Wagamama sustainability score: 44/100
Wagamama is a casual-dining Asian restaurant chain founded in London in 1992, operating ~160 UK sites plus international locations. Part of The Restaurant Group (Apollo-owned), it operates through both company-owned and franchised concession models, including airport and shopping centre outlets.
More about Wagamama
Known for plant-based menu options.
Founded 1992Head office London, UKStaff ~16,000Revenue ~£560MWebsite ↗
Wagamama reports emissions and renewable energy procurement but lacks absolute reduction targets and third-party verification. Supply chain mapping is genuine, yet the farmed salmon controversy and reliance on offsetting by 2035 expose unresolved nature risks and weak decarbonisation pathway. Expansion masks operational emissions growth.
Wagamama scores 44/100 (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 Wagamama joint 306th of 934 companies scored, and 11th of 51 in Food Service / Restaurants.
What is Wagamama doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Energy Source (6/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (3/10, 3/10).
Where Wagamama lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations5/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- 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 water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Wagamama's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Wagamama's score based on?
9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
67% of them were published by Wagamama 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 Wagamama compare with other food service / restaurants companies?
Where Wagamama sits among food service / restaurants peers.
Among the 51 major food service / restaurants brands we've scored, Wagamama sits 11th of 51.
Who scores higher in Food Service / Restaurants?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Wagamama.
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