Kingfisher is a FTSE 100 retailer operating DIY, home improvement, and garden stores across Europe under banners including B&Q, Screwfix, and Tradepoint.
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Kingfisher has reduced operational emissions 66% since 2016/17 and sourced 95% of electricity from zero-carbon sources, but Scope 3 coverage remains partial—only 2 of 15 categories disclosed. Water management lacks formal targets. Vendor decarbonisation is underway but verification incomplete.
Kingfisher scores 43/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified October 2026.
That places Kingfisher joint 296th of 847 companies scored, and joint 13th of 48 in Retail (non-fashion).
Where Kingfisher sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 48 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Kingfisher is tied =13th of 48, with 3 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Explicitly stated 'exploring appropriate targets' but no formal reduction programme or stewardship initiative published.
Only 2 of 15 GHG Protocol categories disclosed; purchase goods use spend-based EEIO methodology, not supplier-specific data.
Partial Scope 3 (Cat 1.1, 11): 30.4% absolute reduction from 2017/18 baseline.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Energy Source (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (4/10, 6/10).
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Kingfisher.
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See the breakdown →Screwfix has halved its operational emissions in four years while expanding stores, backed by third-party verification.
See the breakdown →Travis Perkins has achieved real operational emissions cuts through renewable electricity and fleet transition, but Scope 3 absolute trajectory remains ambiguous—the company uses intensity language during sales decline.
See the breakdown →Kingfisher's score has moved from 40 to 43 across 2 recorded reviews, up 3 points.
Aggregator-citation sweep: broker citations replaced with the primary disclosures they mirror, re-scored through the guarded pipeline under pinned code 9196601.
Initial public score 40 (publish-draft)
The formula and all 16 sources.
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale16 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
“Scope 1 total: 83,581 tCO₂e; Scope 1 and 2 total (market-based): 94,955 tCO₂e”
“DNV provided independent assurance of selected aspects of our 2024/25 data”
“In line with the SECR (Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting) requirements, we report our emissions and energy use”
“Over 90% of Kingfisher's Scope 3 emissions are associated with its products”
“Kingfisher wants its top 100 vendors to create a sustainability roadmap and emissions reduction target by 2028”
“66.0% reduction in carbon emissions across our operations since 2016/17”
“reduced absolute scope 3 (indirect) emissions from supply chains and product use by 30.4%”
“By 2030, Kingfisher aims to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 68% (from a 2016/17 baseline)”
“44% of the company's US$400m in gross capital expenditure last year went into renewable energy initiatives”
“investing US$750,000 over three years to support six projects, which cover some 190,000 hectares of community managed forests”
“Limited assurance provided by DNV over targets that relate to the Selected Information”
“CDP Forests: We have continued to maintain a score of 'B'”
“US oil & gas companies and trade associations dominate top spots — Kingfisher not listed”
“membership of the British Retail Consortium's Climate Action Roadmap, a ground-breaking decarbonisation plan”
“By 2030, Kingfisher aims to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 68% (from a 2016/17 baseline), and Scope 3 emissions by 46%”
“In 2021, we supported Kingfisher with the submission of its new 1.5C science-based targets, which were approved by the SBTi”
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Kingfisher is a FTSE 100 retailer operating DIY, home improvement, and garden stores across Europe under banners including B&Q, Screwfix, and Tradepoint. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in London, it serves millions of customers annually through physical stores and digital channels, generating approximately £12bn revenue.
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