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Wickes Group plc, widely known simply as Wickes, is a leading UK-based retailer specialising in home improvement and DIY products. Headquartered in Great Britain, the company has a proud heritage stretching back over 50 years, having been founded in 1972.
Operating within the retail trade services sector, Wickes provides an extensive range of building materials, kitchen and bathroom solutions, garden supplies, and general DIY essentials. Its unique digital-led, service-enabled operating model ensures comprehensive support for both trade professionals and individual home improvers.
Wickes is a trusted partner for a wide array of projects, from large-scale renovations to everyday household tasks. By offering quality products and expert advice, Wickes maintains its strong position as a go-to destination for construction and home improvement needs across the UK.
69
DitchCarbon score
+33 vs industry average
Wickes’s score of 69 is higher than 78% of the industry. This can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.
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Industry Intensity
Low
Retail Trade Services has below-average carbon intensity
Industry performance
0.181
20182025
The Retail Trade Services industry has reduced its overall emissions by 31% since 2018
Emissions trajectory 2020 – 2028
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Reported emissions
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Wickes's reported carbon emissions
Wickes, a UK-based retail trade services company, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 1.45 billion kg CO2e in 2025. This includes Scope 1 emissions of 12.96 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of 15,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 1.43 billion kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions in 2025 were purchased goods and services (979.23 million kg CO2e), use of sold products (175.91 million kg CO2e), and waste generated in operations (141.75 million kg CO2e).
Looking back, Wickes's total emissions were approximately 1.58 billion kg CO2e in 2024, approximately 1.57 billion kg CO2e in 2023, approximately 1.65 billion kg CO2e in 2022, and approximately 1.74 billion kg CO2e in 2021.
Wickes has committed to several Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) aligned targets. These include reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030 from a 2021 base year. Additionally, Wickes aims to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from the use of sold products by 42% within the same timeframe. The company also commits that 45% of its suppliers, by emissions covering purchased goods and services, will have science-based targets by 2027.
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Wickes’s Climate Goals (2030 & 2050)
3 goals2030
42% reduction in Scope 2
Wickes Group plc commits to reduce absolute scope 2 GHG emissions 42% by FY2030 from a FY2021 base year.
At risk42%
2030
42% reduction in Scope 1
Wickes Group plc commits to reduce absolute scope 1 GHG emissions 42% by FY2030 from a FY2021 base year.
At risk42%
2030
42% reduction in scope 3 downstream
Wickes Group plc also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from the use of sold products 42% within the same timeframe.
At risk42%
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Climate initiatives
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The Climate Pledge
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UN Global Compact Climate Champions initiative
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RE 100
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Emissions comparison with industry peers
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Wickes7 months ago
69
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