• COUNTRY OF HQ
  • UK
  • SELECTION OF SUBSIDIARIES
  • F&F
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS COTTON RANKING 2020

How is the company performing?

Score
41.4
Policy
12.5
Uptake
22.8
Traceability
6.1

Where is Tesco PLC on the journey to sustainable cotton?

Not yet started
Starting the journey
Well on the way Tesco PLC in 2017, 2020
Leading the way
Company performance analysis
OVERALL

Tesco scores 41.4 out of 100 points in this ranking (up from 26.5 in 2017), and is well on its way towards cotton sustainability.

POLICY

Tesco has committed to sourcing 100% of its cotton from more responsible sources by 2025 (previously 2020). Tesco addresses issues such as the elimination of highly hazardous pesticides, reducing water use and biodiversity in cotton cultivation through its membership of the Better Cotton Initiative which now covers the whole business, as opposed to only its F&F brand in the 2017 ranking. Tesco has some recycling initiatives are in place.

UPTAKE

Tesco reports it used 16,800 metric tonnes (88% of all its cotton) of sustainable cotton in 2018.

TRACEABILITY

Tesco reports the volume of cotton sourced for its F&F brand only, and not the countries of origin of this cotton. It publishes all of its tier-1 suppliers for the F&F brand – but only limited information on the rest of the supply chain (fabric and yarn suppliers).

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