Dishoom sustainability score: 40/100
Better than 67% of Food Service / Restaurants
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Dishoom is a London-based restaurant group serving Indian food, with all its restaurants in the UK. More than 70% of its menu is vegetarian, and it serves no beef.
More about Dishoom
Dishoom Limited was incorporated in 2007, and L Catterton took a minority stake in 2025. It had 2,173 employees and £159.4 million turnover in its 2025 financial year.
Founded 2007Head office London, UKStaff ~2,173 (FY2025 average)Revenue ~£159.4M turnover (FY2025)Website ↗
Dishoom's emissions are rising: its own operations' emissions are up 18.5% over two years, and its full footprint grew from 25,600 t in 2021 to 31,545 tCO2e in 2023, 95% of it from its supply chain, mainly ingredients. Its only target is per meal, it has no SBTi target, and it buys avoidance credits that its website describes as removing carbon. It publishes no water or food-waste figures.
Dishoom scores 40/100 (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 Dishoom joint 421st of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 16th of 53 in Food Service / Restaurants.
What is Dishoom doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (0/10, 1/10).
Where Dishoom 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 waterPublish figures for its water use.
- Its climate targetsSet specific targets with dates.
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 chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less 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 waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water1/10No figures for its water use.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
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How is Dishoom's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Dishoom's score changed?
Dishoom's score has moved from 46 to 40 across 2 recorded reviews, down 6 points.
- 46 → 40-630 October 2026
Re-scored under methodology v2.5 as part of the UK B Corp batch; owner ruling 2026-10-30. 46 to 40: absolute emissions rising (Q3 0), only a per-meal target and avoidance credits described as removals (Q8).
- Scored 469 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Dishoom's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
25% of them were published by Dishoom itself; the rest come from independent sources.
9 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
“Total gross emissions in metric tonnes CO2e 3,151 3,095”
“Total gross emissions in metric tonnes CO2e 3,095 2,659”
“Scope 1 accounts for 3% of our emissions, Scope 2 for 2% and Scope 3 for 95%”
“the majority of Dishoom’s GHG emissions are embedded in their supply chain”
“Material: FSC-certified cardboard”
“we are supporting some great projects outside Dishoom to remove an amount of carbon more than equivalent to those emissions”
“No red meat will be served, and more than half the dishes on the menu are vegetarian or vegan.”
“I’m glad we now understand our carbon footprint, and that we’ve begun to reduce it”
“Indian restaurant group Dishoom has secured investment from a US firm backed by luxury goods brand LVMH”
“has secured its first major outside investment, with the business now valued at around £300 million”
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How does Dishoom compare with other food service / restaurants companies?
Where Dishoom sits among food service / restaurants peers.
Among the 53 major food service / restaurants brands we've scored, Dishoom is tied =16th of 53, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Food Service / Restaurants?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Dishoom.
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