Oatly Group AB sustainability score: 50/100
Oatly Group AB is a Swedish beverage manufacturer founded in 1985, headquartered in Malmö. It produces oat-based drinks and food products as alternatives to dairy and animal products.
More about Oatly Group AB
The company operates globally with ~2,000 employees and is listed on Nasdaq. It competes in the rapidly growing plant-based food and beverage sector.
Founded 1985Head office Malmö, SwedenStaff ~1,000Revenue ~$824MWebsite ↗
Oatly publishes detailed sustainability data and leads on product-level carbon transparency, but absolute emissions surged 31% in 2024 while per-liter intensity rose 15%. Intensity-only targets lack SBTi validation. A 2023 greenwashing settlement and 2022 ASA ad bans expose systematic overclaim of environmental benefits.
Oatly Group AB scores 50/100 (Making progress) 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 Oatly Group AB joint 158th of 934 companies scored, and joint 10th of 51 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
What is Oatly Group AB doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (1/10, 4/10).
Where Oatly Group AB lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling1/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste7/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water6/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
- Its climate targets4/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Oatly Group AB's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Oatly Group AB'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 Oatly Group AB itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does Oatly Group AB compare with other food & beverage (non-meat) companies?
Where Oatly Group AB sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 51 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Oatly Group AB is tied =10th of 51, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Food & Beverage (non-meat)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Oatly Group AB.
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