Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.) sustainability score: 12/100
Better than 0% of E-commerce / Online Retail
Significant gaps starts at 16. The highest score on SINK is 71.
PDD Holdings runs Temu, an online marketplace launched in 2022 that sells low-priced goods, mostly from Chinese suppliers, to shoppers worldwide; its principal executive offices are in Dublin. FY2025 revenue reached US$61.8B with ~25,500 employees.
More about Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.)
Primary revenue streams: online marketing services and transaction fees.
Founded 2015Head office Dublin, IrelandStaff ~25,474 (FY2025)Revenue RMB431,845.7M total revenues (US$61,753.1M) (FY2025)Website ↗
PDD Holdings (Temu) discloses zero emissions data across operations and supply chain despite 25,474 employees and US$61.8B revenue. No climate targets, renewable energy strategy, or waste policy exist. In 2026 Hungary's competition authority fined its European operator over practices including misleading environmental and sustainability claims; a Nebraska greenwashing case over its tree-planting claims is still pending.
Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.) scores 12/100 (Critical concern) 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 October 2026.
That places Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.) joint 1019th of 1,023 companies scored, and 26th of 26 in E-commerce / Online Retail.
What is Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.) doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Emissions Trajectory (5/10, 1/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (0/10, 0/10).
Where Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.) 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 own operationsPublish emissions figures for its own operations, even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations0/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain0/10No 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 is0/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature1/10No evidence it knows its main risks to nature.
- How it uses materials and handles waste0/10No recycling or waste reduction shown.
- Its effect on water0/10No figures for its water use.
- Its climate targets0/10No emissions reduction targets.
- How openly it reports1/10No sustainability information published.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.)'s SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.)'s score changed?
Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.)'s score has moved from 10 to 12 across 5 recorded reviews, up 2 points.
- 12 → 127 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- 12 → 126 November 2026
Correction, 6 November 2026: removed a sentence from question 2 that gave an estimated supply-chain footprint. None of the cited sources states that figure, and SINK publishes no estimates of its own. Score unchanged.
- 12 → 125 November 2026
Correction, 5 November 2026: question 2 gave Forbes's figure of about 9,000 tonnes of air cargo a day to Temu alone; the source gives it for Temu and Shein together. Country corrected to Ireland, where PDD Holdings' principal executive offices are, per its annual filing (Form 20-F). Score unchanged.
- 10 → 12+22 November 2026
Re-scored under the current method (v2.5.24). Published visible at 12 on owner sign-off (evidence and quotes checked), owner ruling 2026-11-02.
- Scored 104 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.)'s score based on?
14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
0% of them were published by Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.) itself; the rest come from independent sources.
14 of 14 sources are independent of the company.
“As of December 31, 2025, we had a total of 25,474 employees.”
“that report revealed no data about the company’s actual environmental impacts, such as power consumption figures or greenhouse gas emissions”
“Temu doesn’t provide enough information about its business, impact, or sustainability efforts for our analysts to award it any points against our ratings methodology”
“Temu and Shein combined ship around 9,000 tons of cargo worldwide every day, or approximately 88 Boeing 777 freighters filled to the brim”
“Greenwashing: To brand itself as eco-friendly, Hilgers says Temu claims purchases on the app will support the environment and plant trees”
“The lawsuit requests civil penalties, restitution for affected consumers, and injunctions to prevent further deceptive practices.”
“Temu engages in “greenwashing,””
“environmental claims are accurate and substantiated”
“Temu wirbt damit, dass sich der CO2-Fußabdruck der Konsumenten verringere, wenn Bestellungen zu Abholpunkten statt direkt nach Hause geliefert werden.”
“made misleading environmental and sustainability claims”
“The French Senate has approved a bill that would ban advertising by ultra-fast fashion companies like Shein and Temu due to their environmental impact.”
“To brand itself as eco-friendly, Temu claims purchases on the app will support the environment and plant trees as a direct result of purchasing products.”
“Eighty-eight Boeing 777s are chartered every day to send their orders around the world.”
“the European Commission fined Temu €200 million for failing to properly assess the risks of illegal and dangerous products”
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How does Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.) compare with other e-commerce / online retail companies?
Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.) sits at the bottom of the e-commerce / online retail pack.
Among the 26 major e-commerce / online retail brands we've scored, Temu (PDD Holdings Inc.) sits 26th of 26.
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