Five Guys Enterprises sustainability score: 19/100
Five Guys is a privately held American fast-casual burger chain founded in 1986, operating approximately 1,900 restaurants across 20+ countries. Known for customizable burgers cooked on open grills, the company sources beef globally and uses energy-intensive cooking and refrigeration equipment in all locations.
More about Five Guys Enterprises
It competes in the quick-service restaurant segment.
Founded 1986Head office Lorton, United StatesStaff ~30,000Revenue ~$1.08B (company); ~$3.8B (systemwide)Website ↗
Five Guys operates nearly 1,900 energy-intensive restaurants globally with zero emissions disclosure, renewable energy strategy, or supply chain accountability. A beef-centric burger chain driving deforestation and biodiversity loss publishes no sustainability data, targets, or governance. Only a 2023 UK-only Zero Carbon Forum membership hints at beginning awareness.
Five Guys Enterprises scores 19/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified May 2026.
That places Five Guys Enterprises joint 907th of 934 companies scored, and 51st of 51 in Food Service / Restaurants.
Limited evidence. This score rests on 7 sources, 29% of them published by the company itself. Every source cited here passed the same quality checks as any other score: all live, none from data aggregators. There is simply less of it.
What is Five Guys Enterprises doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Resource Use & Waste (8/10, 2/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (0/10, 0/10).
Where Five Guys Enterprises lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations1/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain0/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is1/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature0/10No evidence it knows its main risks to nature.
- How it uses materials and handles waste2/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water0/10No figures for its water use.
- Its climate targets1/10No emissions reduction targets.
- How openly it reports1/10No sustainability information published.
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How is Five Guys Enterprises's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Five Guys Enterprises's score based on?
7 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
29% of them were published by Five Guys Enterprises itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 5 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 7 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 7 sources, 29% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
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How does Five Guys Enterprises compare with other food service / restaurants companies?
Five Guys Enterprises sits at the bottom of the food service / restaurants pack.
Among the 51 major food service / restaurants brands we've scored, Five Guys Enterprises sits 51st of 51.
Who scores higher in Food Service / Restaurants?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Five Guys Enterprises.
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