Travis Perkins is a UK-based builders' merchant and distributor of building materials, plumbing, heating and electrical products.
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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. Water impact is completely unreported, and biodiversity strategy stops at timber certification without ecosystem outcomes.
Travis Perkins 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 Travis Perkins joint 258th of 847 companies scored, and joint 10th of 48 in Retail (non-fashion).
Where Travis Perkins sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 48 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Travis Perkins is tied =10th of 48, with 2 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
No water consumption data, reduction targets, or stewardship programme disclosed in public reports.
Absolute Scope 3 trajectory unclear due to intensity framing during sales decline.
The full reasoning is in the ten questions below.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Energy Source (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (3/10, 5/10).
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See the breakdown →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.
7 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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Travis Perkins is a UK-based builders' merchant and distributor of building materials, plumbing, heating and electrical products. The company operates approximately 1,700 stores, branches and offices across the UK and is one of the country's largest timber distributors.
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