The Kraft Heinz Company sustainability score: 31/100
Kraft Heinz is a multinational food and beverage manufacturer formed in 2015 through the merger of Kraft Foods and H.J. Heinz.
More about The Kraft Heinz Company
Headquartered in Pittsburgh with ~36,000 employees and $26.5B in annual revenue, it produces packaged foods, condiments, and beverages. The company operates 75 production facilities globally and ranks among the largest FMCG players by scale.
Founded 2015Head office Pittsburgh, United StatesStaff ~36,000Revenue $26.5B (FY2022)Website ↗
Kraft Heinz reports emissions data with third-party assurance but Scope 3 remains 95% of total with qualified audits and unverified categories. The company is delivering Scope 1&2 reductions but Scope 3 shows no absolute decline. Early 2025 removal of 2030 climate targets from its website signals political capitulation rather than confidence in delivery.
The Kraft Heinz Company scores 31/100 (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 May 2026.
That places The Kraft Heinz Company joint 658th of 934 companies scored, and joint 37th of 45 in FMCG / Consumer Goods.
What is The Kraft Heinz Company doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Targets & Commitments (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Energy Source (4/10, 4/10).
Where The Kraft Heinz Company 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 chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling4/10No 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 water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets6/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No 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 The Kraft Heinz Company's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is The Kraft Heinz Company's score based on?
17 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
18% of them were published by The Kraft Heinz Company 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.
14 of 17 sources are independent of the company.
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How does The Kraft Heinz Company compare with other fmcg / consumer goods companies?
Where The Kraft Heinz Company sits among fmcg / consumer goods peers.
Among the 45 major fmcg / consumer goods brands we've scored, The Kraft Heinz Company is tied =37th of 45, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in FMCG / Consumer Goods?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above The Kraft Heinz Company.
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