Lyreco UK sustainability score: 30/100
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Lyreco UK is a £320.7M office-supplies and workplace-essentials distributor, operating ~1,455 employees across warehousing, logistics, and customer service. Founded 1947, it sells 10,000+ products: PPE, hygiene, furniture, catering, tech, print, and stationery.
More about Lyreco UK
A subsidiary of the Lyreco Group, it holds ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 certifications.
Founded 1947Head office United KingdomStaff ~1,455 (2025)Revenue £320.7M revenue (FY ended 31 Dec 2025)Website ↗
Lyreco UK reports rising operational emissions (+18% year-on-year), incomplete supply-chain carbon accounting, and conflicting net-zero timelines. Fleet electrification and renewable energy procurement are offset by flat performance on waste, water, and nature disclosure. Offsetting masks absolute emissions growth.
Lyreco UK scores 30/100 (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 November 2026.
That places Lyreco UK joint 731st of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 41st of 54 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is Lyreco UK doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (0/10, 2/10).
Where Lyreco UK 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.
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
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 chain2/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- 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.
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How is Lyreco UK's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Lyreco UK's score changed?
Lyreco UK's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 30.
- 30 → 307 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed a related-company note naming a customer, supplier or partner without a source. Score unchanged.
- Scored 305 November 2026
Initial public score 30 (publish-draft)
What evidence is Lyreco UK's score based on?
14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
57% of them were published by Lyreco UK itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Energy consumption used to calculate emissions (kWh) 19,271,980 18,319,997”
“it does not include all procurement categories only what we class as consumables and materials”
“The commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2030 underscores our proactive stance in combating climate change.”
“Sustainability is a key factor in choosing our suppliers representing 25% of the evaluation criteria.”
“between then and 2025 we have reduced Scopes 1,2, and 3 by 26%”
“Environmental Management System, ISO 14001, since 1998”
“The volume environmental impacts of our business are use of resources such as packaging, consumption of fuel”
“Carbon and Energy committee who will review this and the energy performance, at minimum, quarterly.”
“The investment takes the number of electric delivery vehicles from 17 to 67.”
“they will be owned and operated by Addison Energy Limited through a 20-year agreement”
“we had approximately 300 tonnes of carbon emissions that needed offsetting”
“a corporate pledge to move to zero tailpipe emission vans by 2028”
“Lyreco has invested £2.3 million in the expansion of its electric fleet of vans, taking its number of electric delivery vehicles from 17 to 67.”
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How does Lyreco UK compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where Lyreco UK sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 54 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Lyreco UK is tied =41st of 54, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Lyreco UK.
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