Neal's Yard Remedies sustainability score: 47/100
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Neal's Yard Remedies is a UK-based organic personal care and wellness brand founded in 1976, headquartered in Peacemarsh, Dorset. Family-owned, it manufactures small-batch skincare, herbal remedies, and supplements using certified organic ingredients, selling through 70+ retail outlets and e-commerce.
More about Neal's Yard Remedies
Known for sustainability positioning and natural product formulation within the premium FMCG sector.
Founded 1976Head office Peacemarsh, United KingdomStaff ~555Revenue ~£40MWebsite ↗
Neal's Yard Remedies demonstrates genuine operational sustainability—renewable energy, organic sourcing, biodiversity advocacy—but relies on carbon offsets rather than absolute emissions reductions and publishes no quantified footprint data. Intensity-only targets, missing Scope 3 disclosure, and no formal ESG reporting undermine credibility despite third-party certifications and strong governance intent.
Neal's Yard Remedies scores 47/100 (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 Neal's Yard Remedies joint 236th of 1,023 companies scored, and 5th of 57 in FMCG / Consumer Goods.
What is Neal's Yard Remedies doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Energy Source and Controversies & Red Flags (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (3/10, 3/10).
Where Neal's Yard Remedies 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.
- Its climate targetsSet specific targets with dates.
- Emissions from its supply chainMeasure most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations5/10No 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 falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- 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 waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- 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 Neal's Yard Remedies's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Neal's Yard Remedies's score changed?
Neal's Yard Remedies's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 47.
- 47 → 477 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 474 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Neal's Yard Remedies'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 Neal's Yard Remedies itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does Neal's Yard Remedies compare with other fmcg / consumer goods companies?
Where Neal's Yard Remedies sits among fmcg / consumer goods peers.
Among the 57 major fmcg / consumer goods brands we've scored, Neal's Yard Remedies sits 5th of 57.
Who scores higher in FMCG / Consumer Goods?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Neal's Yard Remedies.
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