Ripple Energy was a UK platform that let households buy stakes in shared wind and solar farms to offset their own electricity bills, running a digital marketplace while owning no generation assets itself.
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Ripple Energy is a small UK fintech platform with negligible operational emissions but zero formal sustainability reporting, targets, or governance. The company collapsed into administration in March 2025, leaving 7,000 cooperative members with unresolved financial losses on promised wind farm projects. No regulatory greenwashing findings, but documented consumer harm and failure to deliver.
Ripple Energy 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 May 2026.
That places Ripple Energy joint 296th of 847 companies scored, and joint 33rd of 76 in SaaS / Digital Services.
Ripple Energy collapsed into administration in March 2025 and its assets were sold, leaving around 7,000 co-op members with unresolved losses on promised wind-farm projects. This entry is retained as a historical record — the score reflects the company as it last operated (pre-v2.5 methodology) and is no longer maintained.
Where Ripple Energy sits among saas / digital services peers.
Among the 76 major saas / digital services brands we've scored, Ripple Energy is tied =33rd of 76, with 3 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
No year-on-year emissions trajectory published.
No green energy tariff or renewable procurement documented for London office.
No SBTi commitment or quantified emissions reduction targets found.
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The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Ripple Energy.
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See the breakdown →The formula and all 14 sources.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
8 of 14 sources are independent of the company.
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Ripple Energy was a UK platform that let households buy stakes in shared wind and solar farms to offset their own electricity bills, running a digital marketplace while owning no generation assets itself. Founded in 2015, it entered administration in March 2025 and ceased trading; its assets were subsequently sold.
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