CanO Water is a UK-based bottled water company founded in 2019 that packages spring water in aluminium cans as an alternative to plastic.
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CanO Water has built its pitch on aluminium's recyclability versus plastic, but lacks any quantified environmental data to back claims. No emissions targets, no supply chain transparency, no water impact assessment despite water being its core product. The company operates as a 24-person distributor with outsourced production and founder-driven sustainability messaging that simplifies material trade-offs.
CanO Water scores 36/100 (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 CanO Water joint 459th of 847 companies scored, and joint 37th of 46 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
Where CanO Water sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 46 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, CanO Water is tied =37th of 46, with 1 other.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
No Scope 3 data disclosed.
No information on renewable energy procurement, green tariffs, or supplier energy requirements.
No biodiversity policy, TNFD disclosure, or nature impact assessment.
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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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CanO Water is a UK-based bottled water company founded in 2019 that packages spring water in aluminium cans as an alternative to plastic. The company sources water from a Yorkshire spring as of 2024 and outsources canning to UK partners. It positions itself as a sustainability-focused brand within the non-alcoholic beverage sector, competing on packaging material choice rather than scale.
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