BrewDog sustainability score: 39/100
Better than 42% of Food & Beverage (non-meat)
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
BrewDog is a Scottish craft brewery founded in 2007, headquartered in Ellon. Operating 100+ bars globally and a US brewery, it produces and sells craft beers.
More about BrewDog
The company has invested in renewable energy infrastructure including an anaerobic digester, but faces scrutiny over emissions trajectory, nature claims, and governance following workplace culture revelations.
Founded 2007Head office Ellon, United KingdomStaff ~2,400Revenue ~£357MWebsite ↗
BrewDog has abandoned false carbon-negative claims and disclosed Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions with third-party calculation, but lacks science-based targets, multi-year emissions reductions, and credible supplier engagement. The Lost Forest project failed ecologically, the company lost B Corp certification over workplace culture, and regulators found its carbon marketing misleading.
BrewDog scores 39/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified May 2026.
That places BrewDog joint 451st of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 29th of 51 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
What is BrewDog doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (6/10, 5/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (2/10, 2/10).
Where BrewDog lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling.
- Its climate targetsSet specific targets with dates.
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports3/10No published sustainability data, or no one named as responsible for it.
- Its record on controversies4/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is BrewDog's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is BrewDog's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
17% of them were published by BrewDog itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
10 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does BrewDog compare with other food & beverage (non-meat) companies?
Where BrewDog sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 51 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, BrewDog is tied =29th of 51, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Food & Beverage (non-meat)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above BrewDog.
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