Asda sustainability score: 31/100
Better than 26% of Retail (non-fashion)
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Asda is a UK-based supermarket chain founded in 1965, headquartered in Leeds, operating 143,125 employees across grocery retail. The company is one of the UK's largest food retailers, selling own-brand and branded groceries, clothing (George), and general merchandise.
More about Asda
It is majority-owned by TDR Capital as of 2025.
Founded 1965Head office Leeds, United KingdomStaff ~143,125Revenue ~£22BWebsite ↗
Asda reports Scope 1/2 emissions with GHG Protocol rigour and has cut operational carbon 48% since 2021, but Scope 3 — 98% of its footprint — remains largely unverified and uncut. Its SBTi targets were removed in 2024; self-set net-zero claims lack external validation. A CMA greenwashing undertaking and EIA criticism on refrigerants expose weak execution on climate commitments.
Asda scores 31/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified May 2026.
That places Asda joint 698th of 1,023 companies scored, and 40th of 54 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is Asda doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Emissions Trajectory (6/10, 5/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Targets & Commitments (3/10, 3/10).
Where Asda lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Its effect on waterMonitor its water use and take measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targetsSet specific targets with dates.
- Emissions from its supply chainMeasure most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain4/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies4/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Asda's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Asda's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
50% of them were published by Asda itself; the rest come from independent sources.
6 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Asda compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where Asda sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 54 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Asda sits 40th of 54.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Asda.
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See the breakdown →JD Sports discloses climate data and holds SBTi-validated near-term targets, but absolute operational emissions are rising 30-63% since 2021 as store count expands.
See the breakdown →Target cut market-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions 67.9% from 2017, mostly through renewable electricity certificates, but Scope 3 fell only from 59.6 to 55.7 Mt and its assurance covers only business air travel.
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