Kingfisher PLC

Assessment year: 2017

Total score 
4 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
4 out of 5
Commodity policies 
4 out of 5
Timber 
3 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
4 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2016

Total score 
4 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
4 out of 5
Commodity policies 
3 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2015

Total score 
4 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
4 out of 5
Commodity policies 
3 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2014

Total score 
4 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
4 out of 5
Commodity policies 
3 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5
Sector 
Furniture & flooring, Home improvement
Segments 
Retailer
HQ 
United Kingdom
Total revenue (in million USD)
$14,020 (2017)
Company type 
Public listed

Collective commitments

New York Declaration on Forests signatory
No
Consumer Goods Forum member
No

250 Companies

To ensure deforestation free supply chains, companies need to adopt and implement timebound and measurable policies for forest risk commodities.

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This assessment has been carried out following the assessment methodology developed for the Forest 500 project.

Profile 

Kingfisher is a European home improvement company that operates chains of retail stores including B&Q, Castorama and Screwfix. Through its various subsidiaries, Kingfisher trades in a large number of timber products, ranging from garden sheds, to furniture and DIY supplies.  As a leading manufacturer and retailer of timber goods, Kingfisher is exposed to one of the top four forest risk commodities. 

Other companies

Kingfisher PLC

Score
4 out of 5

Tesco

Score
4 out of 5

IKEA Group

Score
4 out of 5

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Score
4 out of 5

J Sainsbury PLC

Score
3 out of 5

Target Corp.

Score
3 out of 5

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