Urban Outfitters sustainability score: 18/100
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) is a US-listed lifestyle retailer whose brands include Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and the Nuuly clothing rental subscription, selling apparel, home goods and accessories in stores, online and wholesale. It reported net sales of $6,165.4 million for the year to 31 January 2026, with about 31,000 employees.
Head office United StatesStaff ~31,000 (2026)Revenue $6,165.4M net sales (fiscal year ended 31 Jan 2026)Website ↗
URBN publishes no Scope 1, 2 or 3 emissions figures: its 2025–2026 Impact Report says Scope 1 and 2 will be reported by the end of 2026 and all three scopes by 2028, and it dropped an earlier goal to set science-based targets. It reports measured circular results through Nuuly rental and a 38% share of preferred materials, none independently verified. Fashion Revolution's What Fuels Fashion? 2025 rated Urban Outfitters 0%.
Urban Outfitters scores 18/100 (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 Urban Outfitters joint 1042nd of 1,070 companies scored, and joint 13th of 19 in Apparel (Fast Fashion).
What is Urban Outfitters doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Resource Use & Waste (6/10, 5/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Emissions Trajectory (1/10, 1/10).
Where Urban Outfitters lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Emissions from its own operationsPublish emissions figures for its own operations, even an estimate from energy bills.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling, even from energy bills or mileage.
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations1/10No 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 waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports4/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Urban Outfitters's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Urban Outfitters's score changed?
Urban Outfitters's score has moved from 12 to 18 across 2 recorded reviews, up 6 points.
- 12 → 18+611 November 2026
Initial public score 18 (publish-draft)
- Scored 1210 November 2026
Initial score 12 (score-company publish)
What evidence is Urban Outfitters's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
20% of them were published by Urban Outfitters itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“We have completed our Scope 1 and 2 footprint which will be reported by the end of 2026. We have begun initial calculations for”
“Net sales $ 6,165.4 $ 5,550.7 $ 5,153.2”
“Notably, 76 brands scored zero, including Forever 21, Fashion Nova, Reebok and Urban Outfitters”
“Urban Outfitters references the use of solar in its production sites”
“has become a member of the US Cotton Trust Protocol”
“there is no evidence Urban Outfitters has taken meaningful action to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals or carbon, or to protect biodiversity in its supply chain”
“Saks Fifth Avenue, Semir, Urban Outfitters and Youngor.”
“There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.”
“The overall average brand score in the FFG 2025 report is 14% and 39 major brands scored a 0% rating.”
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How does Urban Outfitters compare with other apparel (fast fashion) companies?
Where Urban Outfitters sits among apparel (fast fashion) peers.
Among the 19 major apparel (fast fashion) brands we've scored, Urban Outfitters is tied =13th of 19, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Fast Fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Urban Outfitters.
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