SINK Blog

Data-driven sustainability insights from the SINK database.

Methodology1 Aug 2026

Generic “eco-friendly” claims become illegal in eight weeks. Here’s what will count instead.

From 27 September 2026, generic claims like “eco-friendly” and offset-based “carbon neutral” become unlawful in the EU under Directive 2024/825. Here’s what evidence will count — with real examples.

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Data26 Jul 2026

We scored your trip to see The Odyssey

Every company that gets The Odyssey to your sofa out-scores every company that gets you into a seat: home streaming averages 46, cinema 30.

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Data19 Jul 2026

Tonight's World Cup sponsors, scored on climate. Average: 31/100.

All seven FIFA World Cup 2026 Partners scored 0–100 on public climate evidence. Visa tops at 51, Saudi Aramco scores 12. Open methodology, no offsets counted.

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Data12 Jul 2026

Eleven of Europe's 20 Biggest Airlines Have Been Caught Greenwashing. We Scored All of Them.

Courts, the ASA and the European Commission have all ruled against European airlines' green claims. We scored the twenty biggest on their public data. Top score: 35 out of 100. Every source shown.

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Retail30 May 2026

We scored Britain's "healthy" snack brands on sustainability — and the "natural" ones came last.

Pip & Nut: 55. Graze: 44. Eat Natural: 31. We scored seven of Britain's best-known healthy snack brands — and a B Corp logo or the word "natural" on the packet didn't save them.

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Retail29 May 2026

We scored every UK supermarket on sustainability

We scored every UK supermarket on sustainability. The Co-op leads at 50. ASDA is alone at the bottom at 31. No supermarket scored above 50.

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