Vinted sustainability score: 47/100
Better than 76% of E-commerce / Online Retail
Leading practice starts at 60. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Vinted is a peer-to-peer second-hand fashion marketplace headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania; its UK parent, Vinted Limited, was incorporated in 2011. It operates a digital platform for buying and selling used clothing, shoes and accessories, generating €1.12 billion revenue (2025) with ~2,215 employees.
More about Vinted
The business model extends product lifecycles and displaces new purchases.
Founded 2011Head office Vilnius, LithuaniaStaff ~2,215 (2025)Revenue €1,120.2M revenue (FY2025)Website ↗
Vinted has validated climate targets, but its total emissions rose 38% in 2025 to 453,077 tonnes. Scope 3 delivery emissions dominate. It has no biodiversity policy, and its avoided-emissions claims are unverified.
Vinted 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 November 2026.
That places Vinted joint 236th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 5th of 26 in E-commerce / Online Retail.
What is Vinted doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Targets & Commitments and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (2/10, 2/10).
Where Vinted 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 effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
- Its effect on waterMonitor its water use and take measures to reduce it.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- 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 reports6/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Vinted's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Vinted's score based on?
9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
22% of them were published by Vinted itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Scope 1 (tonnes CO2e) 241 349”
“Vinted commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2050.”
“emissions generated by delivery are its biggest environmental challenge, accounting for 94% of those linked to sales and operations”
“platforms like Vinted risk expanding consumption rather than reducing it”
“Sur les plateformes comme Vinted , la seconde main peut ainsi reproduire certains mécanismes favorisant la surconsommation.”
“Online platform Vinted will appeal the €2,3 m privacy fine it received from the Lithuanian data protection authority”
“refute the generally reported replacement rate, and demonstrate that environmental benefits vary by garment type, with a potential rebound effect observed for T-shirts”
“Our Impact Report has proven that second-hand is better than new for the climate”
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How does Vinted compare with other e-commerce / online retail companies?
Where Vinted sits among e-commerce / online retail peers.
Among the 26 major e-commerce / online retail brands we've scored, Vinted is tied =5th of 26, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in E-commerce / Online Retail?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Vinted.
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