Royal Mail

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📮 Shipping / LogisticsGBMaking progress

~130,000 employees~£8.2B revenue1.2Mt CO₂e totalRanked #73 of 322Website ↗

Royal Mail is a shipping / logistics company headquartered in GB with total reported emissions of 1.2Mt CO₂e per year. Based on our 10-question rubric, Royal Mail scores 46/100 — rated as making progress on sustainability but with room to improve.

SINK Score Breakdown

How we calculated Royal Mail's score using our formula: (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale Penalty

Base Impact

Shipping / Logistics industry ceiling

Performance

67/100

10 questions scored below

Scale Penalty

0.82x

emissions volume multiplier

SINK Score

(0.3 × 30 + 0.7 × 67) × 0.82 = 46

Emissions Breakdown

Total

1.2Mt

CO₂e per year

10-Question Rubric Breakdown

Click any question to see the reasoning, sources and community challenges.

8/10

Carbon Footprint — Operations

7/10

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain

7/10

Emissions Trajectory

7/10

Energy Source

3/10

Nature & Biodiversity Impact

6/10

Resource Use & Waste

5/10

Water Impact

9/10

Targets & Commitments

7/10

Transparency & Accountability

Q10

8/10

Controversies & Red Flags

Community Verification

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Last scored: 4 Apr 2026

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