Mondelēz International, Inc. sustainability score: 41/100
Better than 52% of Food & Beverage (non-meat)
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Mondelēz International makes biscuits, chocolate, gum and confectionery under brands including Oreo, Cadbury, Milka and Trident. It reported US$38.5 billion in net revenues for 2025, with about 91,000 employees.
Founded 2000Head office Deerfield, United StatesStaff ~91,000 (2025)Revenue US$38,537M net revenues (FY ended 31 Dec 2025)Website ↗
Mondelēz has SBTi-validated targets and cut its end-to-end emissions since 2018, but its own Scope 1 has risen. NGO research links post-cut-off forest loss to its cocoa and palm supply chains, it has not published a cocoa supplier list since 2021, and it has lobbied to delay the EU deforestation law.
Mondelēz International, Inc. scores 41/100 (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 November 2026.
That places Mondelēz International, Inc. joint 390th of 1,023 companies scored, and 25th of 51 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
What is Mondelēz International, Inc. doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Controversies & Red Flags (3/10, 3/10).
Where Mondelēz International, Inc. 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
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
- Its record on controversiesDeal with the findings under question 10, in public.
- How it uses materials and handles wasteReport measurable waste or recycling targets publicly.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain8/10Its Scope 3 emissions aren't fully verified or falling year on year.
- Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water6/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies3/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Mondelēz International, Inc.'s SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Mondelēz International, Inc.'s score changed?
Mondelēz International, Inc.'s score has moved from 36 to 41 across 2 recorded reviews, up 5 points.
- 36 → 41+57 November 2026
Re-scored under the current method. Its annual report puts it in the food and beverage sector, which raises its base, and its marks rose.. Sector corrected "FMCG / Consumer Goods" (base 30) → "Food & Beverage (non-meat)" (base 50), sourced from ANNUAL-REPORT Food & Beverage (non-meat) 94.0% of revenue (p.Note 18 Segment Reporting, Disaggregation of Net Revenue, printed p.109. Biscuits & Baked Snacks 47.7%, Chocolate 32.9%, Gum & Candy 10.5%, Beverages 2.6%, Cheese & Grocery 6.2%. Share 0.94 = everything except Cheese & Grocery (36,153 / 38,537). No meat category.)
- Scored 368 February 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Mondelēz International, Inc.'s score based on?
15 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
20% of them were published by Mondelēz International, Inc. itself; the rest come from independent sources.
12 of 15 sources are independent of the company.
“To help make our carbon footprint reporting more consistent, we expose our data to external verification”
“accounted following the GHG Protocol Corporate Standards and using the operational control approach”
“The company has not publicly disclosed its cocoa supplier list since 2021”
“The Governance, Membership and Sustainability Committee of our Board of Directors oversees our ESG policies and programs”
“along with an A- for its policies towards forest management”
“reported it has made about 60% progress toward that target”
“the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validates its near-term 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets and its net-zero target by 2050”
“announcing our ambition to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions across our full value chain by 2050”
“Shah dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought again.”
“The company's existing disclosure of its lobbying and policy influence activities falls short of the proposal's request.”
“The report identified six case studies where over 4,100 hectares of native forest were cleared”
“Chocolate giant Mondelez has stepped up its lobbying effort to delay the EU’s landmark anti-deforestation law”
“the snacks and confectionery major wants the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) delayed for another 12 months”
“the company is a member of the National Association of Manufacturers, a group that is largely opposed to climate policy in the US”
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How does Mondelēz International, Inc. compare with other food & beverage (non-meat) companies?
Where Mondelēz International, Inc. sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 51 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Mondelēz International, Inc. sits 25th of 51.
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