Mitchells & Butlers is a UK-listed hospitality operator running over 1,700 pubs, bars and restaurants across the UK and Ireland.
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Mitchells & Butlers reports carbon and waste metrics but lacks third-party verification and detailed disclosure on water, nature, and supply-chain emissions. Scope 3 reduction lags climate targets. Kitchen electrification covers only a small fraction of gas-fired sites. Water impact remains entirely unreported.
Mitchells & Butlers scores 35/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified October 2026.
That places Mitchells & Butlers joint 482nd of 847 companies scored, and joint 20th of 49 in Food Service / Restaurants.
Where Mitchells & Butlers sits among food service / restaurants peers.
Among the 49 major food service / restaurants brands we've scored, Mitchells & Butlers is tied =20th of 49, with 3 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
No water consumption figures, reduction targets or discharge data found.
Soy limited to roadmap; beef land-use conversion unaddressed.
The full reasoning is in the ten questions below.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Targets & Commitments (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (1/10, 3/10).
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See the breakdown →Mitchells & Butlers's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 35.
Bio correction, score unchanged. Founded-year rule (year the current company was created): founded null -> 2002, Companies House 04551498 MITCHELLS & BUTLERS PLC date_of_creation 2002-10-02 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04551498); description now says its roots go back to 1898, incorporated 2002, demerged 2003. 2002 chosen over the 2003 demerger by Haydn 2026-10-13.
Initial public score 35 (publish-draft)
The formula and all 8 sources.
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
“Scope 1 tCO2e: 84,892”
“food we sell is the largest contributor to our greenhouse gas footprint”
“supplier-specific data from key providers across proteins and beverages”
“customer travel accounted for the greatest amount of total scope 3 emissions – 37%”
“has electrified 74 kitchens and removed gas in five sites”
“our Net Zero plan was recently validated by the Science Based Target initiatives”
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Mitchells & Butlers is a UK-listed hospitality operator running over 1,700 pubs, bars and restaurants across the UK and Ireland. Its roots go back to 1898; the current plc was incorporated in 2002, demerged from Six Continents in 2003 and is headquartered in Birmingham. The group operates across premium, community and branded chains, generating revenue from food, drink and accommodation. A major employer in the UK leisure sector.
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