Costco | Sustainability Performance

https://www.costco.com

Operates membership-based warehouse clubs offering a wide range of consumer goods.

1983

United States

10,001+ employees

Retail

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#12323

Overall

#2762

in United States

#425

in Retail

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

43 out of 451

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk

Social

Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions

Financial Data

Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

2.8M CO2e tonnes, 2024

Aligned

Waste generated

1.9M tonnes, 2025

Laggard

Female employees

45% 2025

Laggard

Externalities

211.5M $, 2025

Critical

Market cap

397.3B $, 2026▼7.5% YoY

Revenue

275.2B $, 2025▲7.5% YoY

Intensity

Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)

Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)

Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)

Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)

Industry Benchmark

10.2

B/M 15.4

663.1

B/M 329.5

24.7

B/M 34.8

64.6

B/M 70.0

Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

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Costco Wholesale Corporation, US largest membership warehouse club, has faced multiple US class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of US discretionary retail customer demand normalization following the contested 2024 USD 5+ membership fee increase, plus periodic US FTC enforcement scrutiny over alleged inadequate disclosure of Kirkland Signature privatelabel product practices affecting US institutional shareholders.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

Reveal data for 2 credits

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Water management

Reveal data for 2 credits

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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SDG impact (historical)

Reveal data for 5 credits

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Reporting

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Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

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Costco Wholesale Corporation, US largest membership warehouse club, has faced multiple US class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of US discretionary retail customer demand normalization following the contested 2024 USD 5+ membership fee increase, plus periodic US FTC enforcement scrutiny over alleged inadequate disclosure of Kirkland Signature privatelabel product practices affecting US institutional shareholders.

Costco | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Intensity

Female employees

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Carbon certificate projects

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Revenue by region

Margin trends

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Sustainability targets and commitments

Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

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Costco | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Intensity

Female employees

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Carbon certificate projects

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Revenue by region

Margin trends

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Sustainability targets and commitments

Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

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