Wickes sustainability score: 45/100
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
Wickes is a UK-based home improvement and DIY retailer founded in 1976, headquartered in Northampton. Operating stores and distribution centres across Britain, it sells building materials, tools, timber, plumbing and electrical supplies.
More about Wickes
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it competes with B&Q, Screwfix, and Travis Perkins in the specialist retail sector.
Founded 1976Head office Northampton, United KingdomStaff ~8,000Revenue ~£1.6BWebsite ↗
Wickes has credible emissions reporting with SBTi-validated targets, but total footprint rose 28% in 2022 due to Scope 3 methodology improvements masking weak absolute trajectory. Renewable electricity is now 100% sourced; timber is responsibly certified. Critical gaps: no quantified nature footprint, water targets absent, waste circularity still under development, and rebaselining delays signal target instability.
Wickes scores 45/100 (Below expectations) 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 May 2026.
That places Wickes joint 280th of 934 companies scored, and joint 10th of 50 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is Wickes doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (3/10, 4/10).
Where Wickes 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 falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is7/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its 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 water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets6/10Its 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 Wickes's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Wickes's score based on?
8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
75% of them were published by Wickes itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 11 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does Wickes compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where Wickes sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 50 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Wickes is tied =10th of 50, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Wickes.
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