-term and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets were approved by the SBTi, including a verified net-zero science-based target for 2040.”
“Full accounts made up to 31 January 2026”
“Owned by Pentland Group, UK as of 1993.”
“82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified”
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How does Pentland Brands compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Where Pentland Brands sits among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 55 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, Pentland Brands is tied =34th of 55, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
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