Nestlé scores 8 points higher than Unilever on SINK.
Nestlé is more sustainable according to SINK's scores, scoring 37/100 vs Unilever's 29/100, a difference of 8 points.
Nestlé scores 37/100 on SINK (Below expectations). Nestlé's footprint was 77.8 MtCO2e in 2025. Within its net-zero target scope, gross emissions are 20.7% below 2018; its headline 24.5% cut also counts 3.3 Mt of removals on supplier farms, and 8.8 Mt of value-chain emissions sit outside the target. 98.6% of its electricity is renewable, partly through certificates, but only 41% of its factory energy. Nestlé Waters paid a €2 million French settlement in 2024 over illegal drilling and water treatments, and its plastic use and recycling claims draw continuing criticism.
Unilever scores 29/100 on SINK (Significant gaps). Unilever has reduced operational emissions 77% but Scope 3 is rising, missing 1.5°C targets by 45%. Plastic targets revised downward with 700kt annually still in use. Two regulatory greenwashing findings and a credible NGO report on insufficient climate ambition expose gaps between stated commitments and measurable outcomes.
Both companies are rated on the same 10-question SINK rubric: Scope 1/2/3 carbon footprint, energy source, nature and biodiversity, resource use, water, emissions trajectory, science-based targets, transparency, and controversies. Scores are 0–100, based on public data, and fully reproducible.
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