Taylor Wimpey sustainability score: 42/100
Better than 54% of Construction / Real Estate
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Taylor Wimpey is a FTSE 100 housebuilder founded in 2007, headquartered in London. It develops residential properties across the UK and Spain.
More about Taylor Wimpey
The company is the second-largest housebuilder in the UK by volume and a major player in the construction sector, with operations spanning land acquisition, design, build, and sales.
Founded 2007Head office London, United KingdomStaff ~4,700Revenue ~£3.4BWebsite ↗
Taylor Wimpey has strong climate targets (SBTi-validated, net zero by 2045) and operational carbon reporting, but supply chain emissions remain 99% of its footprint with only modest reductions. A £488k water pollution fine for reckless failures, lobbying against stronger building standards, and ongoing CMA investigation undermine credibility. Volume-dependent emissions gains mask real progress.
Taylor Wimpey scores 42/100 (Below expectations) 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 Taylor Wimpey joint 362nd of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 18th of 40 in Construction / Real Estate.
What is Taylor Wimpey doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Targets & Commitments (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Controversies & Red Flags (3/10, 4/10).
Where Taylor Wimpey 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
- Its effect on waterMonitor its water use and take measures to reduce it.
- Its record on controversiesDeal with the findings under question 10, in public.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its 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 targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies4/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Taylor Wimpey's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Taylor Wimpey's score based on?
8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
38% of them were published by Taylor Wimpey 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 Taylor Wimpey compare with other construction / real estate companies?
Where Taylor Wimpey sits among construction / real estate peers.
Among the 40 major construction / real estate brands we've scored, Taylor Wimpey is tied =18th of 40, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Construction / Real Estate?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Taylor Wimpey.
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