Elvis & Kresse sustainability score: 55/100
Better than 98% of Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)
Leading practice starts at 60. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Elvis & Kresse is a UK-based luxury accessories brand specialising in durable goods made entirely from post-industrial waste streams—decommissioned fire hoses, leather off-cuts, parachute silk. Founded in 2005, it operates its own workshops in Kent and Istanbul, owns a 17-acre regenerative farm, and has diverted over 300 tonnes of material from landfill.
More about Elvis & Kresse
It is a B Corp certified since 2015.
Founded 2005Head office Faversham, United KingdomStaff ~10–20Revenue ~£2MWebsite ↗
Elvis & Kresse operates a genuinely circular business model built on waste-stream materials, eliminating virgin inputs entirely. Its farm-based operations achieve 74% on-site renewable energy and near-zero fossil fuel use. The critical gap: no formal emissions targets, no Scope 3 inventory, and no end-of-life product take-back scheme despite being a textiles company.
Elvis & Kresse scores 55/100 (Making progress) 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 Elvis & Kresse joint 56th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 1st of 58 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is Elvis & Kresse doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Resource Use & Waste and Controversies & Red Flags (9/10, 9/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (4/10, 4/10).
Where Elvis & Kresse 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
- Emissions from its own operationsPublish full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chainMeasure most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations4/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- 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 is8/10Its own operations aren't shown to run on 100% renewable energy.
- Its effect on nature7/10No verified restoration beyond its own footprint, or supply chain not mapped for nature risk.
- How it uses materials and handles waste9/10No closed-loop systems across its supply chain.
- Its effect on water7/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
- Its climate targets5/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Elvis & Kresse's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Elvis & Kresse's score changed?
Elvis & Kresse's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 55.
- 55 → 557 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 559 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Elvis & Kresse's score based on?
11 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
36% of them were published by Elvis & Kresse itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 9 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does Elvis & Kresse compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Elvis & Kresse shares top spot among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 58 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, Elvis & Kresse is tied =1st of 58, with 1 other.
Who comes next in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
Elvis & Kresse leads its sector. These are the next 3 down.
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