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Superdrug Stores·Retail (non-fashion)·Croydon, United Kingdom·Founded 1964·Last verified 22 April 2026
39
out of 100
Below expectationsPending Review

Superdrug publishes almost no environmental data of its own. Parent company AS Watson Group has SBTi-validated targets and strong Scope 1&2 performance, but Superdrug's operational and supply chain emissions remain undisclosed. The biggest gaps: zero water reporting, no entity-level carbon trajectory, and minimal transparency beyond parent-company rollups.

The calculation

Every score shows its working.

Same formula for every company. No curve. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
Retail (non-fashion) sector ceiling.
48 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
38 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 48) + (0.7 × 38) = 41.0
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 0.95
Final score
Rounded. Below expectations.
39 / 100
The ten questions

Where Superdrug Stores is strong, and where it isn't.

Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Resource Use & Waste (8/10, 5/10). Weakest on Transparency & Accountability and Water Impact (2/10, 2/10).

Where the evidence comes from

Every document used, listed.

12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

[1]Self-reported
AS Watson: Leading the Way in Minimising Environmental Impact
Ongoing
Q1Q3Q8
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[2]Self-reported
AS Watson Sustainability Report 2023
2024
Q1Q2
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[3]Public record
Cosmetics Business: Superdrug sales soar 7% with profit before tax reaching £136.8 million
Unknown
Q3
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[4]Self-reported
AS Watson Sustainability Report 2022
2022
Q4
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[5]Self-reported
Superdrug Sustainability Milestones
Ongoing
Q4Q5Q6
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[6]Self-reported
AS Watson Accelerates Supply Chain Sustainability
Ongoing
Q4Q6
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[7]Public record
Cosmetics Business: Superdrug marks milestones in first sustainability report
Unknown
Q5Q9
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[8]Self-reported
Superdrug Corporate Sustainability: Planet
Ongoing
Q6Q9
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[9]Self-reported
AS Watson Brands: Sustainability
Ongoing
Q7
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[10]Self-reported
AS Watson: Advances its 2030 Sustainability Targets to Fight Against Climate Change
Ongoing
Q8
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[11]Self-reported
Superdrug Doing Good Feels Super
Ongoing
Q9
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[12]Self-reported
Superdrug Corporate Newsroom
Ongoing
Q10
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Superdrug Stores in context

Where Superdrug Stores sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.

Among the 42 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Superdrug Stores sits 25th of 42.

25/42
Superdrug Stores's rank
40
Industry average
18
Industry low
57
Industry high
How this score has moved

Superdrug Stores's score over time.

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What's being contested

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About Superdrug Stores

Superdrug is a UK-based health and beauty retailer with approximately 900 stores across the UK and Ireland, owned by AS Watson Group. It sells cosmetics, skincare, fragrance, and over-the-counter health products, competing in the mass-market beauty and pharmacy segments alongside Boots and independent chemists.

Founded
1964
Headquarters
Croydon, United Kingdom
Employees
~14,000
Annual revenue
~£1.5B
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