Trader Joe's

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🛒 Retail (non-fashion)USSignificant gaps

~50,000 employees~$16B revenueRanked #304 of 322Website ↗

Trader Joe's is a retail (non-fashion) company headquartered in US. Based on our 10-question rubric, Trader Joe's scores 18/100 — rated as showing significant gaps in its sustainability performance.

SINK Score Breakdown

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

Base Impact

Retail (non-fashion) industry ceiling

Performance

10/100

10 questions scored below

Scale Penalty

0.82x

emissions volume multiplier

SINK Score

(0.3 × 48 + 0.7 × 10) × 0.82 = 18

10-Question Rubric Breakdown

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

0/10

Carbon Footprint — Operations

0/10

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain

0/10

Emissions Trajectory

0/10

Energy Source

1/10

Nature & Biodiversity Impact

3/10

Resource Use & Waste

1/10

Water Impact

1/10

Targets & Commitments

0/10

Transparency & Accountability

Q10

4/10

Controversies & Red Flags

Community Verification

0 verifications · 0 challenges · Scored using SINK editorial review

Last scored: 4 Apr 2026

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