Whole Foods Market

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🥑 Retail (non-fashion)USBelow expectations

~100,000 employees~$20B (estimated, not separately reported) revenueRanked #227 of 324Website ↗

Whole Foods Market is a retail (non-fashion) company headquartered in US. Based on our 10-question rubric, Whole Foods Market scores 31/100 — rated as below expectations on sustainability for a company of its size and profile.

SINK Score Breakdown

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

Base Impact

Retail (non-fashion) industry ceiling

Performance

37/100

10 questions scored below

Scale Penalty

0.82x

emissions volume multiplier

SINK Score

(0.3 × 48 + 0.7 × 37) × 0.82 = 31

10-Question Rubric Breakdown

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

2/10

Carbon Footprint — Operations

2/10

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain

1/10

Emissions Trajectory

5/10

Energy Source

6/10

Nature & Biodiversity Impact

5/10

Resource Use & Waste

2/10

Water Impact

2/10

Targets & Commitments

4/10

Transparency & Accountability

Q10

8/10

Controversies & Red Flags

Community Verification

0 verifications · 0 challenges · Scored using SINK editorial review

Last scored: 4 Apr 2026

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