Holland & Barrett sustainability score: 29/100
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Holland & Barrett is a UK-based health and wellness retailer operating 800+ stores across 18 markets, selling vitamins, supplements, food, and beauty products. Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Nuneaton, it is a mid-sized player in non-fashion retail with a global supply chain and domestic distribution infrastructure.
Founded 1920Head office Nuneaton, United KingdomStaff ~7,800Revenue ~£885MWebsite ↗
Holland & Barrett discloses almost no emissions data despite operating 800+ stores globally and partnering with Anthesis since 2022. No Scope 1, 2, or 3 figures are public; no renewable energy strategy exists; targets are vague aspirations without timelines. Ownership by LetterOne, which held stakes in fossil fuel companies Wintershall Dea and Harbour Energy, creates a direct fossil fuel link at group level.
Holland & Barrett scores 29/100 (Significant gaps) 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 Holland & Barrett joint 753rd of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 45th of 54 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is Holland & Barrett doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Resource Use & Waste (5/10, 3/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (1/10, 1/10).
Where Holland & Barrett 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 supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- 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.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations2/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain1/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling1/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is1/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets1/10No emissions reduction targets.
- How openly it reports2/10No published sustainability data, or no one named as responsible for it.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Holland & Barrett's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Holland & Barrett's score changed?
Holland & Barrett's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 29.
- 29 → 297 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 295 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Holland & Barrett's score based on?
9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
56% of them were published by Holland & Barrett 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.
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How does Holland & Barrett compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where Holland & Barrett sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 54 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Holland & Barrett is tied =45th of 54, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Holland & Barrett.
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