Wm Morrison Supermarkets sustainability score: 39/100
Wm Morrison Supermarkets is a UK grocery retailer with 96,232 employees across retail, manufacturing and distribution. Headquartered in Bradford, Morrisons generated £15.8bn revenue in the year to October 2025, serving primarily UK customers through owned and franchise outlets.
Founded 2021Head office Bradford, UKStaff ~96,232 (2025)Revenue £15,772M revenue (52 weeks to 26 Oct 2025)Website ↗
Morrisons reports Scope 1 and 2 emissions of about 404,000 tCO2e, down about 5.5% year on year, but Scope 3 totals remain unpublished. Solar covers under 3% of electricity. The grocer delayed net-zero operations from 2035 to 2050 in December 2025, attracting press criticism. Supply-chain deforestation commitments and waste targets lack independent verification.
Wm Morrison Supermarkets scores 39/100 (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 November 2026.
That places Wm Morrison Supermarkets joint 432nd of 934 companies scored, and joint 23rd of 50 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is Wm Morrison Supermarkets doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Targets & Commitments (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (4/10, 4/10).
Where Wm Morrison Supermarkets lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling6/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Wm Morrison Supermarkets's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Wm Morrison Supermarkets's score changed?
Wm Morrison Supermarkets's score has moved from 38 to 39 across 2 recorded reviews, up 1 point.
- 38 → 39+13 November 2026
Agent-mode re-score on Market Topco's figures: Scope 3 tonnage is not published, so 0.70x applies.
- Scored 384 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Wm Morrison Supermarkets's score based on?
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
23% of them were published by Wm Morrison Supermarkets itself; the rest come from independent sources.
10 of 13 sources are independent of the company.
“to independent assurance by Challenge Sustainability in accordance with the ISAE 3000 standard”
“Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) and Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (CFD)”
“During FY23/24 over 200 suppliers”
“We've reduced our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 31% from a 2019 baseline, including a 5% reduction compared to the last financial year.”
“commitment to no deforestation across primary deforestation-linked commodities by 31 December 2025”
“formally approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)”
“While the Scope 1 and 2 operational emissions goal is pushed out by the new commitments”
“We have achieved the average 30% recycled content target and are up to 86% on recyclability.”
“Morrisons becomes first UK supermarket to delay its net-zero targets.”
“Morrisons has launched a new trial to increase the temperature of some supermarket freezers by 3°C in a bid to cut carbon emissions.”
“Around 98% of its total emissions fall under Scope 3”
“Morrisons delays net zero by 15 years”
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How does Wm Morrison Supermarkets compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where Wm Morrison Supermarkets sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 50 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Wm Morrison Supermarkets is tied =23rd of 50, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Wm Morrison Supermarkets.
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