Walmart

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🛒 Retail (non-fashion)USSignificant gaps

~2,100,000 employees~$681B revenue652.2Mt CO₂e totalRanked #251 of 322Website ↗

Walmart is a retail (non-fashion) company headquartered in US with total reported emissions of 652.2Mt CO₂e per year. Based on our 10-question rubric, Walmart scores 27/100 — rated as showing significant gaps in its sustainability performance.

SINK Score Breakdown

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

Base Impact

Retail (non-fashion) industry ceiling

Performance

44/100

10 questions scored below

Scale Penalty

0.6x

emissions volume multiplier

SINK Score

(0.3 × 48 + 0.7 × 44) × 0.6 = 27

Emissions Breakdown

Scope 1

9.0Mt

Direct emissions

Scope 2

6.6Mt

Energy (purchased)

Scope 3

636.6Mt

Value chain

Total

652.2Mt

CO₂e per year

10-Question Rubric Breakdown

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

7/10

Carbon Footprint — Operations

5/10

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain

2/10

Emissions Trajectory

5/10

Energy Source

4/10

Nature & Biodiversity Impact

4/10

Resource Use & Waste

3/10

Water Impact

4/10

Targets & Commitments

6/10

Transparency & Accountability

Q10

4/10

Controversies & Red Flags

Community Verification

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Last scored: 4 Apr 2026

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