Oddbox is a UK-based e-commerce grocer that rescues cosmetically imperfect and surplus produce from farms and sells it direct to consumers via subscription boxes.
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Oddbox's core business—rescuing surplus produce—delivers genuine food waste impact but masks weak emissions transparency. The company calculates carbon footprints but publishes no tonnage data. Scope 1/2/3 figures remain private. Net-zero 2030 lacks interim milestones or external validation. B Corp certification and clean controversy record are genuine strengths; operational data disclosure is not.
Oddbox scores 45/100 (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 Oddbox joint 258th of 847 companies scored, and joint 10th of 19 in E-commerce / Online Retail.
Where Oddbox sits among e-commerce / online retail peers.
Among the 19 major e-commerce / online retail brands we've scored, Oddbox is tied =10th of 19, with 2 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Revenue declined £32M→£27.4M; staff fell ~100→58.
Science-based targets set for Scopes 1/2/3 via Compare Your Footprint (2020), but no SBTi validation found.
No public tonnage figures or third-party verification published.
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The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Oddbox.
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See the breakdown →Oddbox's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 42.
Session 2a cleanup: recomputed performance from sum(questions[].score). performance 46→47, score 42→45.
Initial score at platform launch
The formula and all 12 sources.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
8 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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Oddbox is a UK-based e-commerce grocer that rescues cosmetically imperfect and surplus produce from farms and sells it direct to consumers via subscription boxes. Founded in 2014, the company operates from a single warehouse with a small delivery fleet across the UK and Europe. It has rescued over 50,000 tonnes of food and donates unsold stock to food charities.
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