Etsy sustainability score: 44/100
Better than 48% of E-commerce / Online Retail
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Etsy, Inc. runs online marketplaces that connect independent sellers with buyers, and earns fees rather than holding stock. It is a Delaware company listed in New York and based in Brooklyn; its roots go back to 2005.
More about Etsy
Its 2025 figures, revenue of $2,883.5M and 2,375 employees, include the resale marketplace Depop, which it sold to eBay on 30 July 2026, and the music marketplace Reverb until its sale in June 2025.
Founded 2006Head office Brooklyn, United StatesStaff ~2,375 (at 31 December 2025, including approximately 475 Depop employees; Depop sold to eBay on 30 July 2026)Revenue ~$2,883.5M (FY2025, year to 31 December 2025; includes Depop, sold to eBay on 30 July 2026, and Reverb until 2 June 2025)Website ↗
Etsy reports 416,998 tCO2e for 2025 in its 10-K, with PwC limited assurance: 333 t of Scope 1, 0 t of market-based Scope 2 and 416,665 t of Scope 3. Depop is included. Sellers' goods are not in the total, though $11.9bn of goods sold. The total fell 9.4%, but about 79% of that is its own category 1 after supplier-specific calculations; shipping and packaging fell only 1.8%. Of its renewable electricity certificates, 68% come from a VPPA and 32% are unbundled, which earn no credit. It retired 250,461 offset credits, which earn no credit. Its Scope 3 target is intensity only. Its 10-K and Climate Index give no water or biodiversity data.
Etsy scores 44/100 (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 November 2026.
That places Etsy joint 306th of 1,023 companies scored, and 14th of 26 in E-commerce / Online Retail.
What is Etsy doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Transparency & Accountability (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Water Impact (1/10, 1/10).
Where Etsy 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 natureShow it knows its main risks to nature.
- Its effect on waterPublish figures for its water use.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling4/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature1/10No evidence it knows its main risks to nature.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water1/10No figures for its water use.
- Its climate targets6/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Etsy's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Etsy's score changed?
Etsy's score has moved from 49 to 44 across 2 recorded reviews, down 5 points.
- 49 → 44-57 November 2026
Re-scored under the current method, with its FY2025 footprint. Sellers' goods are not in the total, and certificates and offsets earn no credit.
- Scored 495 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Etsy's score based on?
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
23% of them were published by Etsy itself; the rest come from independent sources.
10 of 13 sources are independent of the company.
“Scope 1 333 284 330”
“perform the review to obtain limited assurance”
“attributed to reporting period: 4,341”
“Etsy, Inc. commits to reach net-zero GHG emissions across the value chain by 2040 from a 2020 base year.”
“We do not use carbon offsets to drive progress toward our emissions reductions targets.”
“successfully completed the previously announced sale of Depop”
“Greenwashing lawsuit alleging that Etsy made false representations regarding its offsetting of carbon emissions”
“Falsely claiming that the platform completely offsets the carbon emissions from shipping”
“alleging it falsely represents that it offsets 100% of carbon emissions generated by shipping”
“had failed to adequately plead an injury in fact”
“This company received a CDP Climate Change score of A-.”
“Reported location-based Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions totaled 417,580”
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How does Etsy compare with other e-commerce / online retail companies?
Where Etsy sits among e-commerce / online retail peers.
Among the 26 major e-commerce / online retail brands we've scored, Etsy sits 14th of 26.
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