Lindt & Sprüngli sustainability score: 44/100
Better than 58% of Food & Beverage (non-meat)
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Lindt & Sprüngli is a Swiss chocolate and confectionery manufacturer founded in 1898, headquartered in Kilchberg. The company operates globally across cocoa sourcing, production, and retail.
More about Lindt & Sprüngli
It is one of the sector's largest premium chocolate producers by volume and brand recognition.
Founded 1898Head office Kilchberg, SwitzerlandStaff ~15,000Revenue ~CHF 5.47B (~USD 6.1B)Website ↗
Lindt has SBTi-validated climate targets but is materially behind on delivery: Scope 3 emissions remain above 2020 baseline despite 2030 commitments. Supply chain deforestation progress is incomplete and unverified. Active product safety litigation over lead/cadmium in dark chocolate undermines sustainability claims.
Lindt & Sprüngli scores 44/100 (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 Lindt & Sprüngli joint 306th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 16th of 51 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
What is Lindt & Sprüngli doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Targets & Commitments (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (4/10, 4/10).
Where Lindt & Sprüngli 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 a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- Its effect on waterMeasure its water footprint and set reduction targets.
- How clean its energy isShow at least half its energy is renewable, with a transition plan.
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 chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling4/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets7/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Lindt & Sprüngli's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Lindt & Sprüngli's score based on?
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
77% of them were published by Lindt & Sprüngli itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 11 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does Lindt & Sprüngli compare with other food & beverage (non-meat) companies?
Where Lindt & Sprüngli sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 51 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Lindt & Sprüngli is tied =16th of 51, with 6 others.
Who scores higher in Food & Beverage (non-meat)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Lindt & Sprüngli.
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