Selfridges sustainability score: 46/100
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Selfridges is a UK-based luxury department store operator founded in 1909, with four flagship stores. It sells fashion, beauty, food, homewares, and lifestyle goods across a global supply chain.
More about Selfridges
A private company with dedicated sustainability reporting and a Climate Pledge commitment.
Founded 1909Head office London, United KingdomStaff ~3,200Revenue ~£835MWebsite ↗
Selfridges has set absolute emissions reduction targets and claims 100% renewable energy, but provides no quantified Scope 1, 2, or 3 data post-2022. Supply chain engagement covers only 19% of 4,900 suppliers. The company quietly exited The Fashion Pact in 2023 without explanation. Circular economy pilots exist but lack verified waste metrics.
Selfridges scores 46/100 (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 Selfridges joint 258th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 9th of 54 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is Selfridges doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (3/10, 3/10).
Where Selfridges 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.
- Its effect on waterMonitor its water use and take measures to reduce it.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations4/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- 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 targets5/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Selfridges's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Selfridges's score changed?
Selfridges's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 46.
- 46 → 467 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 4611 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Selfridges's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
50% of them were published by Selfridges itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 11 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
6 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Selfridges compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where Selfridges sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 54 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Selfridges is tied =9th of 54, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Selfridges.
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