Pret A Manger sustainability score: 45/100
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
Pret A Manger is a sandwich and coffee chain operating in the UK and internationally through company-owned and franchised shops. The group reported revenue of £854.1m and an average of 7,531 corporate employees in FY2025, excluding franchise staff.
More about Pret A Manger
It is owned by JAB Holding Company.
Founded 1984Head office London, United KingdomStaff ~7,531 (corporate staff, excluding franchise)Revenue ~£854MWebsite ↗
Pret reports group Scope 1–3 emissions in its filed accounts, but without external assurance or an absolute reduction target. Its 337 ktCO2e footprint fell 10% on FY24 (a 53-week year) but is only 1% below FY23. Supply chain dominates, with FLAG food and coffee over half the total, and deforestation risk is not independently verified. No water volumes were found, and its single-use plastic deadline slipped from 2025 to 2028.
Pret A Manger scores 45/100 (Below expectations) 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 October 2026.
That places Pret A Manger joint 280th of 934 companies scored, and joint 9th of 51 in Food Service / Restaurants.
Limited evidence. This score rests on 8 sources, 33% 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 Pret A Manger doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Targets & Commitments (2/10, 3/10).
Where Pret A Manger 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 falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Pret A Manger's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Pret A Manger's score changed?
Pret A Manger's score has moved from 39 to 45 across 2 recorded reviews, up 6 points.
- 39 → 45+617 October 2026
correction: re-sourced 2026-10-17 (live records failing current gates). Re-scored under v2.5.14 from Companies House filings and Pret’s own reporting, with independent trade press; Scope 3 now on record.
- Scored 395 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Pret A Manger's score based on?
8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by Pret A Manger itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 8 sources, 33% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
“Our FY2025 full Scope 1-3 carbon emissions have been calculated in line with best practice as defined by the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol methodology”
“The Company is exempt from Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting”
“43% of UK suppliers have a net zero or science-based carbon reduction target”
“All our coffee beans are organic.”
“Pret has also pledged to eliminate all unnecessary single-use plastic by 2025”
“every Pret shop that sells hot food is now live on the Too Good To Go app”
“Group of companies' accounts made up to 1 January 2026”
“Full accounts made up to 1 January 2026”
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How does Pret A Manger compare with other food service / restaurants companies?
Where Pret A Manger sits among food service / restaurants peers.
Among the 51 major food service / restaurants brands we've scored, Pret A Manger is tied =9th of 51, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Food Service / Restaurants?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Pret A Manger.
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