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Beyond Meat | Sustainability Performance

https://www.beyondmeat.com
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Beyond Meat, Inc. manufactures plant-based meat alternatives, aiming to provide sustainable food options while addressing concerns around environmental impact and health.

2009

United States

501 - 1,000 employees

Food & Beverages

$100M - 500M in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#12008
Overall
#2687
in United States
#308
in Food & Beverages

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

249 out of 333

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

17.2K CO2e tonnes, 2023
Laggard

Renewable energy

5% 2023
Critical

Female employees

39% 2024
Laggard

Externalities

8.4M $, 2024
Critical

Market cap

5.3B $, 2026▼613% YoY

Revenue

275.0M $, 2025▼18.6% YoY

R&D intensity

8.36% 2025

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 56 out of 333


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 56 out of 333

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Scope 2 location based
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Scope 3 upstream
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Renewable energy

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5%2023

Industry rank: 68 out of 333


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 68 out of 333

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark

62.3

B/M 49.5

703.5

B/M 512.7

129.7

B/M 189.2


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
100
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Beyond Meat suffered sustained financial distress from 2022 onwards with massive share price collapse from peak USD 234 to under USD 5, plus the disclosed material weaknesses in internal controls and the 2024 sustained going-concern review affecting California minority shareholders and plant-based protein customer relations.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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Market cap

5.3B $, 2026▼613% YoY

Revenue

275.0M $, FY2025▼18.6% YoY

EBITDA

234.0M $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

85% Industry: 12▲156.3% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$275.0MFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
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Revenue by region


Revenue by region %

International net revenues
United States

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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

-109.8M 2024▼7.8% YoY

Capex

11.0M 2024▲9.1% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

-3.8K Industry: -33▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

8.4%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

51.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
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Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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0.3

▲ 2.0%

2023

0.3

▲ 0.3%

2024

0.3

▼ 0.7%

2025

0.3

2028

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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38%
Independent Directors

6 out of 16 incl. management

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Overall score

46

Environment

35

Social

44

Governance

59

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

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Animal testing

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Firearms

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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