Nestlé scores 1 point higher than Unilever on SINK's sustainability index.
Nestlé is more sustainable according to SINK's open sustainability index, scoring 30/100 vs Unilever's 29/100 — a difference of 1 points.
Nestlé scores 30/100 on the SINK sustainability index (Significant gaps). Nestlé has cut absolute emissions 18.6% since 2018 and reaches 95% renewable electricity, but relies heavily on unproven nature-based removals to hit 2030 targets. Packaging recyclability targets were quietly downgraded; greenwashing lawsuits are active. Progress is real but structural gaps remain.
Unilever scores 29/100 on the SINK sustainability index (Significant gaps). Unilever has reduced operational emissions 77% but Scope 3 is rising, missing 1.5°C targets by 45%. Plastic targets revised downward with 700kt annually still in use. Two regulatory greenwashing findings and a credible NGO report on insufficient climate ambition expose gaps between stated commitments and measurable outcomes.
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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