Kingfisher

Kingfisher

Mass Distribution, Selective Distribution

Templemars, London

Past and future

Kingfisher

Their story

Kingfisher plc, founded in 1982, has grown into a leading home improvement retailer with a rich history of innovation and expansion. The company quickly evolved, acquiring iconic brands like B&Q, Castorama, and Screwfix. Kingfisher's commitment to quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction is reflected in its diverse, dynamic workforce and its presence across Europe. Today, we remain a forward-thinking company, constantly striving to improve the way we work and live, offering exciting opportunities for passionate individuals to thrive and grow.

Their vision

Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. At Kingfisher, we believe a better world starts with better homes and we strive to help make that happen. "Powered by Kingfisher" leverages the strengths of our diverse retail banners alongside the expertise of the Kingfisher Group. With distinct offerings in trade (Screwfix, TradePoint), discounters (Brico Dépôt France, Iberia), and general DIY (B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt Romania, Koçtaş), we gain a competitive edge. This unique combination drives product development through exclusive brands, access to advanced technology, digital capabilities, and global sourcing and buying scale, enhancing our ability to serve customers across markets.

Kingfisher

Commitments and CSR

Kingfisher

Our approach

We have been prioritising Responsible Business for over three decades – from collaborating across sectors to pioneer approaches for the responsible sourcing of wood and paper, to creating more sustainable products for our customers, and establishing innovative charitable partnerships. Our Responsible Business priorities are underpinned by our commitment to our Fundamentals – the many issues and impacts we need to measure and manage to ensure we continue to operate responsibly across our business.

Our four key priortities

Our Responsible Business strategy focuses on the four priorities where we can best use our experience, scale and influence to bring about positive change in our business for our customers, supply chain, society and beyond.

Our Target

Colleagues :

  • Improve gender balance to 35% women in senior leadership and 40% women in management by 2025.
  • Enable more than 20,000 colleagues to complete an apprenticeship, traineeship or formal qualification by 2030/31 (new target).

Planet :

  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 37.8% in absolute terms and Scope 3 emissions by 40% per £m of turnover compared with 2016/17 and 2017/18 respectively.
  • Reach net zero emissions for our operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 2040/41.
  • Purchase 100% responsibly sourced wood and paper for our products and catalogues by 2025/26.
  • Become Forest Positive by 2025/26.

Customers :

  • Attain 60% of Group sales from our Sustainable Home Products (SHP), including 70% of sales for our Own Exclusive Brand products (OEB) by 2025/26.

Communities :

  • Help more than two million people whose housing needs are greatest by 2025.

"From inclusion and diversity to sustainability to general wellbeing and everything in between, we’re always striving to becoming a more responsible business."