Danone S.A. scores 5 points higher than Nestlé on SINK's sustainability index.
Danone S.A. is more sustainable according to SINK's open sustainability index, scoring 40/100 vs Nestlé's 35/100 — a difference of 5 points.
Nestlé scores 35/100 on the SINK sustainability index (Below expectations). Nestlé discloses comprehensive climate data with SBTi validation and 18.6% gross emissions reduction, but relies on eightfold scaling of uncertain nature-based removals to hit 2030 targets. Packaging recyclability commitments were quietly weakened in 2022 to 'designed for recycling'; greenwashing lawsuits are pending. Supply chain water and regenerative sourcing remain materially underdeveloped.
Danone S.A. scores 40/100 on the SINK sustainability index (Below expectations). Danone achieves strong climate reporting and verified emissions reductions across scopes, backed by SBTi targets and third-party assurance. But greenwashing litigation over plastic recyclability claims, suspension of a carbon offset project after community allegations, and identification as Indonesia's top plastic polluter expose hollow environmental marketing. Plastic-dependent business model remains fundamentally unresolved.
Both companies are rated on the same 10-question SINK rubric: Scope 1/2/3 carbon footprint, energy source, nature and biodiversity, resource use, water, emissions trajectory, science-based targets, transparency, and controversies. Scores are 0–100, based on public data, and fully reproducible.
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