Inditex (Zara) scores 18 points higher than SHEIN on SINK.
Inditex (Zara) is more sustainable according to SINK's scores, scoring 33/100 vs SHEIN's 15/100, a difference of 18 points.
Inditex (Zara) scores 33/100 on SINK (Below expectations). Inditex's own operations use 100% renewable electricity and its Scope 1 and 2 emissions are 88% below 2018, but Scope 3, almost all of its 12.7 MtCO2e footprint, is only 7% below 2018 against a 2030 target of minus 51%. Its use of materials and its transport emissions are rising. Poland's competition authority has charged Zara over 'zero waste' claims; the case is pending.
SHEIN scores 15/100 on SINK (Critical concern). SHEIN's absolute emissions roughly tripled in two years, from 9.17 Mt in 2022 to 26.20 Mt in 2024, while it claimed climate targets. Scope 3 dominates at 99%+ of footprint and increased 170% in two years. Italian and French regulators fined the company for greenwashing. Systemic nature damage from 81.5% synthetic fibres with no mitigation strategy.
Both companies are rated on the same 10-question SINK rubric: Scope 1/2/3 carbon footprint, energy source, nature and biodiversity, resource use, water, emissions trajectory, science-based targets, transparency, and controversies. Scores are 0–100, based on public data, and fully reproducible.
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