Yodel Delivery Network sustainability score: 30/100
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Yodel Delivery Network is a mid-sized UK parcel and logistics operator founded in 2008, headquartered in Liverpool. Operating across England, Scotland, and Wales, it handles roughly 191 million parcels annually via a fleet of HGVs, vans, and contracted couriers.
More about Yodel Delivery Network
A significant player in the UK last-mile delivery market, competing with Royal Mail, DPD, and DHL.
Founded 2008Head office Liverpool, United KingdomStaff ~5,000Revenue ~£500-700MWebsite ↗
Yodel measures carbon intensity but refuses to publish absolute emissions figures despite operating 191 million parcels annually across a fossil-fuel fleet. The company claims 2035 carbon neutrality without SBTi validation or a public pathway. No Scope 3 quantification, no water monitoring, and negligible nature engagement—sustainability reporting exists but lacks credible depth.
Yodel Delivery Network scores 30/100 (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 May 2026.
That places Yodel Delivery Network joint 731st of 1,023 companies scored, and 12th of 22 in Shipping / Logistics.
Limited evidence. This score rests on 6 sources, 33% of them published by the company itself. Every source cited here passed the same quality checks as any other score: all live, none from data aggregators. There is simply less of it.
What is Yodel Delivery Network doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (7/10, 4/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (2/10, 2/10).
Where Yodel Delivery Network 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.
- 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 operations3/10No 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 falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports3/10No published sustainability data, or no one named as responsible for it.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Yodel Delivery Network's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Yodel Delivery Network's score changed?
Yodel Delivery Network's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 30.
- 30 → 307 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 3011 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Yodel Delivery Network's score based on?
6 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by Yodel Delivery Network 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.
This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 6 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 6 sources, 33% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
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How does Yodel Delivery Network compare with other shipping / logistics companies?
Where Yodel Delivery Network sits among shipping / logistics peers.
Among the 22 major shipping / logistics brands we've scored, Yodel Delivery Network sits 12th of 22.
Who scores higher in Shipping / Logistics?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Yodel Delivery Network.
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