Green People sustainability score: 36/100
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
Green People is a UK-based organic skincare and cosmetics manufacturer founded in 1994, specializing in certified organic, vegan, and cruelty-free personal care products. Headquartered at Pondtail Farm in West Grinstead, it operates a single production facility with approximately 30 employees and serves the premium natural beauty segment.
Head office GBStaff ~30Revenue ~£5MWebsite ↗
Green People is a 30-person cosmetics manufacturer with a clean ethical record but almost no measured environmental data. It sources organic ingredients, donates 10%+ profits to conservation, and avoids greenwashing—but publishes zero emissions figures, no targets, and no formal sustainability governance. Small scale masks the absence of rigor.
Green People scores 36/100 (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 Green People joint 542nd of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 32nd of 57 in FMCG / Consumer Goods.
Limited evidence. This score rests on 7 sources, 43% of them published by the company itself. Every source cited here passed the same quality checks as any other score: all live, none from data aggregators. There is simply less of it.
What is Green People doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (9/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Energy Source (2/10, 2/10).
Where Green People 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
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling, even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
- Its climate targetsSet specific targets with dates.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations3/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature6/10No verified restoration beyond its own footprint, or supply chain not mapped for nature risk.
- 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 targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports3/10No published sustainability data, or no one named as responsible for it.
A score changes when the evidence does. We use new published evidence at the next rescore. Anyone can send us new evidence, free. How to send it.
How is Green People's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Green People's score changed?
Green People's score has been reviewed 3 times and currently stands where it started, at 36.
- 36 → 367 November 2026
Limited-evidence banner: 2 independent parties once company-published sources are not counted (owner ruling 2026-11-07). Score unchanged.
- 36 → 367 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 365 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Green People's score based on?
7 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
43% of them were published by Green People itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 5 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 7 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 7 sources, 43% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
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How does Green People compare with other fmcg / consumer goods companies?
Where Green People sits among fmcg / consumer goods peers.
Among the 57 major fmcg / consumer goods brands we've scored, Green People is tied =32nd of 57, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in FMCG / Consumer Goods?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Green People.
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