Back Market is a Paris-based online marketplace founded in 2012 that connects customers with third-party refurbishers of consumer electronics.
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Back Market's business model delivers inherent circularity benefits—refurbished electronics avoid 91% of raw materials and 89% of e-waste versus new production. But the company discloses almost no operational emissions data, lacks binding reduction targets, and shows no formal Scope 1, 2, or 3 quantification. Growth at 30%+ annually makes absent emissions trajectory tracking a material gap.
Back Market scores 42/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Back Market joint 317th of 847 companies scored, and joint 13th of 19 in E-commerce / Online Retail.
Where Back Market sits among e-commerce / online retail peers.
Among the 19 major e-commerce / online retail brands we've scored, Back Market is tied =13th of 19, with 1 other.
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No emissions trajectory disclosed.
No renewable energy sourcing, green tariffs, RE100 membership, or certified green procurement identified.
As a ~960-employee digital marketplace with no manufacturing or warehousing, operational footprint likely under 2,000 tonnes, but unquantified and unverified.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale7 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 7 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 7 sources, 43% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
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Back Market is a Paris-based online marketplace founded in 2012 that connects customers with third-party refurbishers of consumer electronics. Operating across multiple countries with ~960 employees, it facilitates the sale and repair of pre-owned smartphones, laptops, tablets, and accessories. The platform claims 17 million customers and targets €3 billion GMV in 2025.
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