Constellation Brands sustainability score: 40/100
Better than 42% of Food & Beverage (non-meat)
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Constellation Brands makes and sells beer, wine and spirits in the U.S., Mexico, New Zealand and Italy, with brands including Modelo Especial, Corona Extra, Pacifico, Kim Crawford and Robert Mondavi Winery. Beer brought in $8,315.2 million of its $9,139.0 million net sales in its year to 28 February 2026; in June 2025 it sold a portion of its wine and spirits business, mainly its mainstream wine brands.
More about Constellation Brands
Constellation Brands, Inc. is a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1972; its roots go back to 1945. It had approximately 9,400 employees at 28 February 2026, including approximately 1,100 through an equally-owned joint venture.
Founded 1972Head office Rochester, United StatesStaff ~9,400 employees, including ~1,100 through an equally-owned joint venture with Owens-Illinois (28 February 2026)Revenue ~US$9.14B net sales (US$9,139.0M, fiscal 2026 to 28 February 2026)Website ↗
Constellation Brands' footprint was 4,915,069 tCO2e in its year to 28 February 2026, the sum of its printed Scope 1, market-based Scope 2 and Scope 3 lines, down from 5,089,272 t a year earlier. The fall comes mainly from selling wineries and vineyards, lower brewery output and method changes, not from cuts in emissions. Renewables were 5% of its energy, and its Mexican breweries make their own power from natural gas. Its targets are self-set: brewery Scope 1 and 2 down approximately 10-20% by FY2028, with no SBTi or net-zero target. Both Mexican breweries hold TRUE Zero Waste certification. A 2025 Central Valley Water Board order records numerous violations at its Mission Bell winery for over-applying wastewater.
Constellation Brands scores 40/100 (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 Constellation Brands joint 464th of 1,118 companies scored, and joint 32nd of 60 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
What is Constellation Brands doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Controversies & Red Flags (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (2/10, 3/10).
Where Constellation Brands 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
- How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
- Its climate targetsSet specific targets with dates.
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 chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- 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 water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Constellation Brands's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Constellation Brands's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
30% of them were published by Constellation Brands itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“its current climate targets cover less than five percent of its total climate footprint”
“Facility operations resulted in groundwater degradation”
“Constellation Brands U.S. Operations, Inc. (Constellation) owns and operates the Mission Bell Winery”
“The frustration is primarily directed at Heineken and Constellation Brands, which brew on a massive scale”
“was responding to concerns that it could be barred from using water in the country’s arid north”
“Constellation Brands lags peers in addressing climate risk.”
“To enhance our use of sustainable packaging, we have activated multiple projects designed to optimize material consumption”
“More than 1,300 acres of Constellation vineyards in Napa and Sonoma counties are certified in the Fish Friendly Farming program.”
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How does Constellation Brands compare with other food & beverage (non-meat) companies?
Where Constellation Brands sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 60 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Constellation Brands is tied =32nd of 60, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in Food & Beverage (non-meat)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Constellation Brands.
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