Tractor Supply sustainability score: 27/100
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Tractor Supply sells products for rural living, from livestock feed, fencing and pet food to lawn and garden equipment, truck accessories, tools and clothing, in stores and online. In fiscal 2025 livestock, equine and agriculture products made up 27% of net sales, companion animal 24%, seasonal and recreation 24%, truck, tool and hardware 15% and clothing, gift and décor 10%.
More about Tractor Supply
At 27 December 2025 it operated 2,602 stores in 49 states, 2,395 of them Tractor Supply stores and 207 Petsense by Tractor Supply stores. Tractor Supply Company is a Delaware corporation with its head office in Brentwood, Tennessee; it had approximately 26,000 full-time and 26,000 part-time team members at 27 December 2025 and $15.5 billion net sales in 2025.
Head office Brentwood, United StatesStaff ~26,000 full-time and ~26,000 part-time team members (27 December 2025)Revenue ~US$15.5B net sales (fiscal 2025 to 27 December 2025)Website ↗
Tractor Supply's footprint was 25,770,000 tCO2e in 2024, the sum of its printed Scope 1, market-based Scope 2 and Scope 3 lines, and it is rising: Scope 3 grew from 22,545,000 t in 2023 to 25,486,000 t. The use of products it sells (16,480,000 t) and the goods it buys (7,286,000 t) make up most of it. Renewables fell to 8.8% of its energy, and it buys renewable energy credits. In 2024 it withdrew its 2021 carbon goals, and it now has no climate target. On 5 August 2026 a subsidiary entered a stipulated judgment with five California district attorneys, paying $5,126,282.97 over pesticide licensing, products labelled biodegradable in breach of greenwashing laws, and price accuracy.
Tractor Supply scores 27/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified November 2026.
That places Tractor Supply joint 897th of 1,118 companies scored, and joint 59th of 67 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is Tractor Supply doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Carbon Footprint: Operations (6/10, 5/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (0/10, 1/10).
Where Tractor Supply lost points
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What would raise this score
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- Its climate targetsSet emissions reduction targets.
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations5/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets1/10No emissions reduction targets.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Tractor Supply's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Tractor Supply's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
25% of them were published by Tractor Supply itself; the rest come from independent sources.
9 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
“Tractor Supply’s total physical store operations increased as follows: 2,252 in 2022; 2,414 in 2023; and 2,502 in 2024.”
“gallons of water conserved and 84,000 trees”
“Sold pesticides without current valid licenses issued by the Department of Pesticide Regulation”
“the company aims to add 900 or so stores and reach 3,200 by 2030”
“withdraw its carbon emissions goals and stop sponsoring Pride events in response to criticism from conservative activists.”
“it will withdraw its carbon emission reduction goals”
“this was the first time a Fortune 500 company (it ranks 293) had set climate goals and then walked away from them entirely”
“have agreed to pay a civil penalty of $775,000 to resolve Clean Air Act (CAA) violations”
“we determined not to adopt climate targets in line with the Science Based Targets initiative.”
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How does Tractor Supply compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where Tractor Supply sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 67 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Tractor Supply is tied =59th of 67, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Tractor Supply.
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