Games Workshop sustainability score: 41/100

·FMCG / Consumer Goods·Last verified 12 September 2026
41
out of 100
Below expectationsPending ReviewThin evidence· 6 src

Games Workshop scores 41/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified September 2026.

That places Games Workshop joint 334th of 809 companies scored, and joint 18th of 47 in FMCG / Consumer Goods.

Games Workshop reports Scope 1 and 2 emissions 69% below its FY2021/22 baseline, surpassing its 55%-by-2032 target. Total company emissions rose 20% year-on-year to 75,112 tCO₂e, driven by Scope 3 increasing from 59,222 to 69,639 tCO₂e with no reduction programme. Plastic waste and supply chain decarbonisation remain material gaps.

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The calculation

How is Games Workshop's SINK score calculated?

Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
FMCG / Consumer Goods sector ceiling.
30 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
46 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 30) + (0.7 × 46) = 41.2
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 1
Final score
Rounded. Below expectations.
41 / 100
The ten questions

What is Games Workshop doing well, and where does it fall short?

Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint — Operations (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (2/10, 3/10).

Where the evidence comes from

What evidence is Games Workshop's score based on?

6 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 6 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.

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Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 6 sources, 33% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.

[1]Public record
Companies House Filing — Annual Report and Accounts FY2025

“Scope 1: 839 tCO₂e; Scope 2: 4,634 tCO₂e — SECR data filed at Companies House, FY2025”

2025
Q1Q3Q7Q9
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[2]Self-reported
Investor Relations — Environment Page

“our scope 1 and 2 emissions for this financial year are 69% lower than our 2021/22 baseline”

Ongoing
Q1Q2Q4Q5Q6Q8Q9
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[3]Self-reported
Investor Relations — Responsible Operations Page

“All suppliers of raw materials, components, and goods intended for resale by us must sign up as a member of the IETP”

Ongoing
Q2Q5
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[4]Public record
EvoEnergy — Solar Array Installation News

“the gaming industry giant are able to self-generate around 8% of their electricity demand onsite”

Unknown
Q4
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[5]Public record
Change.org Petition — Games Workshop Sprue Recycling

“by the nature of the product, Games Workshops brilliant models leave a large amount of plastic waste at the consumer level”

Unknown
Q10
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[6]Third-party verified
InfluenceMap — Lobbying Profile Database

“InfluenceMap maintains the world's leading database of corporate and industry association lobbying of climate policy”

Ongoing
Q10
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Games Workshop in context

How does Games Workshop compare with other fmcg / consumer goods companies?

Where Games Workshop sits among fmcg / consumer goods peers.

Among the 47 major fmcg / consumer goods brands we've scored, Games Workshop is tied =18th of 47, with 4 others.

=18/47
Games Workshop's rank
39
Industry average
23
Industry low
56
Industry high
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Has Games Workshop's score changed?

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About Games Workshop

Games Workshop is a UK-listed tabletop miniatures and gaming company founded in 1975, headquartered in Nottingham. It designs, manufactures, and retails plastic model kits (Warhammer franchises) globally through direct retail, online, and licensed channels. A scaled consumer goods manufacturer with significant plastic production footprint.

Founded
—
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Employees
~2,950
Annual revenue
~£617.5M
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