Beyond Meat manufactures plant-based meat alternatives including burgers, sausages, and ground meat products.
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Beyond Meat reports comprehensive Scope 1 and 2 emissions with limited assurance, but lacks any Scope 3 reduction target despite supply chain representing 91% of footprint. Emissions cuts correlate with business contraction, not decarbonization strategy. Core weaknesses: no formal renewable energy plan, missing nature risk assessment, and unvalidated self-set targets. Recent legal settlements underscore credibility gaps.
Beyond Meat scores 44/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Beyond Meat joint 278th of 847 companies scored, and joint 18th of 46 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
Where Beyond Meat sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 46 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Beyond Meat is tied =18th of 46, with 6 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Some factories run on clean electricity; specific percentage undisclosed.
Not SBTi-validated; no participation in tracked emission reduction initiatives.
No TNFD disclosure, no deforestation-free commitment with third-party verification.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (6/10, 5/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Targets & Commitments (3/10, 3/10).
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Beyond Meat.
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See the breakdown →Heineken has credible science-based targets and is delivering on emissions reductions, particularly Scope 1&2.
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Beyond Meat manufactures plant-based meat alternatives including burgers, sausages, and ground meat products. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, the company positions itself as a direct-to-consumer and retail-distributed alternative to animal protein. It competes in the growing but volatile plant-based meat category.
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