The White Company sustainability score: 27/100
The White Company is a UK retailer of bed linen, homeware, clothing and gifts, headquartered in London, selling through 62 UK stores, 12 concessions and online. Its accounts are consolidated by Bectin Limited, which also owns Charles Tyrwhitt.
More about The White Company
The White Company Holding Co Limited was incorporated in 2016. It had 1,759 employees and £290.0 million turnover in its year to August 2025.
Founded 2016Head office London, UKStaff ~1,759 (FY to Aug 2025 average)Revenue ~£290.0M turnover (FY to Aug 2025)Website ↗
The White Company publishes no emissions figures of its own: its parent reports them only for The White Company and Charles Tyrwhitt together, so it is marked without them. It has a self-set target to cut its own operations' emissions to zero by 2030 and reach net zero by 2040, with no SBTi target, and says over 28% of its revenue comes from sustainably sourced products. Independent ratings find little action on biodiversity, water or timber sourcing in its supply chain.
The White Company scores 27/100 (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 The White Company joint 759th of 934 companies scored, and joint 46th of 50 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is The White Company doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Transparency & Accountability (8/10, 5/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Carbon Footprint: Operations (1/10, 2/10).
Where The White Company lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations2/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain2/10No 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 is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No 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 targets4/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
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How is The White Company's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is The White Company's score based on?
11 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
0% of them were published by The White Company itself; the rest come from independent sources.
The White Company publishes no emissions figures of its own; its parent, Bectin Limited, reports them only for The White Company and Charles Tyrwhitt together (10,242 tCO2e in the year to August 2025). We give that figure for information only: group figures never earn a brand credit, so the score is marked without it and the size deduction for no own figure (0.70x) applies.
“from the energy and carbon reporting”
“In addition, this year TWCH was audited to the ISO14064 standard.”
“Group of companies accounts made up to 2 August 2025”
“It uses renewable energy in its direct operations (such as stores or offices) but not in its supply chain.”
“Additionally, as The White Company does not publish any information on its timber sourcing commitments, it receives a bottom rating for Timber Sourcing Policy.”
“The White Company’s internal pilot has already yielded 35kg of discarded cotton from its office network, contributing to the production of six roll mats.”
“He also expressed that company’s main focus area includes shifting towards circular economy”
“Based on the B Impact assessment, The White Company Holding Co Limited earned an overall score of 81.7.”
“In terms of environmental impact, the company has set a target for 100% of its products to be responsibly sourced by 2030.”
“The retailer reported a pre-tax profit of £32m against sales of £287m in the year to 29 July 2023.”
“focusing on organic and regenerative agricultural practices that help restore soil health and biodiversity”
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How does The White Company compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where The White Company sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 50 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, The White Company is tied =46th of 50, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
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