Pukka Herbs sustainability score: 25/100
Better than 2% of Food & Beverage (non-meat)
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Pukka sells organic herbal teas. Pukka Herbs Limited was incorporated in 2001 and has its registered office in Manchester.
More about Pukka Herbs
Ekaterra Holdco UK Limited holds 75% or more of its shares, and its accounts describe the company as part of the Lipton Group. The accounts say that from 1 July 2023 third party sales no longer flow through it and its principal activity is 'as a service organisation for the Lipton group: a hub for brand herbal and marketing expertise'; it had no employees (6 in 2024) and £11.8 million turnover in 2025.
Founded 2001Head office Manchester, United KingdomStaff No employees (FY2025; 6 in FY2024)Revenue ~£11.8M (FY2025)Website ↗
Pukka publishes no current emissions figure: its last, 15,624 tCO2e for 2019, is outside the assessment window, so the size deduction for a missing footprint (0.70x) applies. SBTi validated its targets in 2018: Scope 1 and 2 down 100% by 2030 and Scope 3 down 50% per million units, an intensity target. It has published no progress figures since 2019, and no renewable electricity share. All its herbs are organically grown, but it publishes no water data. B Lab removed it from its list of B Corps in 2024, and its accounts record nil 1% for the Planet giving in 2024 and 2025.
Pukka Herbs scores 25/100 (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 Pukka Herbs joint 871st of 1,023 companies scored, and 50th of 51 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
What is Pukka Herbs doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (8/10, 4/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (1/10, 1/10).
Where Pukka Herbs 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.
- Its effect on waterPublish figures for its water use.
- Emissions from its own operationsPublish emissions figures for its own operations, even an estimate from energy bills.
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 chain2/10No 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 is3/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water1/10No figures for its water use.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports2/10No published sustainability data, or no one named as responsible for it.
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How is Pukka Herbs's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Pukka Herbs's score changed?
Pukka Herbs's score has moved from 54 to 25 across 2 recorded reviews, down 29 points.
- 54 → 25-298 November 2026
Re-scored under the current method (v2.5), from the latest company figures and independent sources.
- Scored 544 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Pukka Herbs's score based on?
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
15% of them were published by Pukka Herbs itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Since July 2023 the Pukka brand's trading has sat with Lipton companies. This score covers Pukka Herbs Limited, which had no employees in 2025.
11 of 13 sources are independent of the company.
“From 1 July 2023 distribution shifted to geographic hubs, resulting in third party sales no longer flowing through Pukka.”
“The Company had 6 employees during the year (2023: 81).”
“Will offset entire crop to cup carbon emissions (15,624 tonnes CO 2 e)”
“The shared footprint assessments will focus primarily on cradle-to-farm gate emissions”
“Pukka has signed on to a two-year power-purchase agreement”
“As a result, Pukka’s offices in Bristol were closed, with around 90 staff being made redundant.”
“Pukka performs well in our Organic category. Pukka sells lots of organic teas which have been verified by the Soil Association”
“Tea boxes are made from sustainably sourced cardboard, and printed using vegetable-based inks.”
“Ekaterra Holdco Uk Limited”
“Company Profile: Pukka Herbs”
“In May 2018, the ads watchdog upheld complaints that the Detox name contravened the CAP Code regulation”
“The packaging is FSC certified and fully compostable.”
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How does Pukka Herbs compare with other food & beverage (non-meat) companies?
Where Pukka Herbs sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 51 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Pukka Herbs sits 50th of 51.
Who scores higher in Food & Beverage (non-meat)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Pukka Herbs.
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