Monster Beverage sustainability score: 32/100

Monster reported ~15,259 tonnes CO₂e Scope 1 and ~10,088 tonnes CO₂e Scope 2 (market-based) for FY2023. Data collected via EcoBeast platform and GHG Protocol aligned. No third-party assurance, no granular site-level disclosure, and outsourced manufacturing keeps direct operational emissions artificially low.

Monster reported ~2,173,452 tonnes CO₂e Scope 3 emissions for FY2023 (up 17% from FY2022), with purchased goods and services at ~1,390,770 tonnes CO₂e. Data collected from over 100 bottlers and top 25% of suppliers by spend. No formal supplier reduction programme, no independent verification of methodology.

Total emissions rose 17% year-on-year from ~1,870,000 to ~2,194,000 tonnes CO₂e despite SBTi commitment letter (early 2024). Net sales grew 13.1% in 2023 and 4.9% in 2024. No absolute emissions reduction across any scope. No validated SBTi targets exist as of scoring date.

Monster installed solar at four company-owned buildings and operates an anaerobic digester at one facility. Majority energy consumption sits with third-party bottlers over which Monster has limited control. No RE100 membership, power purchase agreement, or renewable energy percentage disclosed for operations.

World Benchmarking Alliance's 2023 Nature Benchmark rated Monster as poor, noting 'very little relevant disclosure' on biodiversity. No TNFD disclosure, no deforestation policy, no biodiversity targets. Double Materiality Assessment planned for 2024 but no results published. Supply chain exposes company to agricultural commodity risks.

Primary packaging is aluminium cans (71% recycled content industry-wide). Plastics represent <3% of packaging. As You Sow gave Monster a D-grade for plastic pollution in 'Waste and Opportunity' report. No company-specific recycled content targets, no quantified waste reduction programme, no circular economy commitments disclosed.

Monster published a Water Stewardship Policy in 2023 and engaged Waterplan for water risk assessment using WRI Aqueduct and WWF Water Risk Filter. CDP 2024 questionnaire references annual inventory at priority sites. No quantified water withdrawal data, no year-on-year reduction target, no third-party verification.

Early 2024 SBTi commitment letter submitted; no validated targets confirmed as of April 2026. Commitment covers only Scope 1 and 2—not Scope 3, which represents 99% of total emissions (~2.17M of 2.19M tonnes). No net-zero commitment, no offsets policy, no interim milestones.

Monster publishes annual sustainability reports (2020–2024) and completed 2024 CDP questionnaire. EcoBeast platform deployed for data collection. Sustainalytics rates ESG as 'average'. World Benchmarking Alliance rates below-average performance. No third-party assurance of emissions, no TCFD alignment, no board-level accountability mechanisms disclosed.

As You Sow gave Monster a D (very poor) for plastic packaging pollution in 'Waste and Opportunity'—unresolved. As You Sow filed 2021 shareholder resolution requesting net-zero climate transition plan, citing absence of GHG reduction goals. No regulatory fines, greenwashing rulings, or active climate lobbying found.