Tyson Foods, Inc. sustainability score: 21/100
Better than 8% of Food & Beverage (meat/dairy)
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Tyson Foods is a US meat and poultry processor headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, producing beef, chicken, pork and prepared foods for retail and foodservice. It reported US$54.4 billion in FY2025 sales with approximately 133,000 employees.
Head office Springdale, Arkansas, USStaff ~133,000 (2025)Revenue US$54,441M sales (FY ended 27 Sep 2025)Website ↗
Tyson Foods reports its emissions without independent assurance and has no emissions, energy or water targets. Its operational emissions rose between FY2022 and FY2025. In a November 2025 settlement it agreed to stop its net-zero and climate-smart beef claims for five years, and a Union of Concerned Scientists study found its plants released more than 371 million pounds of pollutants into US waterways between 2018 and 2022.
Tyson Foods, Inc. scores 21/100 (Significant gaps) 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 Tyson Foods, Inc. joint 960th of 1,023 companies scored, and 13th of 14 in Food & Beverage (meat/dairy).
What is Tyson Foods, Inc. doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (6/10, 6/10). Weakest on Targets & Commitments and Energy Source (1/10, 2/10).
Where Tyson Foods, 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 climate targetsSet emissions reduction targets.
- How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
- Its effect on waterMonitor its water use and take measures to reduce it.
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 falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- 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 reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Tyson Foods, Inc.'s SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Tyson Foods, Inc.'s score changed?
Tyson Foods, Inc.'s score has moved from 17 to 21 across 2 recorded reviews, up 4 points.
- 17 → 21+47 November 2026
Re-scored under the current method, using Tyson's FY2025 sustainability report. Its marks rose, and its total of 105 million tonnes keeps it in the heaviest size step.. History gap: the last recorded row is 17 (2026-02-08, initial_score), but the live score before this change was 15 (previousScore 17). The intermediate change(s) were not recorded at the time and are not reconstructed here.
- Scored 178 February 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Tyson Foods, Inc.'s score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
10% of them were published by Tyson Foods, Inc. itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Our GHG emissions for global operations are calculated according to the GHG Protocol using the operational control approach.”
“we collect and monitor greenhouse gas emissions data”
“Many of these facilities are also located close to federally defined critical habitats for endangered or threatened species.”
“Completing a material biodiversity dependency and impact assessment in line with the Task Force for Nature Related Financial Disclosures”
“The settlement provides that Tyson will stop making these environmental claims and cannot make new related claims for a period of five years”
“Tyson denied the allegations and agreed to settle the suit.”
“Environmental Working Group (EWG) has sued Tyson Foods over the company's “climate-smart” claims.”
“released more than 371.1 million pounds of pollutants into U.S. waterways in that five-year period.”
“Tyson Foods has agreed to stop saying it will reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050”
“Tyson Foods makes only limited disclosure about its direct or indirect climate-related lobbying”
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How does Tyson Foods, Inc. compare with other food & beverage (meat/dairy) companies?
Where Tyson Foods, Inc. sits among food & beverage (meat/dairy) peers.
Among the 14 major food & beverage (meat/dairy) brands we've scored, Tyson Foods, Inc. sits 13th of 14.
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