Silentnight sustainability score: 49/100
Silentnight is a UK maker of mattresses, bed bases and headboards, based in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, selling mainly through retailers. Silentnight Group Limited was incorporated in 2011 and took over the business in a pre-pack sale that year; its roots go back to 1946 (Silentnight Beds Limited, 00414800).
More about Silentnight
It is part of The Sleep Group with Sleepeezee. It had about 686 employees and £116.3 million turnover in its year to January 2026.
Founded 2011Head office Barnoldswick, Lancashire, UKStaff ~686 (FY to Jan 2026 average)Revenue ~£116.3M turnover (FY to Jan 2026)Website ↗
Silentnight's footprint was about 71,000 tCO2e, almost all of it the materials it buys; that supply-chain figure dates from 2022/23 and has not been updated. Its own emissions, reported with Sleepeezee's, fell to 2,451 t on a market basis, and it has SBTi-validated targets to cut them 53.6% and its purchased materials 28% by 2030. Its electricity is renewable under certificates, but gas and diesel still supply most of its energy. All its timber is FSC certified and it sends no waste to landfill, but it publishes no water figures.
Silentnight scores 49/100 (Making progress) 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 Silentnight joint 180th of 934 companies scored, and joint 4th of 45 in FMCG / Consumer Goods.
What is Silentnight doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (3/10, 4/10).
Where Silentnight lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- 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 is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No 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.
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How is Silentnight's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Silentnight's score based on?
15 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by Silentnight itself; the rest come from independent sources.
10 of 15 sources are independent of the company.
“Total (Market) 2,451.4 2,759.9”
“As the Energy and Carbon report is included in the group accounts of the company's parent The Sleep Group Topco Limited”
“Achieved ~8% reduction across ‘Scope 3’, which is mostly raw material”
“consumed is via renewable contracts and we have embarked on a number of CapEx projects”
“Since 2019 we have achieved a 36.3 % reduction across Scope 1 and 2 against a target to reduce by 53.6 % by 2030”
“Scope 3 emissions target (68,771 tCO2e versus a baseline of 72,355 in 2022)”
“Our shareholders have a legal obligation to consider people and the planet, not just profit”
“Mattress recyclers deconstruct mattresses and sort the components into up to 19 different material types.”
“described by the manufacturer as ‘supportive, breathable and 100% recyclable’”
“This mattress alone repurposes 150 plastic bottles in the making.”
“Silentnight Group commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 53.6% by FY2030 from a FY2019 base year.”
“for breaches of conduct in respect of its work for the Silentnight group of companies”
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How does Silentnight compare with other fmcg / consumer goods companies?
Where Silentnight sits among fmcg / consumer goods peers.
Among the 45 major fmcg / consumer goods brands we've scored, Silentnight is tied =4th of 45, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in FMCG / Consumer Goods?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Silentnight.
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