Pernod Ricard is a French spirits and champagne group headquartered in Paris, with brands including Absolut, Jameson and Ricard.
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Pernod Ricard cut its total emissions 9% in FY26 and 18.5% since FY22 against SBTi-validated net-zero targets, though part of the fall came from lower volumes. Only about a third of its total energy is renewable, and it missed its 2025 targets for recycled glass and for ending deforestation in its supply chain.
Pernod Ricard scores 51/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified October 2026.
That places Pernod Ricard joint 131st of 883 companies scored, and joint 9th of 49 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
Where Pernod Ricard sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 49 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Pernod Ricard is tied =9th of 49, with 2 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Renewables declined to 31.7% of total energy (FY26); fossil fuels 68.3%, mainly gas for distillation (87% of energy use).
No Deforestation policy formalised with EUDR protocol and SBTN-based terroir mapping; zero-deforestation end-2025 commitment not reported achieved.
The full reasoning is in the ten questions below.
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See the breakdown →Pernod Ricard's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 51.
Initial public score 51 (publish-draft)
Initial public score 51 (publish-draft)
The formula and all 17 sources.
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale17 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
12 of 17 sources are independent of the company.
“1.2 Bn -46%(2) -15%”
“d’un avis, exprimant une assurance limitée, portant sur :”
“With 95% of its emissions linked to its scope 3 in FY23 (including 49% linked to agriculture, 25% to packaging, and 8% to transport)”
“Every year, our activities emit 3m tonnes of carbon, which is one of the main reasons for climate change.”
“While this objective was set with a 2025 milestone,”
“FY26 Net Sales totalled €9,404m, an organic decline of -3.9% (-14.2% reported)”
“It bears noting that 94% of Pernod Ricard’s emissions footprint is indirect (Scope 3).”
“RE100 is the global corporate renewable energy initiative bringing together hundreds of large and ambitious businesses committed to using 100% renewable electricity.”
“A (Leadership Level) for climate change - implementing best practices on climate issues.”
“Pernod Ricard defends Absolut paper bottle trial from accusations of “greenwashing””
“Since FY18, despite a 24% production growth, Scope 1 & 2 emissions have only grown by +1% in absolute value”
“The company also announced that its new targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).”
“French alcoholic beverage producer Pernod Ricard has announced its sustainable packaging plans to switch to 100% recyclable, compostable, reusable or bio-based packaging by 2025.”
“The loan will be linked to two sustainability commitments: a reduction in absolute greenhouse gas emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) on operated sites, and a reduction of water consumption per unit produced at its distilleries.”
“Pernod Ricard has launched a new set of sustainability targets including cutting CO2 emissions by half and replenishing 100% of its water use in drought-hit regions.”
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Pernod Ricard is a French spirits and champagne group headquartered in Paris, with brands including Absolut, Jameson and Ricard. Pernod Ricard SA is registered from 1958, with roots going back to 1939, and the group took its name in 1975 when Pernod and Ricard merged. It had about 16,900 employees and €9.4 billion sales in the year to June 2026.
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