XPO sustainability score: 20/100
XPO Logistics is a US-based transportation and logistics provider operating 614+ facilities across 17 countries, including trucking, freight brokerage, warehousing, and last-mile delivery. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, XPO serves Fortune 500 customers with a fleet exceeding 13,000 drivers and annual revenue around $15 billion.
Founded 1987Head office Greenwich, United StatesStaff ~38,000Revenue ~$8.1BWebsite ↗
XPO has gone three years without updating its North American emissions data, creating a transparency crisis at a company responsible for over 1.4 million tonnes of annual Scope 1 emissions. The company lacks science-based targets, comprehensive renewable energy strategy, and biodiversity policy. A $7.9M environmental settlement in 2024 underscores operational compliance failures.
XPO scores 20/100 (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 May 2026.
That places XPO joint 893rd of 934 companies scored, and 18th of 18 in Shipping / Logistics.
What is XPO doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Transparency & Accountability (7/10, 3/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (1/10, 1/10).
Where XPO 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 chain1/10No 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 is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature1/10No evidence it knows its main risks to nature.
- How it uses materials and handles waste2/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water1/10No figures for its water use.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports3/10No published sustainability data, or no one named as responsible for it.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is XPO's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas XPO's score changed?
XPO's score has moved from 18 to 20 across 2 recorded reviews, up 2 points.
- 18 → 20+229 October 2026
Correction: score 18 → 20; the published score did not follow from its own base, performance and size deduction (arithmetic error, corrected 29 October 2026).
- Scored 184 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is XPO's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by XPO itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
8 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does XPO compare with other shipping / logistics companies?
XPO sits at the bottom of the shipping / logistics pack.
Among the 18 major shipping / logistics brands we've scored, XPO sits 18th of 18.
Who scores higher in Shipping / Logistics?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above XPO.
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