Compass sustainability score: 34/100
Better than 52% of Food Service / Restaurants
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Compass Group is a UK-headquartered foodservice and facilities management company operating in 26 countries, serving millions of meals daily through contract catering, vending, and support services to corporate, education, healthcare, and defence sectors. It is a FTSE 100 company and one of the world's largest foodservice operators by revenue.
Head office GBStaff ~580,000Revenue ~$42BWebsite ↗
Compass Group reports Scope 1&2 emissions with KPMG-verified data but absolute emissions rose 6% in FY2024. Scope 3 coverage is narrow (food commodities only, 1 of 15 categories) with unreliable baseline comparisons due to methodology changes. Absolute emissions trajectory is worsening despite intensity improvements. Water consumption remains unreported at Group level despite materiality.
Compass scores 34/100 (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 October 2026.
That places Compass joint 598th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 25th of 53 in Food Service / Restaurants.
What is Compass doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (2/10, 3/10).
Where Compass 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 effect on waterMonitor its water use and take measures to reduce it.
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its 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 nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets5/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Compass's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Compass's score changed?
Compass's score has moved from 37 to 34 across 2 recorded reviews, down 3 points.
- 37 → 34-33 October 2026
Aggregator-citation sweep: broker citations replaced with the primary disclosures they mirror, re-scored through the guarded pipeline under pinned code 9196601.
- Scored 3710 August 2026
Initial public score 37 (publish-draft)
What evidence is Compass's score based on?
16 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
75% of them were published by Compass itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Compass Group calculates Scope 1 and 2 emissions in accordance with The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard”
“KPMG LLP provided independent limited assurance, using assurance standards ISAE(UK)3000 and ISAE3410, over selected ESG data points”
“Whilst the Group's absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions increased year on year due to new business wins”
“Approximately 98% of Compass Group's GHG emissions are Scope 3”
“Whilst the Group's absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions increased year on year due to new business wins”
“our absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions have increased 6% year-on-year”
“Compass Group UK & Ireland has confirmed that it is sourcing 100% renewable electricity, up from just 2% in 2019”
“From January 2022, Compass Group France switched to using 100% renewable energy in their direct operations”
“We recognise that agriculture and food supply continue to be a key driver of deforestation and the degradation of our natural environment”
“Water stewardship: embedding water-stewardship criteria into procurement processes and decision-making for high water-risk commodities”
“GHG intensity ratio by 11 percent compared to 2024, with a 2 percent absolute emissions reduction”
“46% reduction in absolute Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 2030 / 28% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions... SBTi validated science-based interim targets for 2030”
“ambitious emissions reduction targets over the next decade which have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)”
“Over 10,000 sites recording food waste”
“Compass provided a clear, detailed position on climate change science and how the land-use sector contributes to it”
“Water consumption & quality listed as a material issue”
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How does Compass compare with other food service / restaurants companies?
Where Compass sits among food service / restaurants peers.
Among the 53 major food service / restaurants brands we've scored, Compass is tied =25th of 53, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Food Service / Restaurants?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Compass.
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