WH Smith

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📚 Retail (non-fashion)GBMaking progress

~10,000+ employees~£1.55B revenueRanked #34 of 322Website ↗

WH Smith is a retail (non-fashion) company headquartered in GB. Based on our 10-question rubric, WH Smith scores 52/100 — rated as making progress on sustainability but with room to improve.

SINK Score Breakdown

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

Base Impact

Retail (non-fashion) industry ceiling

Performance

58/100

10 questions scored below

Scale Penalty

0.95x

emissions volume multiplier

SINK Score

(0.3 × 48 + 0.7 × 58) × 0.95 = 52

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

7/10

Emissions Trajectory

8/10

Energy Source

4/10

Nature & Biodiversity Impact

4/10

Resource Use & Waste

3/10

Water Impact

6/10

Targets & Commitments

6/10

Transparency & Accountability

Q10

8/10

Controversies & Red Flags

Community Verification

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Last scored: 5 Apr 2026

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