Impossible Foods·Food & Beverage (non-meat)·Redwood City, United States·Founded 2011·Last verified 31 May 2026
37
out of 100
Below expectationsPending Review

Impossible Foods talks sustainability but delivers minimal proof. No corporate emissions disclosed since 2020, no supply chain mapping, no interim targets, and academics question LCA claim replicability. Renewable energy at one facility masks absence of accountability across operations and distribution.

The calculation

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Same formula for every company. No curve. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
Food & Beverage (non-meat) sector ceiling.
50 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
31 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 50) + (0.7 × 31) = 36.7
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 1
Final score
Rounded. Below expectations.
37 / 100
The ten questions

Where Impossible Foods is strong, and where it isn't.

Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (7/10, 5/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Transparency & Accountability (1/10, 2/10).

Where the evidence comes from

Every document used, listed.

9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

[1]Third-party verified
DitchCarbon Impossible Foods Profile
Ongoing
Q1Q2Q3Q8Q9
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[2]Self-reported
We Signed The Climate Pledge Blog Post
2022
Q1Q4Q8
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[3]Self-reported
Impossible Foods Mission Page
Ongoing
Q2Q5
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[4]Self-reported
Impossible Foods Comparative LCA Report
2019
Q2Q5Q6Q7
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[5]Public record
Plant-Based World Pulse 2023 Plant-Based Giants Report
2023
Q3
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[6]Self-reported
Impossible Foods Impact Report 2019 Water Footprint
2019
Q6Q7
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[7]Public record
UNFCCC Planetary Health Impossible Foods Case Study
Unknown
Q7
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[8]Public record
Agriculture Dive Beyond Meat Impossible Foods Sustainability Analysis
Unknown
Q5Q10
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[9]Public record
Semafor CEO Interview Climate-Based Marketing Mistake
2025
Q9Q10
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Impossible Foods in context

Where Impossible Foods sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.

Among the 41 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Impossible Foods sits 33rd of 41.

33/41
Impossible Foods's rank
43
Industry average
31
Industry low
57
Industry high
How this score has moved

Impossible Foods's score over time.

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What's being contested

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About Impossible Foods

Impossible Foods manufactures plant-based meat substitutes designed to replicate beef products. Founded in 2011, the company produces burger patties, sausages, and other meat analogues sold in ~25,000 grocery stores and 40,000 restaurants across North America and select international markets. It competes directly with Beyond Meat and traditional meat processors.

Founded
2011
Headquarters
Redwood City, United States
Employees
~500
Annual revenue
~$240M
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