McDonald's

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🍔 Food & Beverage (meat/dairy)USSignificant gaps

~150,000 employees~$25.9B revenue60.5Mt CO₂e totalRanked #253 of 324Website ↗

McDonald's is a food & beverage (meat/dairy) company headquartered in US with total reported emissions of 60.5Mt CO₂e per year. Based on our 10-question rubric, McDonald's scores 27/100 — rated as showing significant gaps in its sustainability performance.

SINK Score Breakdown

How we calculated McDonald's's score using our formula: (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale Penalty

Base Impact

Food & Beverage (meat/dairy) industry ceiling

Performance

52/100

10 questions scored below

Scale Penalty

0.6x

emissions volume multiplier

SINK Score

(0.3 × 30 + 0.7 × 52) × 0.6 = 27

Emissions Breakdown

Scope 1

94Kt

Direct emissions

Scope 2

118Kt

Energy (purchased)

Scope 3

60.2Mt

Value chain

Total

60.5Mt

CO₂e per year

10-Question Rubric Breakdown

Click any question to see the reasoning, sources and community challenges.

7/10

Carbon Footprint — Operations

6/10

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain

3/10

Emissions Trajectory

5/10

Energy Source

4/10

Nature & Biodiversity Impact

5/10

Resource Use & Waste

4/10

Water Impact

7/10

Targets & Commitments

7/10

Transparency & Accountability

Q10

4/10

Controversies & Red Flags

Community Verification

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Last scored: 4 Apr 2026

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