Supplier sustainability check

Know which suppliers are really cutting carbon. Before anyone asks.

For most companies, the biggest part of the footprint is what they buy. Paste your suppliers to see the ones we've already scored, right now. We'll check the rest from public evidence and send you a report you can show a customer, an assessor or your board, in 48 hours.

First 5 suppliers free · Full checks from £495 · No questionnaires for your suppliers

Paste a few suppliers, one per line. See the ones we've already scored in seconds.

Free. Nothing is saved until you ask for a report.
790
companies scored on the same ten questions
9,100+
public sources checked and linked
100%
of the FTSE 100 scored
10
questions, the same for every company
The problem

Customers, certifiers and your board all want to know about your suppliers.

Tenders, certifications like B Corp, and your own Scope 3 targets all ask the same thing: what are you doing about the emissions in what you buy? The usual routes are slow or expensive: questionnaires take months and let suppliers mark their own homework, consultants cost thousands, and most people doing this have another job too.

26×

On average, a company's supply-chain emissions are 26 times bigger than the emissions from its own operations.

4 in 10

Only four in ten companies engage their suppliers on climate at all. The rest are working blind.

£5m+

UK government contracts worth £5m a year or more need a carbon reduction plan that covers part of Scope 3. From April 2027, NHS contracts that size need all relevant Scope 3.

Source: GOV.UK · NHS England
When you'll need it

Evidence for whoever is asking.

SINK is independent and not affiliated with B Lab or any certifier, buyer or regulator. The report is evidence you can use; whoever is assessing decides what counts.

  • ✓Tenders and public contractsA clear answer to "how do you manage your suppliers' emissions?", with a supplier engagement plan and every source behind it.
  • ✓B Corp and other certificationsShows you know where your supply-chain emissions sit, with each supplier's biggest gap and who to follow up first.
  • ✓Your board and Scope 3 targetsA baseline you can track. Re-check in six months and show which suppliers moved.
Sample report

What you get back.

Ten suppliers a typical UK office business might use, with their live scores and each one's biggest gap. Click any row to see the full breakdown and every source behind it.

View the full sample report →
  1. 64SageAccounting softwareLeading practiceEmissions not falling · 6/10
  2. 58ExperianCredit checksMaking progressEmissions not falling · 5/10
  3. 53Vodafone Group PlcMobile phonesMaking progressEmissions not falling · 5/10
  4. 42BT Group plcBroadband and phone linesBelow expectationsEmissions not falling · 6/10
  5. 38TescoOffice food and drinkBelow expectationsSupply-chain emissions · 5/10
  6. 36BunzlCleaning and packaging suppliesBelow expectationsEnergy source · 4/10
  7. 34CompassStaff cateringBelow expectationsEmissions not falling · 2/10
  8. 34DCCFuel and energyBelow expectationsTargets · 4/10
  9. 31Rentokil InitialWashroom and pest controlBelow expectationsSupply-chain emissions · 3/10
  10. 29UnileverCleaning productsSignificant gapsEmissions not falling · 4/10
  11. —A local cleaning contractorOffice cleaning · exampleNo public evidenceNothing published
Where to start

The five lowest scores on your list: the suppliers most worth following up first.

  1. 1A local cleaning contractor — no public evidence
  2. 2Unilever — 29/100
  3. 3Rentokil Initial — 31/100
  4. 4Compass — 34/100
  5. 5DCC — 34/100
A follow-up email, written for youTo: Unilever

The report includes one of these for each supplier you want to chase, asking for its missing evidence. You decide whether to send it.

Hi,

As part of our work on supply-chain emissions, we've reviewed the public climate evidence for our main suppliers, including Unilever. The area where we couldn't find much was emissions not falling.

Could you show us how your emissions have changed over the last few years? Anything you can send in the next month would really help.

Thanks,

Live SINK scores as of 13 October 2026. The last row is an example of a supplier with nothing published, which is common for small firms.

What's included

Everything you need to act, not just a list of numbers.

01

A ranked report

Every supplier scored 0–100 on the same ten questions, from leading to no public evidence.

02

Weighted by your spend

Add spend and we show where your money, and most of your footprint, actually goes.

03

Each supplier's biggest gap

Its weakest climate area, so you know exactly what to ask it about.

04

Follow-up emails, written for you

A short email for each supplier you want to chase, asking for the missing evidence. You decide whether to send it.

05

A spreadsheet with every source

For a tender, a B Corp or other certification, or your Scope 3 workings. Every number links to its evidence.

06

A re-check in six months

We score your list again so you can show which suppliers moved.

Your options

Four ways to answer the supplier question.

You can do this yourself, chase questionnaires or hire help. Here's how they compare with a supplier check.

Do nothing
Time
None
Cost
Free, until someone asks
Work for suppliers
None
Can you trust it?
—
What you can show
Nothing
Questionnaires
Time
Months of chasing
Cost
Your time
Work for suppliers
A form for every supplier
Can you trust it?
Suppliers grade themselves
What you can show
Whatever comes back
A consultant
Time
Weeks
Cost
Usually thousands of pounds
Work for suppliers
Often a survey
Can you trust it?
Depends on the method
What you can show
A report
SINK supplier check
Time
48 hours
Cost
First 5 free, then from £495
Work for suppliers
None
Can you trust it?
Public evidence, every source linked
What you can show
Ranked report, spreadsheet, supplier emails
Why you can trust it

Independent, open, and checkable.

Many sustainability ratings rely on what companies say about themselves. SINK scores are built from public evidence, with every source shown. That's the whole reason a supplier check is worth having: a score means the same thing for every company on your list.

SINK = (0.3 × sector base + 0.7 × performance) × scale
Read the full method →

SINK is independent and UK-based. Your supplier list is used only for your report, never shared or published, and deleted on request. Questions: hello@sinkproject.com

  • Built from public evidence

    Every score comes from publicly available evidence: reports, filings, certifications and independent investigations.

  • Same ten questions for all

    Emissions, supply chain, trajectory, targets, transparency and more. Published, with what each mark needs.

  • Every source shown

    Each score links to the reports and filings behind it, so you can check our working.

  • Open to challenge

    Any company can challenge its score for free, in public, with evidence. Corrections are logged.

Price

Start free. Pay once for the full list.

No subscription. Over 100 suppliers? Send it and we'll quote you first.

Free sample · 5 suppliers
£0
  • Your five most important suppliers
  • Scores and each supplier's biggest gap
  • Within 48 hours
  • No card, no obligation
Try 5 free
Up to 25 suppliers
£495
  • Everything in the report, spend-weighted
  • Follow-up emails, written for you
  • Spreadsheet with every source
  • Re-check in six months
Send your list
Best value
Up to 100 suppliers
£995
  • Everything in the report, spend-weighted
  • Follow-up emails, written for you
  • Spreadsheet with every source
  • Re-check in six months
Send your list

48 hours, or it's free. If a paid report is late, you get your money back and keep the report.

How it works

Three steps. Two days.

  1. 1Send your listPaste your suppliers. Names are fine, websites are better. Add spend if you have it.
  2. 2We do the workWe match each name to the right company and score every one from public evidence.
  3. 3Get your reportRanked scores, each supplier's biggest gap, follow-up emails and a spreadsheet.

Rather talk first? hello@sinkproject.com

Step 1 of 2 · Send your list
List size

One per line. A name is fine, a website is better. Add annual spend after a comma (e.g. Bunzl, 40000) and we'll rank by where your money goes.

0 suppliers

Nothing is charged at this step. We never publish your list, and we delete it on request.

Questions

Common questions.

How do I check if my suppliers are sustainable?

Start with what's public: annual and sustainability reports, emissions figures, targets, certifications and independent investigations. SINK does this for you, scoring each company 0–100 on the same ten climate and environmental questions. Paste your suppliers above to see the ones already scored; a supplier check scores the rest and ranks your whole list within 48 hours.

What is a Scope 3 supplier check?

Scope 3 covers the emissions in your value chain, and for most companies the biggest part is what they buy. A supplier check shows which of your suppliers are measuring and cutting their emissions and which aren't, so you know where your Scope 3 risk sits and who to follow up.

Is this approved by B Lab, or by a certifier or regulator?

No. SINK is independent and isn't affiliated with B Lab or any certifier, buyer or regulator. The report is evidence you can use in a certification, a tender or your own reporting; whoever is assessing decides what counts. What we can promise is that every score uses the same published method and shows its sources, so anyone can check it.

Why not just look my suppliers up on SINK for free?

You can, and we'd encourage it. A supplier check is the version you'd hand to your board or put in a tender, a certification or a Scope 3 report: every supplier on your list matched to the right company and scored (including the ones we've never scored before), ranked in one place, weighted by your spend if you give it, with each supplier's biggest gap, and a follow-up email for each one you want to chase. Searching gets you one score at a time. A check gets you a decision.

What if most of my suppliers are small businesses with nothing published?

Then the report says so plainly, and that's useful in itself: those are the suppliers to ask for a carbon reduction plan, and the report gives you the email to send. We never guess or estimate a score for a company with no public evidence.

Will my suppliers know?

Nothing is sent to them: no questionnaires, no forms. We work from public evidence only — annual and sustainability reports, filings, certifications and independent investigations. We never publish your list or link it to you.

Can a supplier change its score?

Only with evidence. Every score is built from publicly available evidence and uses the same ten published questions, with every source shown. A supplier that thinks we've missed something can challenge its score for free, in public, and any change is logged.

How is this different from a supplier questionnaire?

Questionnaires ask suppliers to mark their own homework, take months to chase, and the suppliers with most to hide are the least likely to answer. A supplier check asks nothing of your suppliers and is back in 48 hours. Many teams use it to decide which suppliers to send a questionnaire to in the first place.

What happens if you're late?

If your report isn't with you within 48 hours of payment, you get your money back in full and you keep the report.

Can I pay by invoice?

Yes. After you send your list, choose "Send me an invoice" and we'll email one within one working day. The 48 hours start when it's paid.

Payment and refund terms