Nando's has SBTi-validated targets but discloses no quantified emissions data despite operating 1,200+ gas-grilled outlets globally. Its supply chain faces active pollution and deforestation controversies: a 2025 River Wye campaign names suppliers in ongoing lawsuits, and a 2020 Greenpeace investigation linked sourcing to Cerrado deforestation. Intensity-based Scope 3 targets and UK-only renewable electricity claims mask weak absolute progress.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Energy Source and Targets & Commitments (6/10, 5/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Carbon Footprint — Operations (2/10, 2/10).
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Among the 46 major food service / restaurants brands we've scored, Nando's sits 16th of 46.
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Nando's is a chicken-focused casual dining chain founded in South Africa in 1987, now operating 1,200+ restaurants across 35 countries including the UK, Australia, and the Middle East. Known for flame-grilled peri-peri chicken, it is a major European and Commonwealth food service operator with complex global supply chains.
Peer casual-dining chain with similar supply-chain deforestation exposure and weak absolute emissions disclosure.
View breakdown →Competitor in global chicken fast-food; SBTi target holder with comparable supply-chain environmental risks.
View breakdown →UK retailer similarly implicated in 2020 Greenpeace deforestation investigation; comparable private-label sourcing transparency gaps.
View breakdown →Large food corporation with SBTi targets and intensity-based Scope 3 goals; illustrates industry trend of weaker per-unit claims.
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