Leon Restaurants sustainability score: 32/100
Better than 38% of Food Service / Restaurants
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Leon is a UK-based fast-casual restaurant chain founded in 2004, operating ~46 sites with ~1,000 staff. Known for plant-forward, fresh fast food, Leon emphasizes vegetarian and vegan options (53% of sales in 2019).
More about Leon Restaurants
Currently in administration under John Vincent's ownership after a period under Asda/EG Group (2021-2025).
Founded 2004Head office London, UKStaff ~1,000Revenue ~£62.5MWebsite ↗
Leon abandoned its only climate target (net-zero 2030) without replacement, phased out carbon-neutral claims after greenwashing criticism, and disclosed no emissions data. The company operates with minimal sustainability governance, no formal targets, and a shrinking estate driven by financial distress rather than strategy.
Leon Restaurants scores 32/100 (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 Leon Restaurants joint 658th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 29th of 53 in Food Service / Restaurants.
What is Leon Restaurants doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Energy Source and Controversies & Red Flags (5/10, 5/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (1/10, 1/10).
Where Leon Restaurants 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, even from energy bills or mileage.
- Its climate targetsSet emissions reduction targets.
- Emissions from its own operationsPublish emissions figures for its own operations, even an estimate from energy bills.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations2/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain2/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling1/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- 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 water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets1/10No emissions reduction targets.
- How openly it reports2/10No published sustainability data, or no one named as responsible for it.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Leon Restaurants's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Leon Restaurants's score changed?
Leon Restaurants's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 32.
- 32 → 327 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 325 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Leon Restaurants's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
8% of them were published by Leon Restaurants itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 5 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
11 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Leon Restaurants compare with other food service / restaurants companies?
Where Leon Restaurants sits among food service / restaurants peers.
Among the 53 major food service / restaurants brands we've scored, Leon Restaurants is tied =29th of 53, with 4 others.
Who scores higher in Food Service / Restaurants?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Leon Restaurants.
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